October 22, 2019
THE HUMAN FACTOR
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Behind the scenes, American diplomatic envoys and experts have borne witness to — and shaped — some of the most intense and tenuous negotiations of the Middle East peace process. THE HUMAN FACTOR presents a unique perspective on decades of high stakes peace talks by focusing on the recollections of these key, but mostly hidden, government officials. Some surprising stories surface: closed...
October 22, 2019
THE GIVERNY DOCUMENT (SINGLE CHANNEL)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Filmed on location in Harlem, USA and in Claude Monet’s historic gardens in Giverny, France, THE GIVERNY DOCUMENT is a multi-textured cinematic poem that meditates on the safety and bodily autonomy of Black women. Through audacious formal experimentation, filmmaker and artist Ja’Tovia Gary unleashes an arsenal of techniques and materials including direct animation on...
October 22, 2019
HALA
DescriptionBiosDescription Talent attending: Minhal Baig (Director), Geraldine Viswanathan (Talent) Breathing new life into the classic American high school coming of age movie, writer/director Minhal Baig, making her feature debut, masterfully navigates the usual tropes of the genre to craft this thoroughly authentic and heartfelt story. Hala, a first-generation Pakistani-American teenager, is caught between the loving...
October 22, 2019
THE GOLDEN LEGEND (LEYENDA DORADA)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription A summer day at the swimming pool of the village of Montánchez, Spain. From above, Our Lady of Consolation of the Castle keeps her watchful gaze. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 5 Bios Chema Garciìa Ibarra was born in Spain in 1980. His “domestic science-fiction” films have screened at festivals internationally, including the Berlinale, Quinzaine...
October 22, 2019
GRACE
DescriptionContactDescription GRACE is a father/son drama that tells the story of Lucas Walker, a charismatic pastor's teenage son, who discovers that his father’s alternative religious movement has become a dangerous and seductive cult of personality. He must shatter the only world he’s ever known to escape his father’s shadow. It's a thrilling and twisted coming-of-age...
October 22, 2019
FORMAN VS. FORMAN
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Very few film directors have been able to pull off what Miloš Forman was able to achieve over his decades-long career: create a body of work that consistently jolted Hollywood out of its narrative complacency and that would receive both global critical and popular acclaim. Awarded the Best Director Oscar® twice — for ONE...
October 22, 2019
GHOSTS OF SUGAR LAND
DescriptionBiosContactDescription In Sugar Land, Texas, a group of young, Muslim-American men ponder the disappearance of their friend “Mark,” who is suspected of joining ISIS. Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 4 Bios Bassam Tariq is a TED Fellow and was named one of Filmmaker’s "25 New Faces of Independent Film." His first feature film, THESE BIRDS WALK, premiered at...
October 22, 2019
FORT IRWIN
DescriptionContactDescription Talent attending: Quinn Else (Director), Marc Tarczali (Producer) A veteran suffering from PTSD decides to participate in a military simulation exercise in the hopes it will cure his symptoms. Part of SHOWCASE 3 Contact Quinn Else quinnelse@gmail.com
October 22, 2019
THE FRIEND
DescriptionBiosDescription US Premiere Talent attending: Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Director) Dane moves in with his best friends since college, Nicole and Matthew and their young daughters, to help the family when Nicole is diagnosed with cancer. Laundry and take-out boxes pile up around the house. The family’s life is upended, and Dane is there to ground them....
October 22, 2019
FAMILY MEMBERS (LOS MIEMBROS DE LA FAMILIA)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Talent attending: Mateo Bendesky (Director) After the death of their mother, siblings Gilda and Lucas reluctantly return to their quiet coastal hometown to scatter her remains in the ocean. After the announcement of a nationwide bus strike, they are unable to make the quick retreat they had hoped for. The two occupy a space...
