October 16, 2019
PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE.
DescriptionBiosDescription In an effort to improve feminine hygiene, a machine that creates low-cost biodegradable sanitary pads is installed in a rural village in Northern India. Bios Rayka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American film director based in Los Angeles. Her directorial debut, MADARAN, qualified for the 89th Academy Awards® and screened at festivals worldwide. Zehtabchi’s senior thesis...
October 16, 2019
PIERCING
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Reed (Christopher Abbott) is a seemingly normal guy struggling to channel some dark urges involving an ice pick. To keep his family out of harm's way, he checks himself into a hotel and orders a prostitute, with the secret intention of taking his methodical violence out on her. But when call girl Jackie (Mia...
October 16, 2019
NEVER LOOK AWAY (WERK OHNE AUTOR)
DescriptionBiosDescription Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, NEVER LOOK AWAY tells the story of young art student, Kurt (Tom Schilling), who falls in love with fellow student Ellie (Paula Beer). Ellie’s father, Professor Seeband (Sebastian Koch), a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s choice of boyfriend, and vows to...
October 16, 2019
METEORITE
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Bird men suffer mysterious falls in the search for where the sun rises. An altered reality through rites that converge in one objective: die to generate life. Bios Mauricio Sáenz is a visual artist and filmmaker with a practice between experimental and docufiction. He obtained a master's degree in artistic production from the Polytechnic...
October 16, 2019
MY BRILLIANT FRIEND (L’AMICA GENIALE)
DescriptionDescription MY BRILLIANT FRIEND adapts the first book in Elena Ferrante’s renowned coming-of-age saga, with the fidelity and attention to detail to satisfy even its most obsessive readers. Written and directed by Italian filmmaker Saverio Costanzo (2014’s HUNGRY HEARTS), it is the first non-English series to premiere on HBO, adapting even the Neapolitan dialect. The...
October 16, 2019
PEREZ – “LES VACANCES CONTINUENT”
DescriptionBiosDescription A music video that embraces the bloody, neon soul of KNIFE+HEART. Bios Yann Gonzalez was born in 1977 in Nice. He directed primarily short films before his feature debut, YOU AND THE NIGHT (2013). KNIFE + HEART is his sophomore feature. Both films premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. His short film, ISLANDS, played...
October 16, 2019
ONE DAY (EGY NAP)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Anna is a married mother of three with a job, a best friend and a pushy mother-in-law. Dropping us into the world of modern harried parents, ONE DAY begins early in the morning. The youngest wakes up at the crack of dawn and so another day begins: Get the kids up, dressed, fed, out...
October 16, 2019
THE ORPHAN (O ÓRFÃO)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Jonathas is adopted but then returned due to his "different" way. Inspired by true events. Bios Carolina Markowicz is a screenwriter and director based in São Paulo, Brazil. She was one of the 10 emerging international filmmakers invited to be part of the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 Talent Lab, and was selected for...
October 16, 2019
OUR TIME (NUESTRO TIEMPO)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Two-time AFI FEST alum Carlos Reygadas returns with an intensely personal project. OUR TIME tells the story of an upper-middle-class rancher (Reygadas) whose wife (played by Reygadas' real-life spouse) draws him into a cuckolding fetish. As the emotional stakes rise, life on the idyllic landscape becomes threatened. Bios Carlos Reygadas studied law in Mexico and...
October 16, 2019
MEETINGS OF ANNA (LES RENDEZ-VOUS D’ANNA)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Anna (Aurore Clément) is a respected Belgian filmmaker on a no-frills European tour promoting her latest film. As she travels from city to city, she has a series of startling encounters with different men and women — from an ex-lover, to her mother and even complete strangers — all of which seem to underscore...
