The Saturday Day pass includes the following events and film screenings of the IFFNY festival, taking place at Producers Club Theaters, located on 358 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036. The following films will screen on this day: Bill Viola the Road to St Paul’s, Avec L’amour, Save,Time, Battle Fields, fiSOlofia, Calling Home, and The last dance of Walter Vintorp, Unwanted. To reserve your ticket visit EventBrite to purchase the Saturday Night Pass.
Saturday, 26 May 2018 |
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Time | Film | Description | Location |
12:00 pm | Round Table Discussion: Social Issues in Motion Pictures | Free and Open to the public | Paul’s on Times Square |
2:00 pm | Bill Viola the Road to St Paul’s | Dir. Gerald Fox, UK | Producers Club Theaters |
4:00 pm | Avec L’amour | Dir. Ilija Cvetkovski, Macedonia | Producers Club Theaters |
6:00 pm | Save
Time Battle Fields fiSOlofia Calling Home The last dance of Walter Vintorp |
Dir. Iván Sáinz-Pardo, Spain
Dir. Alon Daniel, Israel Dir. Anouar H. Smaine, US Dir. Nicola Palmeri, Italy Dir. Megan K. Fox, UK Dir. Neuray Claude, Belgium |
Producers Club Theaters
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8:00 pm | Unwanted | Dir. Edon Rizvanolli, KS – Neth. | Producers Club Theaters |
TBA | After Party | Producers Club Theaters |
12:00 -2:00 pm:
Round Table Discussion: Social Issues in Motion Pictures (location: Paul’s on Times Square, 136 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036)
(Location TBA): A round table discussion with filmmakers and experts about the portrayal of social problems, violence, family, gender equality/gender pay gap in films.
2:00 pm:
–Bill Viola the Road to St Paul’s/ Gerald Fox/ UK /Doc. 01:23:00.
Synopsis: A film which follows the world’s pre-eminent video artist Bill Viola and his wife and partner Kira Perov over twelve years as they create two permanent video
installations Mary and Martyrs on either side of the High Altar in St Paul’s Cathedral in London. We observe them making the works in locations around California and also look back over Bill’s long career in video art. We finally see the works being installed in the Cathedral, a testament to their determination and creativity.
Director,Writer,Producer: Gerald Fox
Cast: BILL VIOLA
4:00 pm:
–Avec L’amour /Ilija Cvetkovski / MACEDONIA/Doc. 01:06:00.
Synopsis: 115 rotten vintage cars, a young wife, students that adore him – Dionis, a biology teacher with love for life.
(or just another reason to keep on buying useless vehicles) A love Story.
Director: Ilija Cvetkovski, Writer: Atanas Georgiev, Producer: Atanas Georgiev
Cast: Dionis Paslakov
6:00 pm:
–Save / Iván Sáinz-Pardo /SPAIN /Short.3:54.
Synopsis:Dawns. A baby breaks the silence.
“54 International Awards. More than 300 official selections.”
Director: Iván Sáinz-Pardo, Writer: Iván Sáinz-Pardo, Producer: Iván Sáinz-Pardo
Music: Philipp Fabian Kölmel
Cast: Josephine Ehlert, Roland Von Kummant, Mia Von Kummant
–Time /Alon Daniel /ISRAEL /Short.8:30.
Synopsis: Amit tries to manipulate the complicated life and tries to make it all in one day, but in the end disappoints the most precious of all, his father
Director: Alon Daniel, Writer:Alon Daniel, Producer: Noah Ackerman & Alon Daniel
Cast: Alon Lior, Shmoel Eidelman, Naveh Tzur.
– Battle Fields /Anouar H. Smaine/US /Short. 19:46.
Synopsis: A US Veteran of Iraq whose life spirals out of control because of PTSD, is given a ride by an Iraqi driver who lives in Los Angeles as a refugee. As the two men begin discovering each other’s backgrounds, tensions mount.
Director: Anouar H. Smaine, Writer: Anouar H. Smaine, Producer: Jonathan Angelier & Anouar H. Smaine. Associate Producer: Amina Zhaman.
Cast: Anouar H. Smaine, Sean Stone, Emily Debinie, Nikki McCauley
– fiSOlofia / Nicola Palmeri /ITALY / Short. 16:25.
Synopsis: Three retired friends love to talk in a bar in their country. They do not talk about politics, sports or local gossip but are questioning on philosophical themes that will bring them to life in an animated way. The flashbacks of a more erudite narrator than others will open up surreal moments that trigger these new questions. Between doubts and certainties, between faith and reason, friends will reflect on the fundamental questions of existence.
Director: Nicola Palmeri, Writer: Nicola Palmeri, Producer: Sergio Francesco Distefano
Cast: Antonello Puglisi, Domenico Centamore, Stefano Chiodaroli
–Calling Home / Megan K. Fox / UK / Short. 19:40.
Synopsis: Dorota moves to London with dreams of becoming a fashion designer, but her path is altered by an abusive relationship. This film was funded through the Reel Homes Competition by Inside Housing, supported by leading UK homeless charities to develop a modern day narrative about homelessness to mark the 50th anniversary of Ken Loach’s “Cathy Come Home”.
Director & Writer: Megan K. Fox, Producer: Paul Romero Méndez
Cast: Natalia Kostrzewa, Aaron Taylor
–The last dance of Walter Vintorp/ Neuray Claude /BELGIUM/Feature. 15:00.
Synopsis: Walter Vintorp belongs to a family of hitmen. He wants to quit this line of work and dedicate himself fully to his ultimate passion: dance.
His father doesn’t agree and decide to kill him. Walter accepts his destiny and makes his way to the place where he will perform his last dance.
Director & Writer:Neuray Claude, Producer: Kip Kap productions
Cast: Marcel Gonzalez, Damien Marchal, Guy Staumont
8:00 pm:
–Unwanted / Edon Rizvanolli/ KOSOVO-NETHERLAND /Feature. 01:25:00.
Synopsis: Alban, a lonely teenage boy, who lives in Amsterdam with Zana, his refugee mother from Kosovo, keeps getting into trouble while yearning for her acceptance. But the traumas caused by the war, which his mother initially hides away from him, turn eventually his world upside down.
Director, Writer & Producer: Edon Rizvanolli.
Cast: Adriana Matoshi, Jason de Ridder
(After party PC Club)
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