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U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION
The world premieres of 16 American narrative feature films.
97
5.7
5.7
Afternoon Delight (2013)
Afternoon Delight
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Jill Soloway)
In this sexy, dark comedy, a lost L.A. housewife puts her idyllic hipster life in jeopardy when she tries to rescue a stripper by taking her in as a live-in nanny.
Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor, Jane Lynch.
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Jill Soloway)
In this sexy, dark comedy, a lost L.A. housewife puts her idyllic hipster life in jeopardy when she tries to rescue a stripper by taking her in as a live-in nanny.
Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor, Jane Lynch.
159
6.4
6.4
Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: David Lowery)
The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.
Cast: Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Nate Parker, Keith Carradine.
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: David Lowery)
The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.
Cast: Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Nate Parker, Keith Carradine.
147
6.3
6.3
Austenland (2013)
Austenland
U.S.A., United Kingdom
(Director: Jerusha Hess, Screenwriters: Jerusha Hess, Shannon Hale)
Thirtysomething, single Jane is obsessed with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice. On a trip to an English resort, her fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman become more real than she ever imagined.
Cast: Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Bret McKenzie, Jennifer Coolidge, Georgia King, James Callis.
U.S.A., United Kingdom
(Director: Jerusha Hess, Screenwriters: Jerusha Hess, Shannon Hale)
Thirtysomething, single Jane is obsessed with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice. On a trip to an English resort, her fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman become more real than she ever imagined.
Cast: Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Bret McKenzie, Jennifer Coolidge, Georgia King, James Callis.
46
5.6
5.6
C.O.G. (2013)
C.O.G.
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Kyle Patrick Alvarez)
In the first ever film adaptation of David Sedaris' work, a cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.
Cast: Jonathan Groff, Denis O'Hare, Corey Stoll, Dean Stockwell, Casey Wilson, Troian Bellisario.
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Kyle Patrick Alvarez)
In the first ever film adaptation of David Sedaris' work, a cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.
Cast: Jonathan Groff, Denis O'Hare, Corey Stoll, Dean Stockwell, Casey Wilson, Troian Bellisario.
84
6.1
5.6
Concussion (2013)
Concussion
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Stacie Passon)
After a blow to the head, Abby decides she can't do it anymore. Her life just can't be only about the house, the kids and the wife. She needs more: she needs to be Eleanor.
Cast: Robin Weigert, Maggie Siff, Johnathan Tchaikovsky, Julie Fain Lawrence, Emily Kinney, Laila Robins.
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Stacie Passon)
After a blow to the head, Abby decides she can't do it anymore. Her life just can't be only about the house, the kids and the wife. She needs more: she needs to be Eleanor.
Cast: Robin Weigert, Maggie Siff, Johnathan Tchaikovsky, Julie Fain Lawrence, Emily Kinney, Laila Robins.
102
6.2
6
The Truth About Emanuel (2014)
Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Francesca Gregorini)
Emanuel, a troubled girl, becomes preoccupied with her mysterious, new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to her dead mother. In offering to babysit her newborn, Emanuel unwittingly enters a fragile, fictional world, of which she becomes the gatekeeper.
Cast: Kaya Scodelario, Jessica Biel, Alfred Molina, Frances O'Connor, Jimmi Simpson, Aneurin Barnard.
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Francesca Gregorini)
Emanuel, a troubled girl, becomes preoccupied with her mysterious, new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to her dead mother. In offering to babysit her newborn, Emanuel unwittingly enters a fragile, fictional world, of which she becomes the gatekeeper.
Cast: Kaya Scodelario, Jessica Biel, Alfred Molina, Frances O'Connor, Jimmi Simpson, Aneurin Barnard.
329
7.3
7.5
Fruitvale
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Ryan Coogler)
The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family and strangers on the last day of 2008.
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O'Reilly, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray.
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Ryan Coogler)
The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family and strangers on the last day of 2008.
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O'Reilly, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray.
181
6.4
6.7
In a World... (2013) (2013)
In a World...
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Lake Bell)
An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voiceover star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation.
Cast: Lake Bell, Demetri Martin, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino, Fred Melamed.
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Lake Bell)
An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voiceover star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation.
