October 16, 2019
THE EYES OF MY MOTHER
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Director Nicolas Pesce’s debut feature fascinates with its combination of raw, brutal storytelling and elegant imagery. Beautifully lensed in black and white by cinematographer Zach Kuperstein, Pesce’s film immediately immerses the viewer in its Gothic atmosphere with a jarring act of violence that disrupts the seemingly bucolic life of a Midwestern Portuguese-American family. Francisca,...
October 16, 2019
DREAMING OF BALTIMORE (AU LOIN, BALTIMORE)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Freedom means only one thing: riding your dirt bike in the street, front wheel aimed at the sky. But tonight, the engine gives up on him. Bios Lola Quivoron was born in 1989 in Paris. After her diploma, she completed preparatory school, and studied modern literature and cinema. In 2012, she entered the Directing...
October 16, 2019
E.W.A
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Ewa can't stop bleeding. Bios Gigi Ben Artzi is a New York-based director. He started off as a fashion photographer and in 2014 directed his first documentary, DOWNTOWN DIVAS. Following the film's success over social networks and major magazines, he continued to write and direct his first short, E.W.A. Contact La Distributrice de films
October 16, 2019
EARS, NOSE AND THROAT
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription A woman’s testimonial faculties are confirmed through medical examinations before she recites a tragic story. Bios Ohio-born Kevin Jerome Everson is a recipient of the Alpert Award in Film/Video in 2012. Everson's films — which, to date, include eight features and over 130 short-form works — have screened internationally at film festivals, cinemas, art...
October 16, 2019
DRAMATIC RELATIONSHIPS
DescriptionBiosDescription The male gaze inspected through the relationship between a director and his female actors. Bios Dustin Guy Defa's feature film BAD FEVER (2011) premiered at SXSW and was named one of the best films of 2012 by The New Yorker. His award-winning short films FAMILY NIGHTMARE (2011) and PERSON TO PERSON (2014) premiered at...
October 16, 2019
A DRAGON ARRIVES! (EJHDEHA VARED MISHAVAD!)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription A densely layered, postmodern pastiche of disparate genres and perspectives, Mani Haghighi’s A DRAGON ARRIVES! reenacts the confounding circumstances surrounding the 1965 suicide of an exiled political prisoner, whose body is found in an abandoned shipwreck on a remote desert island. A bright orange Chevrolet Impala announces the arrival of suave police inspector Babak...
October 16, 2019
DOC ROUNDTABLE
DescriptionDescription At this inaugural event, lm critic Justin Chang sits down with a panel of distinguished directors behind some of the most talked-about documentaries of the year. MODERATED BY: Justin Chang, Film Critic for the Los Angeles Times PANELISTS: Otto Bell (THE EAGLE HUNTRESS), Alex Gibney (ZERO DAYS), Werner Herzog (INTO THE INFERNO), Josh Kriegman...
October 16, 2019
DONALD CRIED
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Director/writer/star Kris Avedisian expertly deconstructs the contemporary obsession with "man-child" characters in mainstream and independent comedies in his feature debut. Since launching at SXSW and the Film Society of Lincoln Center's prestigious New Directors/New Films showcase, this darkly funny character study has earned Avedisian critical acclaim for his objective yet emotional dual portrait of...
October 16, 2019
DIVINES
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Disenchanted and unimpressed by the parameters of life in the slums of Paris, a fearless and ferocious teenager named Dounia unabashedly dreams of prosperity, not only for herself but also for her charismatic best friend and alcoholic mother. In her audacious pursuit of money, power and respect, she aligns herself with a ruthless gangster...
October 16, 2019
THE DISAPPOINTMENT TOUR
DescriptionBiosDescription Three generations of women, crammed into a car along with their emotional baggage, expeience an unexpected moment of connection on the side of the road. Bios Erica Liu is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker based in Los Angeles. In 2015, Liu was selected to participate in the AFI Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women (DWW). Her work...
