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...
October 16, 2019
THE CHAMBERMAID (LA CAMARISTA)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Lila Avilés’ intimate debut presents a strong, new voice within the wave of contemporary Mexican cinema. In THE CHAMBERMAID, Eve is a young housekeeping maid in a luxurious Mexico City hotel who struggles with the daily grind of her monotonous work. Determined to make the best of things, she enrolls in an adult education...
October 16, 2019
THE COLD BLUE
DescriptionBiosDescription In 1943, William Wyler, one of Hollywood’s most renowned and versatile directors, went to Europe to document the Air War in progress. Incredibly, all of the raw color footage Wyler shot for the Memphis Belle was recently discovered deep in the vaults of the National Archives, and a new film has been constructed out...
October 16, 2019
COLD WAR (ZIMNA WOJNA)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription It's Poland in the late 1950s and a team of musicians and broadcasters are touring the countryside in search of authentic folk music to spread and inspire patriotism. Wiktor, the star pianist and leader of this effort, immediately falls for young Zula, an incredible singer who stands apart from the provincial peasants. When their...
October 16, 2019
DIAMANTINO
DescriptionBiosDescription He's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but when Portuguese soccer god Diamantino is on the field, his head filled with visions of giant Pekingese puppies frolicking in cotton-candy clouds, he transforms into a football Adonis with a heart of gold. But when he misses a crucial penalty kick, costing his troubled nation...
October 16, 2019
THE DIVE (HATZLILA)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Leaving Tel Aviv to return to the small kibbutz near the Israel-Lebanon border where he grew up, sensitive, battle-scarred veteran Yoav knows all too well the emotional (and literal) battleground he’s about to step into. With gung-ho, my-country-right-or-wrong brother Itai and youngest brother Avishai, who’s deeply ambivalent about his upcoming tour of duty, the...
October 16, 2019
CAT DAYS (NEKO NO HI)
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Jiro, a little boy, feels sick. His father takes him to the doctor. She diagnoses a harmless condition, but it shakes the core of the boy's identity. Bios Jon Frickey lives in Hamburg, Germany. Having previously worked as an art director in advertising, he has been a freelance animation director and illustrator since 2006....
October 16, 2019
DESERT RATS
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Out in the Salt Flats, people think nothing can survive, but Lily did. Directed by AFI Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women alumna Shaz Bennett. Bios Shaz Bennett’s (AFI Directing Workshop for Women, Class of 2012) debut feature ALASKA IS A DRAG has won numerous awards in festivals. Bennett's television writing credits include THE GLADES...
