October 16, 2019
IMMERSIVE SHORT FORM STORYTELLING: SHORT FILMS AND THEIR VR COUNTERPARTS
DescriptionDescription This panel features creators whose VR works started as short films and whose 360-degree works incorporate strong narrative storytelling. Some are companion VR pieces that heighten the experience of the original films, while other works are standalone projects. Panelists include Wes Hurley (POTATO DREAMS), Cameron MacLaren (DEERBROOK) and Simon Shterenberg (WONDER BUFFALO).
October 16, 2019
IFO
BiosBios Kevin Jerome Everson was born and raised in Mansfield, OH. He is a professor of art at University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Everson was awarded the 2012 Alpert Award for Film/Video. Everson's paintings, sculptures, photographs and films have been exhibited internationally.
October 16, 2019
I AM NOT A WITCH
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Directed by Rungano Nyoni and beautifully photographed by David Gallego, this film is a unique social satire, set in Zambia, that mines the depths of humor and pathos with confidence. In the cruel and surreal world of I AM NOT A WITCH, nine-year-old Shula (Margaret Mulubwa) is a ray of light, exuding a strength...
October 16, 2019
I, TONYA
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Scandalous. White-trash. Violent. Crazy. People describe the story of battling figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding in countless ways. Knowing that these preconceived ideas arrive in tow with viewers, director Craig Gillespie has crafted a unique approach to telling this story of ‘90s Americana culture. Made in the style of a confessional documentary,...
October 16, 2019
HOUSE OF JXN
BiosTrailerBios Rosie Haber is a writer and director. She is a graduate of NYU Tisch and has been a fellow of Film Independent's Project Involve, Outfest's Screenwriting Lab, the AFI Directing Workshop for Women, Universal's inaugural Directors Intensive and the Sundance New Frontiers Lab. She has won the Audience Award at the LA Film Festival...
October 16, 2019
HOT DOG HANDS
BiosBios Matt Reynolds grew up just north of San Francisco. His films have screened at festivals such as SXSW, Annecy, Ann Arbor Film Festival and Animafest Zagreb. In 2016, he received his MFA in Experimental Animation from CalArts. He now lives in Los Angeles, freelancing and teaching animation.
October 16, 2019
HOW’S YOUR PROSTATE?
BiosContactBios Co-directors Jeanne Paturle and Cécile Rousset met while studying at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France. Both Paturle and Rousset then became educators. Teaching at the same school over two years inspired their previous film, THE PREDICATE AND THE POPPY. HOW'S YOUR PROSTATE? is their third film together. Contact Xbo...
October 16, 2019
HOCHELAGA, LAND OF SOULS (HOCHELAGA, TERRE DES ÂMES)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Arriving on Canada’s 150th anniversary, HOCHELAGA, LAND OF SOULS is a poetic tapestry of stories across time, all stemming from an excavation dig in Montreal following a deadly sinkhole during a college football game. Historian and Mohawk Baptiste Asigny (Canadian rapper Samian) tells a rapt audience that the McGill campus is the long-elusive site...
October 16, 2019
HOSTILES
DescriptionBiosDescription Captain Joseph Blocker (a stellar Christian Bale) is nearing the end of a respected military career when he’s given an assignment he can’t refuse: Escort an ailing Native prisoner, Chief Yellowhawk (Wes Studi), up to his Montana homeland to die. Bearing deep-simmering resentments against Natives, Blocker detests the idea of providing safe passage to...
October 16, 2019
HI STRANGER
BiosBios Kirsten Lepore is an LA-based director and animator, and alumna of CalArts. Her stop-motion episode of ADVENTURE TIME won 2016 Emmy® and Annie awards and her other films have taken top prizes at SXSW and Slamdance, among other festivals. Lepore has been featured in Juxtapoz and Shots, and was named one of Creativity Magazine's...
