New TFC Films from Sundance, Berlinale, Tribeca
Valentine Road • Aluna • G.B.F. • Born This Way |
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Dear Programmers,
2013 is shaping up to be the most exciting slate we’ve ever had at The Film Collaborative, and we’re thrilled to share it with you! The following are new films available for bookings now. From gala world premieres happening this weekend at Tribeca (G.B.F.) to heart-stoppingly powerful docs from Sundance and Berlin (VALENTINE ROAD and BORN THIS WAY) to the most unusual and mind-expanding environmental film you are ever likely to see (ALUNA), there is something here for everyone!
Email us for screeners or streaming links here.
All best,
Jeffrey
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2013 | USA | 89 min.
Director Marta Cunningham
Producers Marta Cunningham, Sasha Alpert, Eddie Schmidt
Executive Producers Jon Murray, Gil Goldschein; Sheila Nevins (for HBO)
Associate Producer Kevin McSeveney
Editor Tchavadar Georgiev
Cinematographer Arlene Nelson
Music Michael Orendy
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ABOUT THE FILM:
In February 2008, a classroom shooting shattered the coastal, working-class town of Oxnard, California. As the community reeled and the national media descended, a 15-year-old lay dead and his 14-year-old attacker awaited trial for murder. Was this a hate crime, retaliation for unwanted playground flirting or something more complex?
The sensationalized tale of a young, biracial LGBT teen pushing an emerging young white supremacist to his breaking point made for great headlines and drew attention to the plight of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teens, as well as the overwhelmed educational and juvenile justice systems. But it only scratched the surface of the real story. VALENTINE ROAD picks up where the traditional media coverage left off, delving deeper to explore the entwined paths of victim Lawrence “Larry” King and his killer, Brandon McInerney. Family, friends, teachers and classmates of the two young men, as well as their attorneys, law enforcement officials, jurors and mental health professionals, discuss the aftermath of the deadly incident, the trial and its impact on the community.
Through interviews, cinéma vérité footage and the examination of details and documents leading up to and including that fateful day (later brought into trial), filmmaker Marta Cunningham unravels the multifaceted human narrative that links Larry and Brandon. Both were troubled individuals growing up in difficult homes. The film raises key questions facing schools and communities all over the country: what do you do to help kids like Brandon and Larry before violence occurs—and what do you do after you’ve failed?
FESTIVALS
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
The World
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WEBSITE:
valentineroaddocumentary.com
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2012 | Columbia/UK | 86 min.
Director Alan Ereira
Producer Alan Ereira
Executive Producer Ben Woolford
Associate Producer Stefania Buonajuti
Editor Andrew Philip
Cinematographer Paulo Perez
Music Alejandro Ramirez Rojas
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ABOUT THE FILM:
In 1990, a BBC1 documentary film brought global attention to a remote South American people, the Kogi of Colombia, who were determined to caution us about environmental damage to the earth. Now, two decades later and convinced that their message has gone unheeded, the next generation of Kogi are reaching out to the world once more with a much more specific warning about the future of the planet.
FESTIVALS
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
HDCAM, Blu-Ray, DVD
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WEBSITE:
alunathemovie.com
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2013 | USA | 98 min.
Director Darren Stein
Writer George Northy
Producers Stephen Israel, Richard Bever, Darren Stein, George Northy
Executive Producers Jennifer Levine, Christopher Sepulveda, Michelle Pollino
Editor Phillip Bartel
Cinematographer Jonathan Hall
Production Designer Michael Fitzgerald
Costume Designer Kit Scarbo
Music Brian H. Kim
Cast Michael J. Willett, Paul Iacono, Sasha Pieterse, Andrea Bowen, Xosha Roquemore, Molly Tarlov, Evanna Lynch, Joanna ‘Jojo’ Levesque, Megan Mullally, Natasha Lyonne, Rebecca Gayheart, Jonathan Silverman, Horatio Sanz
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ABOUT THE FILM:
The fight for supremacy between a school’s most popular girls takes an unexpected turn when Tanner (Michael J. Willett) becomes its first openly gay student. As they race to bag the big trend in fashion accessories, the Gay Best Friend, Tanner, must choose between skyrocketing popularity and the friends he is leaving behind. Darren Stein (Jawbreaker) returns with another comic send-up of high school clique culture, including memorable tour de forces by Megan Mullally and Natasha Lyonne.
FESTIVALS
World Premiere at
Tribeca, Friday April 19
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, HDCAM, Blu-Ray
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WEBSITE:
gbfmovie.com
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2013 | USA | 82 min.
Directors Shaun Kadlec, Deb Tullmann
Producers Shaun Kadlec, Deb Tullmann
Executive Producer Jamie Wolf
Editor Josh Peterson
Music Joan Jeanrenaud
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ABOUT THE FILM:
Like everywhere else in the world, gays and lesbians in Cameroon seek refuge in the city. The two young gay men in this film are crazy about Rihanna and Lady Gaga, who has been a gay icon since her hit song ‘Born this way.’ But the tolerance Lady Gaga sings about is just a dream for them. In their country, homosexual relations are subject to punishment of up to five years in prison, and it is almost impossible to come out to your own family.
This film describes both the impossible and the possible. The filmmakers’ unobtrusive proximity to their protagonists has yielded conversations in which their interlocutors discuss their longing for a love life they are forbidden to have. Alice Nkom is a lawyer and human rights activist fighting to protect the rights of gays and lesbians. Thanks to her, there is quiet hope and small niches can be discerned where there is something akin to a life not based upon self-denial. After Call me Kuchu, which documented the situation for homosexuals in Uganda and won a Teddy Award in 2012, BORN THIS WAY makes it clear that the worldwide struggle for tolerance and equality still has a long way to go.
FESTIVALS
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
The World
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WEBSITE:
bornthiswaydocumentary.com
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