Cast: Lake Bell, Demetri Martin, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino, Fred Melamed.
362
6.6
6.5
Kill Your Darlings (2013)
Kill Your Darlings
U.S.A.
(Director: John Krokidas, Screenwriters: Austin Bunn, John Krokidas)
An untold story of murder that brought together a young Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs at Columbia University in 1944, providing the spark that led to the birth of an entire generation – their Beat revolution.
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHann, Ben Foster, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Elizabeth Olsen.
U.S.A.
(Director: John Krokidas, Screenwriters: Austin Bunn, John Krokidas)
An untold story of murder that brought together a young Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs at Columbia University in 1944, providing the spark that led to the birth of an entire generation – their Beat revolution.
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHann, Ben Foster, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Elizabeth Olsen.
Payador's rating:
89
5.9
5.6
The Lifeguard (2013)
The Lifeguard
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Liz W. Garcia)
A former valedictorian quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She gets work as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager.
Cast: Kristen Bell, Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr, Alex Shaffer, Amy Madigan, David Lambert.
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Liz W. Garcia)
A former valedictorian quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She gets work as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager.
Cast: Kristen Bell, Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr, Alex Shaffer, Amy Madigan, David Lambert.
Payador's rating:
8
5
5.7
May in the Summer (2013)
May in the Summer
U.S.A., Qatar, Jordan
(Director and screenwriter: Cherien Dabis)
A bride-to-be is forced to reevaluate her life when she reunites with her family in Jordan and finds herself confronted with the aftermath of her parents’ divorce.
Cast: Cherien Dabis, Hiam Abbass, Bill Pullman, Alia Shawkat, Nadine Malouf, Alexander Siddig.
DAY ONE FILM
U.S.A., Qatar, Jordan
(Director and screenwriter: Cherien Dabis)
A bride-to-be is forced to reevaluate her life when she reunites with her family in Jordan and finds herself confronted with the aftermath of her parents’ divorce.
Cast: Cherien Dabis, Hiam Abbass, Bill Pullman, Alia Shawkat, Nadine Malouf, Alexander Siddig.
DAY ONE FILM
17
7.7
6.5
Mother of George
U.S.A.
(Director: Andrew Dosunmu, Screenwriter: Darci Picoult)
A story about a woman willing to do anything and risk everything for her marriage.
Cast: Isaach De Bankolé, Danai Gurira, Anthony Okungbowa, Yaya Alafia, Bukky Ajayi.
U.S.A.
(Director: Andrew Dosunmu, Screenwriter: Darci Picoult)
A story about a woman willing to do anything and risk everything for her marriage.
Cast: Isaach De Bankolé, Danai Gurira, Anthony Okungbowa, Yaya Alafia, Bukky Ajayi.
480
6.9
7
The Spectacular Now (2013)
The Spectacular Now
U.S.A.
(Director: James Ponsoldt, Screenwriters: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber)
Sutter is a high school senior who lives for the moment; Aimee is the introvert he attempts to "save." As their relationship deepens, the lines between right and wrong, friendship and love, and "saving" and corrupting become inextricably blurred.
Cast: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kyle Chandler.
U.S.A.
(Director: James Ponsoldt, Screenwriters: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber)
Sutter is a high school senior who lives for the moment; Aimee is the introvert he attempts to "save." As their relationship deepens, the lines between right and wrong, friendship and love, and "saving" and corrupting become inextricably blurred.
Cast: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kyle Chandler.
64
5.6
5.3
Touchy Feely (2014)
Touchy Feely
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Lynn Shelton)
A massage therapist is unable to do her job when stricken with a mysterious and sudden aversion to bodily contact. Meanwhile, her uptight brother's foundering dental practice receives new life when clients seek out his “healing touch.”
Cast: Rosemarie DeWitt, Allison Janney, Ron Livingston, Scoot McNairy, Ellen Page, Josh Pais.
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Lynn Shelton)
A massage therapist is unable to do her job when stricken with a mysterious and sudden aversion to bodily contact. Meanwhile, her uptight brother's foundering dental practice receives new life when clients seek out his “healing touch.”
Cast: Rosemarie DeWitt, Allison Janney, Ron Livingston, Scoot McNairy, Ellen Page, Josh Pais.
