October 16, 2019
EGG
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription A woman is locked in her home with an egg. She eats the egg, then repents. She kills it. She lets the egg die of hunger. Bios Martina Scarpelli is an Italian filmmaker with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from Academy of Brera in Milano and a bachelor in Animation from Experimental Cinematography...
October 16, 2019
COUNTERFEIT KUNKOO
DescriptionBiosContactDescription In a city that houses millions, Smita discovers a strange prerequisite for renting a house in middle-class Mumbai. She would make an ideal tenant, except for one glaring flaw — she is an Indian woman without a husband. Bios Reema Sengupta is an international award-winning director, writer and editor based in Mumbai. She has...
October 16, 2019
THE CRUZ BROTHERS AND MISS MALLOY
DescriptionBiosContactDescription This charming feature debut from recently rediscovery Kathleen Collins (LOSING GROUND) follows three Puerto Rican brothers who, under the guidance of their deceased father, are enlisted to assist an eccentric elderly woman in restoring her crumbling Victorian home. When the brothers set out to accomplish this colossal task, the woman matter-of-factly announces her plans...
October 16, 2019
CYCLISTS (BICIKLISTI)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription During the final race of the cycling season, two men in the lead compete for more than the Grand Trophy. Bios Veljko Popovic graduated in 2003 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Department of Painting. In 1998, he started working with computer graphics and co-founded Lemonade3d, a CG and animation studio. Since...
October 16, 2019
DOGMAN
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Matteo Garrone's latest film is a gripping drama about Marcello, a gentle yet cowardly dog groomer who finds himself caught up in Italy’s criminal underworld. Marcello forms a dangerous, one-sided relationship with former boxer and cokehead Simone, who terrorizes the community. Before long, Marcello is part of his reckless antics. It is only after...
October 16, 2019
DOWN THERE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription A blissful night is unexpectedly interrupted by a sound from downstairs. Different reactions are triggered as well as indifference. Bios Zhengfan Yang started making films after he graduated from law school. Together with Shengze Zhu, he co-founded Burn The Film in 2010. His debut feature DISTANT has screened at Locarno, Warsaw and Vancouver, among...
October 16, 2019
DRYLONGSO
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Forthright and plucky Pica Sullivan (Toby Smith) is an art school student growing up in Oakland, CA, who is determined to document “America’s most endangered species”: the African-American male. While photographing men in the neighborhood out of fear they will soon be extinct, Pica meets Tobi (April Barnett), a woman disguised as a man...
October 16, 2019
CONCUSSION PROTOCOL
DescriptionBiosContactDescription By the end of the 2017-18 season, more than 250 players in the NFL will have sustained concussions. For his latest project, data artist Josh Begley tracked these injuries. Bios Josh Begley is a data artist and app developer based in Brooklyn, New York. He is the creator of Metadata+, an iPhone app that...
October 16, 2019
DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE STORY OF ROGER AILES
DescriptionBiosContactDescription DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE STORY OF ROGER AILES explores the rise and fall of the titular, late Republican Party heavyweight. Director Alexis Bloom expertly weaves interviews with allies and enemies, revealing how Ailes worked in the shadows to orchestrate media influence, starting with his work on the Nixon presidential campaign. Remarkable archival footage shows...
