October 16, 2019
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
DescriptionBiosDescription Robert Altman ended his astonishing career of 39 features with this wistful comedy based on the characters of Garrison Keillor’s eponymous radio show. Referencing classic backstage musicals, and set on the evening of the show’s final bow, the plot follows a group of performers trying to save their program (including Kevin Kline and Meryl...
October 16, 2019
THE PLAYER
DescriptionBiosDescription With an eight-minute tracking shot setting the stage for a movie within a movie, Robert Altman’s satire of the Hollywood studio machine is as sharp today as it was 25 years ago. Tim Robbins stars as Griffin Mill, a stereotypical studio suit whose life is turned upside down when he starts receiving death threats...
October 16, 2019
PENROSE STUDIOS: A CASE STUDY OF EUGENE CHUNG’S INNOVATIVE ANIMATION
DescriptionDescription A presentation by Penrose Studios Founder and CEO Eugene Chung, the creator of cutting-edge VR animation such as ALLUMETTE and ARDEN'S WAKE: THE PROLOGUE.
October 16, 2019
THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE (TOIVON TUOLLA PUOLEN)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription A Syrian refugee stowed away on a freighter, Khaled arrives in Helsinki soot-faced and desperate to start a new life. Meanwhile, Wikstrom is a traveling salesman in the throes of a very deadpan midlife crisis, who wins big at a poker game and decides to purchase a restaurant as a means of starting over....
October 16, 2019
PENDULAR
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Julia Murat’s debut feature follows an unnamed young couple, a sculptor and a dancer. They have just moved into a massive loft, with a ceremonial ribbon of tape laid down the center to mark where the sculptures will be displayed and the dances performed. Gradually the young artists’ works bleed together and inspire one...