302
7
7.1
The Kings of Summer (2013)
Toy's House
U.S.A.
(Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Screenwriter: Chris Galletta)
Three unhappy teenage boys flee to the wilderness where they build a makeshift house and live off the land as masters of their own destiny. Or at least that’s the plan.
Cast: Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Alison Brie.
U.S.A.
(Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Screenwriter: Chris Galletta)
Three unhappy teenage boys flee to the wilderness where they build a makeshift house and live off the land as masters of their own destiny. Or at least that’s the plan.
Cast: Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Alison Brie.
Payador's rating:
337
7.5
6.5
Upstream Color (2013)
Upstream Color
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Shane Carruth)
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Cast: Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig, Thiago Martins.
U.S.A.
(Director and screenwriter: Shane Carruth)
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Cast: Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig, Thiago Martins.
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U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
The world premieres of 16 American documentary films.
2
6
6.4
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
U.S.A.
(Directors: Audrey Ewell, Aaron Aites, Lucian Read, Nina Kristic)
The Occupy movement erupted in September 2011, propelling economic inequality into the spotlight. In an unprecedented collaboration, filmmakers across America tell its story, digging into big picture issues as organizers, analysts, participants and critics reveal how it happened and why.
U.S.A.
(Directors: Audrey Ewell, Aaron Aites, Lucian Read, Nina Kristic)
The Occupy movement erupted in September 2011, propelling economic inequality into the spotlight. In an unprecedented collaboration, filmmakers across America tell its story, digging into big picture issues as organizers, analysts, participants and critics reveal how it happened and why.
11
7.5
7.5
After Tiller
U.S.A.
(Directors: Martha Shane, Lana Wilson)
Since the assassination of Dr. George Tiller in 2009, only four doctors in the country provide late-term abortions. With unprecedented access, After Tiller goes inside the lives of these physicians working at the center of the storm.
U.S.A.
(Directors: Martha Shane, Lana Wilson)
Since the assassination of Dr. George Tiller in 2009, only four doctors in the country provide late-term abortions. With unprecedented access, After Tiller goes inside the lives of these physicians working at the center of the storm.
4
7
7
American Promise (2013)
An American Promise
U.S.A.
(Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson)
This intimate documentary follows the 12-year journey of two African-American families pursuing the promise of opportunity through the education of their sons.
U.S.A.
(Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson)
This intimate documentary follows the 12-year journey of two African-American families pursuing the promise of opportunity through the education of their sons.
271
7.6
8.1
Blackfish (2013)
Blackfish
U.S.A.
(Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity.
U.S.A.
(Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity.
Payador's rating:
15
8.1
8.3
Blood Brother (2013)
Blood Brother
U.S.A.
(Director: Steve Hoover)
Rocky went to India as a disillusioned tourist. When he met a group of children with HIV, he decided to stay. He never could have imagined the obstacles he would face, or the love he would find.
U.S.A.
(Director: Steve Hoover)
Rocky went to India as a disillusioned tourist. When he met a group of children with HIV, he decided to stay. He never could have imagined the obstacles he would face, or the love he would find.
4
5.5
6.6
Citizen Koch (2013)
Citizen Koch
U.S.A.
(Directors: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin)
Wisconsin – birthplace of the Republican Party, government unions, “cheeseheads” and Paul Ryan – becomes a test market in the campaign to buy Democracy, and ground zero in the battle for the future of the GOP
U.S.A.
(Directors: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin)
Wisconsin – birthplace of the Republican Party, government unions, “cheeseheads” and Paul Ryan – becomes a test market in the campaign to buy Democracy, and ground zero in the battle for the future of the GOP
56
7.2
7.2
Cutie and the Boxer
U.S.A.
(Director: Zachary Heinzerling)
This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband's assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own.
U.S.A.
(Director: Zachary Heinzerling)
This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband's assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own.
32
6.8
7.5
Dirty Wars (2013)
Dirty Wars
U.S.A.
(Director: Richard Rowley)
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill chases down the truth behind America’s covert wars.
U.S.A.
(Director: Richard Rowley)
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill chases down the truth behind America’s covert wars.
6
8
7.7
Gideon's Army (2013)
Gideon's Army
U.S.A.
