October 16, 2019
POSTINDUSTRIAL
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Eleven floors of thoughts held tight by iron brackets. Bios Born in 1989, Boris Pramatarov is a visual artist. Honored as one of the top young talents at the Angoulême International Comics Festival 2013, he has had six solo exhibitions in Sofia and Brussels and published four books. Contact Compotte Collective
October 16, 2019
THE PETER CASSIDY PROJECT
DescriptionBiosContactDescription In 1972, a reporter and his team attempt to discover the truth behind an infamous director and the controversial advertisements he directed in the late ’60s. Bios From an early age, Noah Lee was introduced to all types of film by his father, most notably Stanley Kubrick’s work, compiled with other noir films by...
October 16, 2019
PINK GRAPEFRUIT
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription A young married couple, two single friends and a long weekend in Palm Springs. Bios Michael Mohan makes films of all shapes and sizes. His credits include the feature film SAVE THE DATE (starring Lizzy Caplan and Alison Brie), the short film EX-SEX, and the micro-budget feature ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS. All of these...
October 16, 2019
PALM ROT
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription An old Florida fumigator comes face to face with a mysterious threat. Bios Ryan Gillis is an animation filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Born in Florida to a Cuban mother and an American father, his work is a reflection of the unique mix of cultures and ecosystems that exist in that region. Trailer
October 16, 2019
PARADISE (MA DAR BEHESHT)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Modern-day Tehran is a veritable paradise for some, but the treatment of women depicted in this film presents a tougher portrait. Haneieh is a 25-year-old teacher living in Tehran with her married sister. After an unexpected, violent act throws all of Haneieh's relationships into chaos, she must struggle to find her way out from...
October 16, 2019
PATTERN FOR SURVIVAL
DescriptionBiosDescription A key ingredient in any survival situation is the mental attitude of the individuals involved. Bios Kelly Sears is an experimental animator and filmmaker. She intervenes with archival materials from America’s post war history through cutting up, collaging and compositing film and media source materials. Her work has screened at AFI FEST, and the...
October 16, 2019
OUR LITTLE SISTER (UMIMACHI DIARY)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Director Hirokazu Kore-eda (LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON, AFI FEST 2013) has crafted another carefully observed film about family. Kore-eda again draws a beautiful portrait of an unconventional family, and shows how stepping outside of standard familial structures can reveal truer depths of love and connection. When a family patriarch dies, three sisters travel to...
October 16, 2019
OF THE UNKNOWN
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription In Hong Kong, millionaires and the working poor live side by side. Bios Eva Weber is a London-based filmmaker working in both documentary and fiction. Her award-winning short films have screened at numerous top international film festivals. Weber’s THE SOLITARY LIFE OF CRANES, described as “one of the most absorbing documentaries of the year”...
October 16, 2019
NO HOME MOVIE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Though not a “home movie” in the conventional sense, the late Chantal Akerman’s sweet, melancholic ode to her mother is a movie about home and the wild places beyond it. The filmmaker's mother, Natalia, who died in 2014, was an Auschwitz survivor. In NO HOME MOVIE we see Natalia puttering around her Brussels apartment....
