CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT World Cinema

CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT

Screening to be followed by a conversation with filmmaker Tyler Taormina.

In the third film from audaciously original filmmaker Tyler Taormina (HAM ON RYE), with fellow Omnes Collective filmmaker Carson Lund (EEPHUS) returning as cinematographer, CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLERS POINT is a captivating, nostalgic reverie of an Italian American family returning to their Long Island hometown for Christmas Eve. A tremendous ensemble cast makes up this extended multi-generational family, featuring Francesca Scorsese, Maria Dizzia, Ben Shenkman and Elsie Fisher, along with a delightful duo of bumbling local police officers in Michael Cera and Gregg Turkington. Over the course of the evening, personalities converge, tensions arise and rules are broken. This cornucopia of sensory delights lingers in pop-tunes, rich colors and varied textures and perspectives, recalling the bittersweet melancholy of returning home for the holidays, seeing loved ones age and time pass in sporadic bursts. –Malin Kan

Tyler Taormina is a film director, writer and producer based in Los Angeles. He is one of the leading members of the Omnes Films collective. His directed works include HAM ON RYE (2020) and HAPPER’S COMET (2022), which have both received critical acclaim.

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Screenings

October 25, 8:00 p.m.

Chinese 4

October 27, 2:00 p.m.

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October 27, 2:00 p.m.

Chinese 2

Details

Country: USA

Year: 2024

Director: Tyler Taormina

Screenwriters: Tyler Taormina, Eric Berger

Producers: Michael Cera, Krista Minto, Tyler Taormina, David Croley Broyles, Duncan Sullivan

Executive Producers: Jeremy Gardner, Joseph Lipsey IV, Brock Pierce, Jason Stone, Hannah Dweck Schaeder

Director of Photography: Carson Lund

Editor: Kevin Anton

Production Designer: Paris Peterson

Costume Designer: Kimberly Odenthal

Music: Sebastien Pan

Cast/Featuring: Michael Cera, Francesca Scorsese, Maria Dizzia, Ben Shenkman, Elsie Fisher, Gregg Turkington, Sawyer Spielberg

Running Time (minutes): 106

Language: English

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