FISTFUL OF STARS

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FILMWORKER

DescriptionBiosContactDescription In 1973, actor Leon Vitali was cast in Stanley Kubrick’s BARRY LYNDON. Being on set and observing Kubrick’s genius at work changed Vitali. He would eventually give up his successful acting career and dedicate his life to working behind the scenes on Kubrick’s remaining films, becoming the director’s right-hand man and a jack of...

FISH STORY

BiosContactBios Charlie Lyne is a writer and filmmaker best known for the feature-length essay films BEYOND CLUELESS (2014) and FEAR ITSELF (AFI FEST 2016). He is also the director of a number of shorts, and 10-hour protest film PAINT DRYING (2016). His work has screened at festivals including Sundance, SXSW and Rotterdam. Contact Loop

THE FARE

BiosTrailerBios Santiago Paladines is an Ecuadorian award-winning director/writer based in Los Angeles. He holds an MFA in Directing from the AFI Conservatory and is the recipient of a DGA Student Film Jury Award and the First Prize at the Hispanic Heritage Short Film Awards in Washington, DC. Trailer

A FANTASTIC WOMAN (UNA MUJER FANTASTICA)

DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Scratching out a modest living waiting tables while pursuing her dream of being a renowned torch singer, Marina (trans actress Daniela Vega, in an astonishing debut performance) finds peace and stability in her relationship with factory owner Orlando. But when an aneurysm unexpectedly takes Orlando’s life and suspicion falls on Marina, she finds her...

FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL

DescriptionBiosContactDescription Hoping to rekindle a once brilliant if troubled acting career, fading movie icon Gloria Grahame (Annette Bening) finds renewal and a sense of promise in the footlights of the British stage. But when a devastating illness returns, cutting short any hope of a return to stardom, Gloria seeks comfort in the only place she...

THE ENDLESS

DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead return with another elevated and fiercely original, genre-busting sci-fi horror film. Struggling in Los Angeles, two brothers receive a mysterious recording from the cult they escaped as children. Each remembering it differently — as either a UFO death cult or loving commune — they decide to visit,...

FACES PLACES (VISAGES VILLAGES)

EDGE OF ALCHEMY

BiosContactBios Stacey Steers is known for her process-driven, labor-intensive films composed of thousands of handmade works on paper. Steers' animated films have screened at the Sundance Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, New Directors New Films, IFFR Rotterdam, Locarno IFF, MoMA and the National Gallery of Art. She lives and works in Boulder, CO. Contact Stacey...

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