October 22, 2019
BEANPOLE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription RUSSIA OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM OSCAR® SUBMISSION Talent attending: Kantemir Balagov (Director) Amid the aftermath of war-ravaged Russia, Iya (Viktoria Mironshnichenko), a nurse nicknamed “Beanpole” for her lanky stature, cares for injured soldiers as well as her best friend’s son Pashka. While working around the clock at the hospital, she must confront and navigate her...
October 22, 2019
AZIZA
DescriptionBiosDescription A dynamic take on the life of Syrian refugees told through black comedy. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 2 Bios Soudade Kaadan is a Syrian director, born in France. She studied theater criticism at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria and filmmaking at Saint Joseph University (IESAV) Lebanon. Her films have screened internationally...
October 22, 2019
BABYTEETH
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Much to her parents’ dismay, 15-year-old Milla falls for Moses, a quirky, smalltime drug dealer at a train station. Their relationship blooms quickly despite Milla’s rapid decline in health, igniting in her a new fervor for life. Milla continues loving with reckless abandon and fearlessly pushes the boundaries of the people in her life,...
October 22, 2019
BACURAU
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Talent attending: Udo Kier (Talent) In this outrageous, transgressive thriller, Brazilian auteur Kleber Mendonça Filho teams with longtime collaborator Juliano Dornelles in a decidedly unconventional approach to genre cinema. A sci-fi western and modern colonialist critique, BACURAU takes place in the not-so-distant future in a remote Brazilian village whose inhabitants have come together for...
October 22, 2019
ATLANTICS (ATLANTIQUE)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription SENEGAL OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM OSCAR® SUBMISSION Talent attending: Fatima Al Qadiri (Composer), Olivier Demangel (Writer), Mati Diop (Director) A tower under construction looms over the Senegal coastline. 17-year-old Ada meets her lover, Souleiman, on the beach after he returns home from working construction, and they struggle to share their truths. The next day,...
October 22, 2019
ANNA
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Anna, a middle-aged single mother, lives in a small industrial town in war-torn Eastern Ukraine. She works in a meat processing plant, lives in a rundown apartment and dreams for a better life for herself and her 16-year-old daughter. Desperate for a change, she is lured by a radio advertisement to attend a party...
October 22, 2019
ANTIGONE
DescriptionBiosContactDescription CANADA OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM OSCAR® SUBMISSION Talent attending: Sophie Deraspe (Director) Antigone is a straight-A student who represents her immigrant family’s best hopes for leaving behind a traumatic past and achieving a bright future in its adopted country of Canada. After a controversial police shooting that leaves one brother dead and another imprisoned,...
October 22, 2019
ANNE AT 13,000 FT
DescriptionBiosContactDescription US Premiere Talent attending: Dan Montgomery (Producer), Kazik Radwanski (Director) Anne works at a Toronto daycare with her best friend Sarah. Most of her social and professional interactions are awkward and erratic – whether arguing about a cup of coffee at work or introducing her on-and-off again boyfriend to her parents. When Anne goes...
October 22, 2019
THE APOLLO
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription FREE SCREENING Talent attending: Roger Ross Williams (Director) The historic Apollo Theater on Harlem’s West 125th St. is cherished as the platform that launched the careers of countless African-American talents, including some of the most important and influential names: Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Jackson 5, Jimi...
October 22, 2019
ALIEN (REONGHEE)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Reonghee and I are illegal aliens. Yesterday, Reonghee died while running away from the Immigrant Office Agents. The company we worked for is only concerned about covering up the mess. I'm going to find Reonghee, who's body the company has hidden somewhere and give her funeral that she deserves. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 1...
