New TFC Festival Titles from Sundance, SXSW, Berlin and Tribeca
1985 • Every Act of Life • Shakedown • Crime + Punishment
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Dear Programmers:
We’re proud to once again be working with filmmaker Yen Tan (Pitstop), on his 2018 SXSW narrative 1985, which premiered just a couple of weeks ago. This film is a slow burn with an exceptional payoff, which will leave you emotional to say the least.
We are thrilled that we are finally able to tell you that EVERY ACT OF LIFE will premiere at Tribeca next month. The film chronicles the incredible life and work of pioneering gay playwright Terrence McNally…
We are also excited about SHAKEDOWN, which just premiered at the 2018 Berlinale Panorama. This is a glimpse into a world few knew existed, and will likely shock you…in a very good way!
And finally for now, we are reminding you of the 2018 Sundance U.S. Doc Special Jury Award-winning CRIME + PUNISHMENT. This one is performing amazingly already (definitely one of the hottest bookers of the year at all the top festivals)…so you need to check it out!
Please email us at festivals@thefilmcollaborative.org for screeners. Enjoy!
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2018 | USA | 85 min.
Director Yen Tan
Writers Yen Tan, HutcH
Producers HutcH, Ash Christian
Executive Producers Clay Floren, Clay Pecorin, Aimee Shieh, Russell Geyser, Cory Michael Smith, Nancy Schafer, Ian Brownell, Monte Zajicek, Stacey Davis, Grey Sample, Brooke Christian, Brent Brewer, Brett Brewer
Co-Producers Kat Candler, Mark Osborn
Associate Producers Geenah Krisht, Kelly Williams, Jonathan Duffy, Richard C. Jones, Lawrence S. Dickerson, Lisa Jenkins
Editors HutcH, Yen Tan
Cinematographer HutcH
Production Designer Brittany Ingram
Costume Designer Nichole Hull
Sound Eric Friend
Music Curtis Heath
Cast Cory Michael Smith, Virginia Madsen, Michael Chiklis, Jamie Chung, Aidan Langford, Ryan Piers Williams, Tina Parker
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ABOUT THE FILM:
Inspired by the award-winning short film of the same name, 1985 follows Adrian (Cory Michael Smith, Gotham), a closeted young man returning to his Texas hometown for Christmas during the first wave of the AIDS crisis. Burdened with an unspeakable tragedy in New York, Adrian reconnects with his brother (Aidan Langford) and estranged childhood friend (Jamie Chung), as he struggles to divulge his dire circumstances to his religious parents (Virginia Madsen and Michael Chiklis).
FESTIVALS
2018: SXSW (World Premiere)
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray
MORE INFO:
1985thefilm.com
Email us for screeners or streaming links.
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2018 | USA | 90 min.
Director Jeff Kaufman
Producers Jeff Kaufman, Marcia Ross
Cast F. Murray Abraham, Lynn Ahrens, Jon Robin Baitz, Christine Baranski, Zoe Caldwell, Dominic Cuskern, Tyne Daly, Edie Falco, Stephen Flaherty, John Glover, Anthony Heald, John Benjamin Hickey, Sheryl Kaller, John Kander, Roberta Kaplan, Tom Kirdahy, Larry Kramer, Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, Paul Libin, Joe Mantello, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Peter McNally, Terrence McNally, Lynne Meadow, Rita Moreno, Jack O’Brien, Billy Porter, Chita Rivera, Doris Roberts, Don Roos, John Slattery, Micah Stock, Richard Thomas, John Tillinger, Stanley Tucci, and Patrick Wilson, plus the voices of Dan Bucatinsky, Bryan Cranston and Meryl Streep
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ABOUT THE FILM:
EVERY ACT OF LIFE profiles world-renowned playwright Terrence McNally’s pioneering 5-decade career in the theater, focusing on the struggle for LGBT rights and his pursuit of love and inspiration at every age. Featuring Angela Lansbury, F. Murray Abraham, Larry Kramer, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Stanley Tucci, and many more.
FESTIVALS
2018: Tribeca (World Premiere)
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD
MORE INFO:
floatingworldpictures.com
Email us for screeners or streaming links.
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2018 | USA | 82 min.
Writer & Director Leilah Weinraub
Producers Pilar Wiley, Michael Hekmat, Drake Burnette, Riel Roch-Decter
Co-Producer Sebastian Pardo
Editor Matt Hollis
Music Tim Dewit
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ABOUT THE FILM:
‘Shakedown’ was a series of parties founded by and for African American women in Los Angeles that featured go-go dancing and strip shows for the city’s lesbian underground scene. Inspired by transwoman Mahogany who, as the mother of the scene, presided over queer strip shows and balls for non-heterosexual audiences in the 1980s, butch Ronnie Ron created, produced and presented the new shows. In them, the largely female clientele from the ‘hood’ slipped dollar notes into lap dancers’ panties while celebrating lesbian sexuality to pulsating hip-hop beats.
Showing the protagonists backstage and in interviews, this intimate chronicle reveals that ‘Shakedown’ was more than just a strip club; as one of the few spaces for lesbian subculture, the club brought together and galvanized a community of freaks and queers of color, and for that it suffered police reprisals. The film’s director is herself a member of this community; using exclusive archive material, posters and flyers, her film takes a personal look at female desire that is rarely presented on the big screen.
—Berlinale
FESTIVALS
2018: Berlinale Panorama (World Premiere)
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
North America Only
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD
MORE INFO:
shakedown.film
Email us for screeners or streaming links.
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2018 | USA | 111 min.
Director Stephen Maing
Producers Stephen Maing, Ross Tuttle, Eric Daniel Metzgar
Executive Producer Laura Poitras
Executive Producer for Field of Vision Charlotte Cook
Co-Producer Anne Neczypor
Associate Producer Talice Lee
Editors Eric Daniel Metzgar, Stephen Maing
Cinematographer Stephen Maing
Music Brendon Anderegg, Andrew Lafkas
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ABOUT THE FILM:
Amidst a landmark class action lawsuit over illegal policing quotas, CRIME + PUNISHMENT intimately observes the real lives and struggles of a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops known as “The NYPD 12” and the young minorities they are pressured to arrest and summons in New York City.
Over four years of unprecedented access, the film cinematically exposes the interconnected stories of systemic injustice in New York City policing through the bold efforts of a group of active duty officers, an innocent young man stuck in Rikers and one unforgettable private investigator. They bravely risk their safety, careers and livelihoods to bring light to harmful policing practices which have plagued the precincts and streets of New York City for decades.
FESTIVALS
2018: Sundance (World Premiere)
AWARDS
U.S. Doc Special Jury Award For Social Impact Filmmaking (Sundance)
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD
MORE INFO:
crimeandpunishmentdoc.com
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