(Director: Dawn Porter)
Gideon’s Army follows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.
U.S.A.
(Director: Dawn Porter)
Gideon’s Army follows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.
12
8
7.4
God Loves Uganda (2013)
God Loves Uganda
U.S.A.
(Director: Roger Ross Williams)
A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America’s Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting “sexual immorality” and missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to follow biblical law.
U.S.A.
(Director: Roger Ross Williams)
A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America’s Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting “sexual immorality” and missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to follow biblical law.
29
7.8
8.1
Inequality for All (2013)
Inequality for All
U.S.A.
(Director: Jacob Kornbluth)
In this timely and entertaining documentary, noted economic-policy expert Robert Reich distills the topic of widening income inequality, and addresses the question of what effects this increasing gap has on our economy and our democracy.
U.S.A.
(Director: Jacob Kornbluth)
In this timely and entertaining documentary, noted economic-policy expert Robert Reich distills the topic of widening income inequality, and addresses the question of what effects this increasing gap has on our economy and our democracy.
6
7.7
8.2
Life According to Sam (2013)
Life According to Sam
U.S.A.
(Directors: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine)
Dr. Leslie Gordon and Dr. Scott Berns fight to save their only son from a rare and fatal aging disease for which there is no cure. Their work may one day unlock the key to aging in all of us.
U.S.A.
(Directors: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine)
Dr. Leslie Gordon and Dr. Scott Berns fight to save their only son from a rare and fatal aging disease for which there is no cure. Their work may one day unlock the key to aging in all of us.
6
7
0
MANHUNT
U.S.A., United Kingdom
(Director: Greg Barker)
This espionage tale goes inside the CIA’s long conflict against Al Qaeda, as revealed by the remarkable women and men whose secret war against Osama bin Laden started nearly a decade before most of us even knew his name.
U.S.A., United Kingdom
(Director: Greg Barker)
This espionage tale goes inside the CIA’s long conflict against Al Qaeda, as revealed by the remarkable women and men whose secret war against Osama bin Laden started nearly a decade before most of us even knew his name.
14
7
7.2
Narco Cultura (2013)
Narco Cultura
U.S.A.
(Director: Shaul Schwarz)
An examination of Mexican drug cartels’ influence in pop culture on both sides of the border as experienced by an LA narcocorrido singer dreaming of stardom and a Juarez crime scene investigator on the front line of Mexico’s Drug War.
U.S.A.
(Director: Shaul Schwarz)
An examination of Mexican drug cartels’ influence in pop culture on both sides of the border as experienced by an LA narcocorrido singer dreaming of stardom and a Juarez crime scene investigator on the front line of Mexico’s Drug War.
Payador's rating:
55
7.5
7.4
20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
Twenty Feet From Stardom
U.S.A.
(Director: Morgan Neville)
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead – until now.
DAY ONE FILM
U.S.A.
(Director: Morgan Neville)
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead – until now.
DAY ONE FILM
Payador's rating:
11
8
7.2
Valentine Road (2013)
Valentine Road
U.S.A.
(Director: Marta Cunningham)
In 2008, eighth-grader Brandon McInerney shot classmate Larry King at point blank range. Unraveling this tragedy from point of impact, the film reveals the heartbreaking circumstances that led to the shocking crime as well as its startling aftermath.
U.S.A.
(Director: Marta Cunningham)
In 2008, eighth-grader Brandon McInerney shot classmate Larry King at point blank range. Unraveling this tragedy from point of impact, the film reveals the heartbreaking circumstances that led to the shocking crime as well as its startling aftermath.
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WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Twelve films from emerging filmmaking talents offer fresh perspectives and inventive styles.
33
7.7
7.8
Circles
Serbia, Germany, France, Croatia, Slovenia
(Director: Srdan Golubovic, Screenwriters: Srdjan Koljevic, Melina Pota Koljevic)
Five people are affected by a tragic heroic act. Twenty years later, all of them will confront the past through their own crises. Will they overcome guilt, frustration and their urge for revenge? Will they do the right thing, at all costs?
Cast: Aleksandar Bercek, Leon Lucev, Nebojsa Glogovac, Hristina Popovic, Nikola Rakocevic, Vuk Kostic.
