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
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
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
RICHARD JEWELL
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription World Premiere The legendary Clint Eastwood tells the tragic true-life saga of Richard Jewell, the security guard hailed as a hero who then became the prime suspect in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Paul Walter Hauser stars as Jewell and featuring the stellar cast of Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates,...
October 22, 2019
ROCKS
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Talent attending: Theresa Ikoko (Writer) In east London, teenager Shola is known as “Rocks” after protecting her childhood friend from bullies. Rocks has big dreams, loves makeup and enjoys hanging out with her diverse, all-girl crew after school. One day she returns home from school to discover her life radically altered: her troubled, single...
October 22, 2019
SAINT MAUD
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Talent attending: Rose Glass (Director), Oliver Kassman (Producer) Fresh from its Midnight Madness premiere at TIFF, director Rose Glass delivers a thrilling and rich psychological horror story of religious devotion that will make you shiver long after leaving the theater. Maud leaves a hazy traumatic past behind, beginning a new job as a hospice...
October 22, 2019
A RODEO FILM
DescriptionDescription A bull rider who falls out of love with the sport must choose between his family’s legacy of rodeo and his own aspirations. Part of SHOWCASE 5
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...
October 22, 2019
READY FOR WAR
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Talent attending: Nick Boak (Producer), Andrew Renzi (Director) Since the Revolutionary War, immigrants have enlisted in the U.S. Armed Services, fought on our country’s behalf, and were presented with a path to legal citizenship. In present day America, thousands of immigrants who have proudly served in the military, find themselves not only without citizenship,...
