October 16, 2019
DOLLAR KING
BiosTrailerBios Drew Pollins' sensibility for imaginative, personal comedy and drama has received widespread acclaim. He is the director of the College Television Award-winning DOLLAR KING. He holds an MFA in Directing from the AFI Conservatory. His feature debut is currently in post-production. Trailer
October 16, 2019
THE DISASTER ARTIST
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription There are bad movies, there are really bad movies and then there’s THE ROOM. Directed by and starring Tommy Wiseau, the film was shot in Los Angeles and aggressively marketed around the city. Wiseau’s unusual visage peered out from massive billboards with little to no explanation. Since then, the film has achieved cult status...
October 16, 2019
THE DIVER
BiosBios Born in Mexico City, Esteban Arrangoiz studied media and cultural studies at the Macquarie University in Australia and studied filmmaking at UNAM in Mexico. His short films have played festivals internationally, winning awards such as the José Rovirosa Prize, and best short film prizes at the Morelia International Film Festival and the Berlinale.
October 16, 2019
DOC ROUNDTABLE
DescriptionDescription Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang sits down with a panel of distinguished directors behind some of the most talked-about and acclaimed documentaries of the year. The panelists will include Evgeny Afineevsky (CRIES FROM SYRIA), Greg Barker (THE FINAL YEAR), Kasper Collin (I CALLED HIM MORGAN), Feras Fayyad (LAST MEN IN ALEPPO), Yance...
October 16, 2019
THE DAY AFTER (GEU-HU)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Premiering in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, the second Hong Sang-soo feature at the festival this year reteams Hong with actors Kwon Haehyo (YOURSELF AND YOURS, AFI FEST 2016) and Kim Min-hee (RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN; AFI FEST 2015). Kim plays Areum, an aspiring writer whose first day at a publishing company is...
October 16, 2019
CUBS (UNGAR)
BiosContactTrailerBios Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir is an Icelandic writer, director and producer and one of Iceland's best-known actresses. She studied scriptwriting for film and television at the Vancouver Film School. Her debut short as a director/writer, PLAYING WITH BALLS (2014), premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. CUBS is her second short film Contact Askja Films...