World Premiere
Serbia, Germany, France, Croatia, Slovenia
(Director: Srdan Golubovic, Screenwriters: Srdjan Koljevic, Melina Pota Koljevic)
Five people are affected by a tragic heroic act. Twenty years later, all of them will confront the past through their own crises. Will they overcome guilt, frustration and their urge for revenge? Will they do the right thing, at all costs?
Cast: Aleksandar Bercek, Leon Lucev, Nebojsa Glogovac, Hristina Popovic, Nikola Rakocevic, Vuk Kostic.
World Premiere
74
6.3
5.8
Crystal Fairy
Chile
(Director and screenwriter: Sebastián Silva)
Jamie invites a stranger to join a road trip to Chile. The woman’s free and esoteric nature clashes with Jamie’s acidic, self-absorbed personality as they head into the desert for a Mescaline-fueled psychedelic trip.
Cast: Michael Cera, Gabby Hoffmann, Juan Andrés Silva, José Miguel Silva, Agustín Silva.
World Premiere.
DAY ONE FILM
Chile
(Director and screenwriter: Sebastián Silva)
Jamie invites a stranger to join a road trip to Chile. The woman’s free and esoteric nature clashes with Jamie’s acidic, self-absorbed personality as they head into the desert for a Mescaline-fueled psychedelic trip.
Cast: Michael Cera, Gabby Hoffmann, Juan Andrés Silva, José Miguel Silva, Agustín Silva.
World Premiere.
DAY ONE FILM
16
5.9
5.8
The Future (2013)
The Future
Chile, Germany, Italy, Spain
(Director and screenwriter: Alicia Scherson)
When their parents die, Bianca starts to smoke and Tomas is still a virgin. The orphans explore the dangerous streets of adulthood until Bianca finds Maciste, a retired Mr. Universe, and enters his dark mansion in search of a future.
Cast: Manuela Martelli, Rutger Hauer, Luigi Ciardo, Nicolas Vaporidis, Alessandro Giallocosta.
World Premiere
Chile, Germany, Italy, Spain
(Director and screenwriter: Alicia Scherson)
When their parents die, Bianca starts to smoke and Tomas is still a virgin. The orphans explore the dangerous streets of adulthood until Bianca finds Maciste, a retired Mr. Universe, and enters his dark mansion in search of a future.
Cast: Manuela Martelli, Rutger Hauer, Luigi Ciardo, Nicolas Vaporidis, Alessandro Giallocosta.
World Premiere
2
0
5.6
Houston (2013)
Houston
Germany
(Director and screenwriter: Bastian Günther)
Clemens Trunschka is a corporate headhunter and an alcoholic. Drinking increasingly isolates him from his life and leads him away from reality. While searching for a CEO candidate in Houston, his addiction submerges him into his own darkness.
Cast: Ulrich Tukur, Garret Dillahunt, Wolfram Koch, Jenny Schily, Jason Douglas, Jens Münchow.
World Premiere
Germany
(Director and screenwriter: Bastian Günther)
Clemens Trunschka is a corporate headhunter and an alcoholic. Drinking increasingly isolates him from his life and leads him away from reality. While searching for a CEO candidate in Houston, his addiction submerges him into his own darkness.
Cast: Ulrich Tukur, Garret Dillahunt, Wolfram Koch, Jenny Schily, Jason Douglas, Jens Münchow.
World Premiere
6
6
6.8
Jiseul
South Korea
(Director and screenwriter: Muel O)
In 1948, as the Korean government ordered the Communists’ eviction to Jeju Island, the military invaded a calm and peaceful village. Townsfolk took sanctuary in a cave and debated moving to a higher mountain.
Cast: Min-chul SUNG, Jung-won YANG, Young-soon OH, Soon-dong PARK, Suk-bum MOON, Kyung-sub JANG.
International Premiere
South Korea
(Director and screenwriter: Muel O)
In 1948, as the Korean government ordered the Communists’ eviction to Jeju Island, the military invaded a calm and peaceful village. Townsfolk took sanctuary in a cave and debated moving to a higher mountain.
Cast: Min-chul SUNG, Jung-won YANG, Young-soon OH, Soon-dong PARK, Suk-bum MOON, Kyung-sub JANG.
