October 22, 2019
SOPHIE’S CHOICE
DescriptionBiosDescription Alan J. Pakula’s SOPHIE’S CHOICE stars Meryl Streep in an Academy Award®- winning performance as Sophie, a Polish immigrant and Holocaust survivor living in a post-war Brooklyn boardinghouse. Her romantic relationship with Nathan (Kevin Kline) is seen through the perspective of friend and aspiring writer, Stingo as he begins to discover their secrets. Bios...
October 22, 2019
SLUG LIFE
DescriptionBiosDescription A day in the life of Tanya, a curious woman who has developed a taste for homemade non-humanoid lovers. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Bios Sophie Koko Gate studied animation at the Royal College of Art in London, where she graduated with her film HALF WET, which went on to screen worldwide at SXSW,...
October 22, 2019
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER (NÅGOT ATT MINNAS)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription A lullaby before the great disaster. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 5 Bios Niki Lindroth von Bahr is an artist and animation director based in Stockholm. Her award-winning short films THE BURDEN (2017), BATH HOUSE (2014) and TORD AND TORD (2010) have screened at festivals including Cannes, Sundance, the Berlinale and the Toronto International Film...
October 22, 2019
THE SLEEPWALKERS (LOS SONÁMBULOS)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription While preparing to spend a reluctant summer holiday at her mother-in-law’s family cottage, Luisa (Érica Rivas) discovers her teenage daughter Ana (Ornella D'elía) sleepwalking naked outside of their apartment. Now in the countryside surrounded by extended family, tensions heighten and Luisa’s concerns for Ana linger while restrained clashes with her husband’s family cause deep-seated...
October 22, 2019
SIN CIELO
DescriptionDescription Based on true stories. Memo, 15 and working low level jobs with his best friend for the local gang faction to make ends meets Delia, a sixteen year old girl who likes engineering and collecting old computer parts. Their teen love is pretty apparent to everyone, but just as things seem like they might...
October 22, 2019
SEARCHING EVA
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription For 25-year-old Eva living in Berlin, complex emotions surrounding adolescence, family, body, art and sex work are processed publicly through unflinchingly personal photos and writings posted on the internet and Instagram. In an attempt to capture the essence of this elusive personality, Pia Hellenthal’s extraordinary feature debut is a modern cinematic portrait that cleverly...
October 22, 2019
SELAH AND THE SPADES
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Talent attending: Tayarisha Poe (Director) At Haldwell, an elite boarding school in Pennsylvania, five factions run student life. Selah Summer leads the Spades, the most powerful of the five, conducting all underground drugs and alcohol sales on campus. Selah has cunningly navigated her way to the top and won’t back down to any and...
October 22, 2019
THE SCIENCE OF FICTIONS (HIRUK-PIKUK SI-ALKISAH)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription North American Premiere Talent attending: Robin Moran (Producer), Edwin Nazir (Producer), Yosep Anggi Noen (Director) Indonesia, 1960s. Siman, a solitary farmer, unintentionally witnesses a foreign crew filming a fake moon landing in a dark field. Discovered, he’s punished by having his tongue cut off, forcing him into silence. After this nightmarish event, Siman moves...
October 22, 2019
SHOOT THE BOOK!
DescriptionDescription Organized by the French Embassy’s Cultural Services and the Institut Français, Shoot the Book! L.A. features a panel of film rights managers whose books have been selected by a jury of industry professionals for their screen potential. Moderated by Variety’s Steven Gaydos, international publishers will present their latest thriller and crime novels that are...
October 22, 2019
ROMANTIC COMEDY
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Talent attending: Elizabeth Sankey (Director), Jeremy Warmsley (Producer) There’s no question about it, Romantic Comedies are having a cultural resurgence right now. What is it about the meet cute, the trusty sidekick, and the tearful confessions that draw audiences in time and time again? In this unique essayistic film, director Elizabeth Sankey examines and...
