October 16, 2019
BUSTER’S MAL HEART
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Sarah Adina Smith’s sophomore feature is the story of Jonah, a man who has been split in two by grief — one who lives in the woods and another who is trapped at sea — with each incarnation looking for a reckoning with God. Actor Rami Malek delivers an exceptional performance, playing fractured parts...
October 16, 2019
CARMEN JONES
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Directed by the legendary Otto Preminger and adapted from a 1943 Broadway musical of the same name, CARMEN JONES stars Dorothy Dandridge in the title role that made her the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar®. In this award-winning cinematic treasure, Dandridge plays an enchanting seductress who digs her...
October 16, 2019
BURLAP
DescriptionDescription Step inside the lair of a lonely and disturbed killer as he comes closer than ever to completing his masterpiece.
October 16, 2019
BRIGHT LIGHTS: STARRING CARRIE FISHER AND DEBBIE REYNOLDS
DescriptionBiosContactDescription In real life, Carrie Fisher lives next door to her mother, Debbie Reynolds — or, rather, you could say that Princess Leia lives next to Tammy. The tenuous dialectic between individual, character and icon is negotiated onscreen in BRIGHT LIGHTS: STARRING CARRIE FISHER AND DEBBIE REYNOLDS by two performers often described as “larger than...
October 16, 2019
BORIS WITHOUT BEATRICE (BORIS SANS BÉATRICE)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Boris, a proud man of wealth and achievement, is forced to take leave from his work when his wife Beatrice, a minister in the Canadian government, falls ill. At their country home, Beatrice is cared for by a young nurse and in the throes of a melancholic breakdown, unable to speak in a near...
October 16, 2019
A BRIEF HISTORY OF PRINCESS X
DescriptionBiosContactDescription A supercharged history of sculptor Constantin Brancusi’s infamous "Princess X." Bios Born in 1984, Gabriel Abrantes has directed 18 short films over the past eight years, often setting his provocative narratives in diverse contexts such as, Argentina, Brazil, France, Haiti, Portugal and Sri Lanka. His films have premiered at festivals such as Berlin, Toronto...
October 16, 2019
BLOODY BARBARA
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Barbara roams the streets covered in blood, reenacting the scenes from some of her favorite films. Bios Shawn Bannon is an award-winning California filmmaker, commercial director and conservationist. He is a graduate of Cal Arts and Werner Herzog's Rogue Film School. His eye-catching and sometimes controversial films have screened at AFI FEST and the...
October 16, 2019
THE BLOOP
DescriptionBiosContactDescription In 1997, an unusual sound was recorded. It lasted one minute and was never heard again. Bios Cara Cusumano is the director of programming for the Tribeca Film Festival, where she has programmed feature narrative and documentary films since 2008. Prior to Tribeca, she programmed for the Hamptons International Film Festival, including curating HIFF’s...
October 16, 2019
ALWAYS SHINE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Sophia Takal’s sophomore feature follows two friends, Anna and Beth, both actresses with varying degrees of success, as they travel to Big Sur for a weekend getaway in hopes of reconnecting and reestablishing a bond broken by years of competitiveness and jealousy. Once away, tension bubbles to the surface, forcing them to finally confront...