International Premiere
42
7.4
7.6
Metro Manila
United Kingdom, Philippines
/Director: Sean Ellis, Screenwriters: Sean Ellis, Frank E. Flowers)
Seeking a better life, Oscar and his family move from the poverty-stricken rice fields to the big city of Manila, where they fall victim to various inhabitants whose manipulative ways are a daily part of city survival.
Cast: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega.
World Premiere
United Kingdom, Philippines
/Director: Sean Ellis, Screenwriters: Sean Ellis, Frank E. Flowers)
Seeking a better life, Oscar and his family move from the poverty-stricken rice fields to the big city of Manila, where they fall victim to various inhabitants whose manipulative ways are a daily part of city survival.
Cast: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega.
World Premiere
2
6
6.7
Shopping (2013)
Shopping
New Zealand
(Directors: Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland, Screenwriters: Louis Sutherland, Mark Albiston)
New Zealand, 1981: Seduced by a charismatic career criminal, teenager Willie must choose where his loyalty lies – with a family of shoplifters or his own blood.
Cast: Kevin Paulo, Julian Dennison, Jacek Koman, Alistair Browning.
World Premiere
New Zealand
(Directors: Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland, Screenwriters: Louis Sutherland, Mark Albiston)
New Zealand, 1981: Seduced by a charismatic career criminal, teenager Willie must choose where his loyalty lies – with a family of shoplifters or his own blood.
Cast: Kevin Paulo, Julian Dennison, Jacek Koman, Alistair Browning.
World Premiere
5
6
5
Soldate Jeannette (2013)
Soldate Jeannette
Austria
(Director: Daniel Hoesl)
Fanni has had enough of money and leaves to buy a tent. Anna has had enough of pigs and leaves a needle in the hay. Cars crash and money burns to shape their mutual journey toward a rising liberty.
Cast: Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg, Christina Reichsthaler, Josef Kleindienst, Aurelia Burckhardt, Julia Schranz, Ines Rössl.
World Premiere
Austria
(Director: Daniel Hoesl)
Fanni has had enough of money and leaves to buy a tent. Anna has had enough of pigs and leaves a needle in the hay. Cars crash and money burns to shape their mutual journey toward a rising liberty.
Cast: Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg, Christina Reichsthaler, Josef Kleindienst, Aurelia Burckhardt, Julia Schranz, Ines Rössl.
World Premiere
16
7
6.4
There Will Come a Day (2013)
There Will Come a Day
Italy, France
(Director: Giorgio Diritti, Screenwriters: Giorgio Diritti, Fredo Valla, Tania Pedroni)
Painful issues push Augusta, a young Italian woman, to doubt the certainties on which she has built her existence. On a small boat in the immensity of the Amazon rain forest, she faces the adventure of searching for herself.
Cast: Jasmine Trinca, Anne Alvaro, Pia Engleberth.
World Premiere
Italy, France
(Director: Giorgio Diritti, Screenwriters: Giorgio Diritti, Fredo Valla, Tania Pedroni)
Painful issues push Augusta, a young Italian woman, to doubt the certainties on which she has built her existence. On a small boat in the immensity of the Amazon rain forest, she faces the adventure of searching for herself.
Cast: Jasmine Trinca, Anne Alvaro, Pia Engleberth.
World Premiere
8
5.7
6.9
Wajma (2013)
Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)
Afghanistan
(Director and screenwriter: Barmak Akram)
A young man in Kabul seduces a girl. When she tells him she’s pregnant, he questions having taken her virginity. Then her father arrives, and a timeless, archaic violence erupts – possibly leading to a crime, and even a sacrifice.
Cast: Wajma Bahar, Mustafa Abdulsatar, Haji Gul, Breshna Bahar.
World Premiere
Afghanistan
(Director and screenwriter: Barmak Akram)
A young man in Kabul seduces a girl. When she tells him she’s pregnant, he questions having taken her virginity. Then her father arrives, and a timeless, archaic violence erupts – possibly leading to a crime, and even a sacrifice.
Cast: Wajma Bahar, Mustafa Abdulsatar, Haji Gul, Breshna Bahar.
World Premiere
10
7.3
7.3
What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love
Indonesia
(Director and screenwriter: Mouly Surya)
Mouly Surya’s film explores the odds of love and deception among the blind, the deaf and the unlucky sighted people at a high school for the visually impaired.
