Below is a list of films I will cover over the next two days before leaving town:
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FRIDAY, April 2nd
Friday, April 2 @ 6:00 pm
TFCMy Queen Karo
Showcase
New York Premiere
Directed by Dorothée van den Berghe' (Belgium) - New York Premiere In Dorothée van den Berghe's beautiful and touching coming-of-age story, 10-year-old Karo moves with her parents Raven and Dalia to a vibrant and carefree squatter's commune in 1970s Amsterdam. But when Raven's relationship with a new woman fractures their family and threatens the commune's utopia, both Raven's lofty ideals and Karo's childish innocence will be challenged by the messy realities of human emotion. In Dutch with English subtitles.
Runtime: 101 minutes
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Friday, April 2 @ 8:30 pm
TFCPossessed
Cinemania
New York Premiere
Directed and written by Lee Yong-ju. (South Korea) - North American and TFF Virtual Premiere, Narrative. In this eminently creepy horror show, college student Hee-jin returns home in the wake of her younger sister's disappearance, only to find her mother a fanatical religious convert and the family's neighbors offing themselves in increasingly bizarre and grotesque ways. Together with detective Tae-hwan, Hee-jin must unravel the tangled web of connections between the victims that will lead back to the missing girl.. In Korean with English subtitles.
Runtime: 106 minutes
== SATURDAY ==
Saturday, April 3, @ 11:00 am
TFCOndine
Spotlight
US Premiere
Directed and written by Neil Jordan. (Ireland, USA) - US Premiere, Narrative. Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) weaves a visually arresting tale of a lone fisherman (Colin Farrell) who pulls in the sweetest catch of his life?a mermaid-like beauty. But as their passion grows, their dark pasts come to light, and the real world begins to threaten their fairy tale romance. This stunning film will challenge your senses and imagination as fantasy and reality clash on the big screen. A Magnolia Pictures release.
Runtime: 68 minutes
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Saturday, April 3 @ 3:00 pm
TFC
Lucky Life
World Narrative Competition
World Premiere
Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, written by Lee Isaac Chung and Samuel Gray Anderson. (USA) - World Premiere. When one of them falls ill, a group of friends takes one last trip to the beach, desiring a meaningful farewell. Years later, as one of the couples plans to have a child, the trip lingers as a haunting memory. Lee Isaac Chung's follow-up to his award-winning Munyurangabo is equal parts graceful, warmly acted relationship drama and beautifully shot visual poem.
Runtime: 97 minutes
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Saturday, April 3 @ 5:00pm
Sentimental Engine Slayer
Discovery
Directed and written by Omar Rodriguez Lopez. (USA, Mexico) - North American and TFF Virtual Premiere, Narrative. Reality and fantasy entangle in the semi-autobiographical tale of a twentysomething misfit's loopy trip through manhood in the dusty US-Mexico border town of El Paso, Texas. While director/writer/star Omar Rodriguez Lopez's psychedelic sonic sensibilities are most well-known for fueling the Grammy-winning rockers The Mars Volta, it is piercingly clear that he is also as a riveting and rare voice for independent American cinema. In English, Spanish with English subtitles.
Runtime: 97 minutes
