October 16, 2019
THE TESLA WORLD LIGHT (TESLA: LUMIÈRE MONDIALE)
BiosContactTrailerBios Matthew Rankin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He studied Québec history at McGill University and Université Laval before devoting himself to filmmaking. His work features a blend of genres, the use of historical or documentary elements and a referential, lyrical aesthetic. His credits include NEGATIVIPEG (AFI FEST 2011) and MYNARSKI DEATH PLUMMET (AFI FEST...
October 16, 2019
TEN METER TOWER
BiosContactTrailerBios Filmmakers Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck collaborate as Plattform Produktion in Gothenburg, Sweden. Together, Van Aertryck and Danielson direct and produce feature documentaries and short films. Their most recent short film, TEN METER TOWER, was published on The New York Times' website. Contact Swedish Film Institute / Svenska Filminstitutet Trailer
October 16, 2019
TAKEOUT NIGHT
BiosContactBios Duncan Birmingham is a writer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. Most recently he's been a writer/executive producer on IFC's MARON and writer/co-executive producer on Starz's BLUNT TALK. He has written and directed short films that have been screened at festivals such as Sundance, AFI FEST, LA Film Festival and New York Film...
October 16, 2019
SWEET COUNTRY
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Warwick Thornton’s beautifully photographed Outback Western tells the story of a stoic Aboriginal stockman, Sam Kelly (Hamilton Morris), working the land of a white preacher (Sam Neill), whose strength of character ignites a fierce conflict that divides a small settlement in Australia’s Northern Territory in 1929. Using real events as the starting point, Thornton’s...
October 16, 2019
STILL DEVOUT
BiosContactTrailerBios Melissa Y. Perez is a Mexican-American filmmaker from Victorville, CA. She is a 2016 AFI Conservatory Directing alumna, a 2014 OUTSET alumna and a Latino Donor Collaborative & Women in Film Scholar. Her work often centers on themes of conflicting identities within family, sexuality and mental health. STILL DEVOUT is her latest short film....
October 16, 2019
SUMMER 1993
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription When her mother dies of an AIDS-related illness, six-year-old Frida has to leave her home in Barcelona to live with her uncle, aunt and four-year-old cousin in the Catalan countryside. Though surrounded by loving and understanding family members, with visits from her religious grandmother, the adjustment is hard for everyone. Amid the film’s striking...
October 16, 2019
SPOOR (POKOT)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Polish master Agnieszka Holland delivers an animal rights murder mystery for the ages in this genre-bending pleasure. Agnieszka Mandat stars as Duszejko, a middle-aged hippie living in the Klodzko Valley, a region in Poland known for grand, heart-stoppingly beautiful forest landscapes, plentiful wildlife and a vicious hunting season. Holland lovingly photographs the forest creatures, and Duszejko’s...