Cast: Nicholas Saputra, Ayushita Nugraha, Karina Salim, Anggun Priambodo, Lupita Jennifer.
World Premiere
Indonesia
(Director and screenwriter: Mouly Surya)
Mouly Surya’s film explores the odds of love and deception among the blind, the deaf and the unlucky sighted people at a high school for the visually impaired.
Cast: Nicholas Saputra, Ayushita Nugraha, Karina Salim, Anggun Priambodo, Lupita Jennifer.
World Premiere
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WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Twelve documentaries by some of the most courageous and extraordinary filmmakers working today.
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0
6.6
Fallen City (2011)
Fallen City
China
(Director: Qi Zhao)
Fallen City spans four years to reveal how three families who survived the 2008 Sichuan earthquake to embark on a journey searching for hope, purpose, identity, and to rebuild their lives in a new China torn between tradition and modernity.
North American Premiere
China
(Director: Qi Zhao)
Fallen City spans four years to reveal how three families who survived the 2008 Sichuan earthquake to embark on a journey searching for hope, purpose, identity, and to rebuild their lives in a new China torn between tradition and modernity.
North American Premiere
7
7.8
7.7
Fire in the Blood (2013)
Fire in the Blood
India
(Director: Dylan Mohan Gray)
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Western governments and pharmaceutical companies blocked low-cost antiretroviral drugs from reaching AIDS-stricken Africa, causing 10 million or more unnecessary deaths. An improbable group of people decided to fight back.
North American Premiere
India
(Director: Dylan Mohan Gray)
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Western governments and pharmaceutical companies blocked low-cost antiretroviral drugs from reaching AIDS-stricken Africa, causing 10 million or more unnecessary deaths. An improbable group of people decided to fight back.
North American Premiere
10
6.2
6.8
Google and the World Brain (2013)
Google and the World Brain
Spain, United Kingdom
(Director: Ben Lewis)
In the most ambitious Internet project ever conceived, Google is working to scan every book in the world. Google says it is building a library for mankind. But some are trying to stop it, claiming that Google may have other intentions.
World Premiere
Spain, United Kingdom
(Director: Ben Lewis)
In the most ambitious Internet project ever conceived, Google is working to scan every book in the world. Google says it is building a library for mankind. But some are trying to stop it, claiming that Google may have other intentions.
World Premiere
9
7.3
8.1
The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear
Georgia, Germany
(Director: Tinatin Gurchiani)
A film director casting a 15-23-year-old protagonist visits villages and cities to meet people who answer her call. She follows those who prove to be interesting enough through various dramatic and funny situations.
North American Premiere
Georgia, Germany
(Director: Tinatin Gurchiani)
A film director casting a 15-23-year-old protagonist visits villages and cities to meet people who answer her call. She follows those who prove to be interesting enough through various dramatic and funny situations.
North American Premiere
3
7.3
6.9
The Moo Man (2013)
The Moo Man
United Kingdom
(Directors: Andy Heathcote, Heike Bachelier)
A year in the life of heroic farmer Steve, scene stealing Ida (queen of the herd), and a supporting cast of 55 cows. When Ida falls ill, Steve’s optimism is challenged and their whole way of life is at stake.
World Premiere
United Kingdom
(Directors: Andy Heathcote, Heike Bachelier)
A year in the life of heroic farmer Steve, scene stealing Ida (queen of the herd), and a supporting cast of 55 cows. When Ida falls ill, Steve’s optimism is challenged and their whole way of life is at stake.
World Premiere
18
7
7
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Russian Federation, United Kingdom
(Directors: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin)
Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial: the three young artists or the society they live in?
World Premiere
Russian Federation, United Kingdom
(Directors: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin)
Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial: the three young artists or the society they live in?
World Premiere
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For the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, 113 feature-length films were selected, representing 32 countries and 51 first-time filmmakers, including 27 in competition. These films were selected from 12,146 submissions (429 more than for 2012), including 4,044 feature-length films and 8,102 short films. Of the feature film submissions, 2,070 were from the U.S. and 1,974 were international. 98 feature films at the Festival will be world premieres.
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