NEWTON

DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription In a jungle in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, 76 villagers who have never before voted in their country’s democratic elections receive a visit from Newton (rising Indian star Rajkummar Rao), the idealistic, officious election monitor determined to make their voices heard. Flanked by a troop of military escorts, Newton naïvely believes he can run the...

NIGHT NIGHT

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NATIONAL DISINTEGRATIONS

BiosContactBios Braden King is a New York-based filmmaker, photographer and visual artist.  His most recent feature film HERE (2011), starring Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal, premiered at the 2011 Sundance and Berlin film festivals, and was distributed theatrically by Strand Releasing. Contact Field of Vision

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MUDBOUND

DescriptionBiosDescription Set in the 1940s, the story of MUDBOUND begins when a beautiful young bride must move from the big city of Memphis to a dusty, small Southern town in the Mississippi Delta, where every family’s fate is tied to the land they farm, and a strict racial divide permeates every aspect of life. Boundaries...

NASHVILLE

DescriptionBiosDescription NASHVILLE, the most enduring and beloved of Altman’s films, is a masterpiece that continues to resonate and endure. #59 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies, the film is a portrait of the complicated lives of several Nashville residents, including a country superstar (Karen Black), a folk singer lothario (Keith Carradine), a reporter (Geraldine Chaplin), a...

MRS HYDE (MADAME HYDE)

DescriptionBiosContactDescription A loose adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” MADAME HYDE follows Madame Géquil, a shy chemistry teacher who gets little respect from her students. When an accident in her lab causes her to be struck by lightning, Madame Hyde experiences an awakening. The arrival of this new persona finally gives...

MR. YELLOW SWEATSHIRT

BiosContactBios Yoni Brook is a Film Independent Spirit Award-nominated cinematographer. His credits include VALLEY OF SAINTS, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience and Alfred P. Sloan awards. His documentaries have premiered at the Tribeca, Berlin and True/False Film Festivals, as well as the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).  Pacho...

MR. ROOSEVELT

DescriptionBiosContactDescription Despite doing an amazing impression of Holly Hunter haggling at a yard sale, Emily still hasn’t made it as a comedian in Los Angeles. One night, she gets an urgent call from her ex about the cat they used to share, who has suddenly taken ill. Emily rushes back to her hometown of Austin...

MOLLY’S GAME

DescriptionBiosDescription MOLLY’S GAME is based on the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknownst...

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