New TFC Films from Sundance, HotDocs & DocNYC: Unrest, Quest, The Opposition, Score: A Film Music Documentary

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New TFC Films from Sundance, HotDocs & DocNYC
Unrest • Quest • The Opposition • Score: A Film Music Documentary


	Dear Programmers: The Film Collaborative is honored to offer four new documentaries on wide ranging and truly important subjects. Premiering this week at the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Competition are UNREST by Jennifer Brea and QUEST by Jonathan Olshefski. From IDFA comes the gut-wrenching thriller-doc THE OPPOSITION for all to see and contemplate the fate of indigenous cultures worldwide. And finally from Hamptons International & DocNYC comes SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY, a fascinating and crowd-pleasing work that brings Hollywood’s premiere composers together to give viewers a privileged look inside the musical challenges and creative secrecy of one the world's most widely known music genre…the film score. If you would like screener links, you may request them at festivals@thefilmcollaborative.org. If you are ready to go ahead and book one or more of the films, please do so using our new Online Booking Tool. All best, Jeffrey Winter Co-Exectutive Director, The Film Collaborative


	2017 \| USA \| 97 min. Director Jennifer Brea Producers Jennifer Brea, Lindsey Dryden, Patricia E. Gillespie Executive Producers Deborah Hoffmann, Ruth Ann Harnisch, Regina Scully, Lisa Gunn, Donna Fairman Wilson, Dan Cogan, Ian Darling, Lynda Weinman Co-Executive Producers Mitch and Debbie Menaged, Mona Eliassen, Jenny Raskin Co-Producers Alysa Nahmias, Anne Troldtoft Hjorth Editors Kim Roberts, Emiliano Battista Cinematographers Christian Laursen, Sam Heesen Sound Jim LeBrecht Music Bear McCreary		Unrest ABOUT THE FILM: Jennifer Brea is an active Harvard Ph.D. student about to marry the love of her life when suddenly her body starts failing her. Hoping to shed light on her strange symptoms, Jennifer grabs a camera and films the darkest moments unfolding before her eyes as she is derailed by M.E. (commonly known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), a mysterious illness some still believe is “all in your head.” In this story of love and loss, newlyweds Jennifer and Omar search for answers as they face unexpected obstacles with great heart. Often confined by her illness to the private space of her bed, Jen is moved to connect with others around the globe. Utilizing Skype, she unlocks a forgotten community with intimate portraits of four other families suffering similarly. Jennifer Brea’s wonderfully honest portrayal asks us to rethink the stigma around an illness that affects millions of people. UNREST is a vulnerable and eloquent personal documentary that is sure to hit closer to home than many could imagine. FESTIVALS 2017: Sundance FESTIVAL TERRITORIES The World EXHIBITION FORMATS DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD MORE INFO: unrest.film Email us for screeners or streaming links.


	2017 \| USA \| 105 min. Director Jonathan Olshefski Producer Sabrina Schmidt Gordon Consulting Producers David Felix Sutcliffe Supervising Producer, ITVS Michael Kinomoto Executive Producer, ITVS Sally Jo Fifer Executive Producers, American Documentary \| POV Justine Nagan, Chris White Editor Lindsay Utz Cinematographer Jonathan Olshefski Sound Jonathan Olshefski Original Score T. Griffin Original Music Christopher Rainey, Everquest Recordings Cast Christopher Rainey, Christine’a Rainey, Patricia (PJ) Rainey, William Withers, Price		Quest ABOUT THE FILM: Filmed with vérité intimacy for close to a decade, QUEST is a portrait of a family in North Philadelphia. Christopher “Quest” Rainey, along with his wife Christine’a (aka “Ma Quest”), open the door to their home music studio, which serves as a creative sanctuary from the strife that grips their neighborhood. Over the years, the family evolves as everyday life brings a mix of joy and unexpected crisis. Set against the backdrop of a country now in turmoil, the film is a tender depiction of an American family whose journey is a profound testament to love, healing and hope. FESTIVALS 2017: Sundance FESTIVAL TERRITORIES The World EXHIBITION FORMATS DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD MORE INFO: questfurysound.com Email us for screeners or streaming links.


	2016 \| Australia \| 77 min. Writer & Director Hollie Fifer Producers Rebecca Barry, Madeleine Hetherton, Hollie Fifer Executive Producers Beadie Finzi, Jess Search Editor Bernadette Murray Cinematographer Vincent Lamberti Sound Lachlan Harris, Thom Kellar Music John Gray Cast Joe Moses, Dame Carol Kidu, Kristian Lasslett		The Opposition ABOUT THE FILM: In a David-and-Goliath battle over a slice of Papua New Guinea paradise, Joe Moses, leader of the Paga Hill Settlement, struggles to save his 3,000 people before they are evicted. Battling it out in the courts, Joe may find his community replaced with a five star hotel and marina. FESTIVALS 2016: Hot Docs (World Premiere, Redacted Version), IDFA FESTIVAL TERRITORIES The World EXHIBITION FORMATS DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD MORE INFO: theoppositionfilm.com Email us for screeners or streaming links.


	2016 \| USA \| 94 min. Writer & Director Matt Schrader Producers Robert Kraft, Trevor Thompson, Jonathan Willbanks, Nate Gold, Kenny Holmes Executive Producers Matt Schrader, Jonathan Willbanks Associate Producer Crystal Chavarria Editors Matt Schrader, Kenny Holmes Cinematographers Kenny Holmes, Nate Gold Music Ryan Taubert		Score ABOUT THE FILM: What makes a score unforgettable? Taking a peek at how composers developed some of the most iconic scores in history, SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY follows the creative struggles of designing a modern soundtrack from scratch, featuring some of cinema’s most recognized names in film music. SCORE explores the power and influence of film scores in the modern world while revealing the evolution of sound and how composers assemble music the complements a picture to achieve powerful reactions from worldwide audiences. FESTIVALS 2016: Hamptons International (World Premiere), DocNYC FESTIVAL TERRITORIES North America EXHIBITION FORMATS DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD MORE INFO: www.score-movie.com Email us for screeners or streaming links.

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