2017 Cinequest: Features Line-Up
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- DirectorReed TangStarsChin HanAshley GerasimovichDanni WangA Chinese family moves from their native land to a town in Germany and struggles to adjust to the different culture. Marriage hangs in the balance...
- DirectorMelanie AitkenheadAbi Damaris CorbinShaun DuffyStarsScott HazeJake RobbinsJames FrancoA film adaptation of James Franco's novel "Actors Anonymous", exploring the lives of young actors in Hollywood, from the highs to the lows, to the lies and the heartbreak.
- DirectorAnders FløeStarsEmilie KruseMorten DeurellMira BrandesOn her way to the Swedish highlands, 19-year old Sarah receives a disturbing text; a compromising sex video of her may be circulating the Internet. While determining the existence of this video, she has to keep it a secret from her parents. Matters take a turn for the worse, when Sarah realizes that their vacation farmhouse has no cell reception. She soon finds herself caught between her parents; they are drifting apart like her own life back home. Secrets cannot be hidden forever and when Sarah's phone finally gains reception, it turns out that the viral video is the least of her problems.
- DirectorAna Cristina BarragánStarsMacarena AriasPablo Aguirre AndradeAmaia MerinoAlba, an 11 year old girl, has to move to her father's house due to her mother's illness. She barely knows him and sharing time with him at home feels weird. Both are shy, both feel lonely but they can't find a way to approach each other.
- DirectorAasne Vaa GreibrokkStarsAnn Eleonora JørgensenMagnus KrepperAndrea Bræin HovigTen years after the breakup Sarah arrives at her ex-husbands summer cabin. He's writing on a play, and wants her to contribute. Sarah would love to, until she realizes that the play is about their years together.
- DirectorTobias NölleStarsGeorg FriedrichTilde von OverbeckKamil KrejcíA lonely private investigator is contacted by a mysterious woman who pulls him into a mind game known as 'telephone walking'. Fascinated by her voice, Aloys discovers an imaginary universe that allows him to break out of his isolation.
- DirectorKen FinklemanStarsDiana BentleyShiloh BlondelJan CaruanaA young man makes his way through life in modern America, and continually finds himself at the centre of complicated situations.
- DirectorAna Felicia ScutelnicuStarsWillem MenneAndrei MorariAnisoara MorariAnishoara is a 15 year old girl, who lives in a beautiful old village in Moldova. She raises without mother and for several years she cares for her little brother Andrei and her drinking father Petru. She works in hte neighboring pension, to earn little money and food. Her neighbors Vasiluta and Mihai are very kind people, having several kids by their own, and look after young Anishoara and Andrei.
- DirectorAlexander LasherasStarsKaitlyn BernardAmanda BurkeMax ChadburnDuring a weekend with her pop star boyfriend and his annoying friends, a young woman is witness to a series of strange events. Nightmares materialize and paintball games turn deadly. revealing the delicate threads that bind imagination.
- DirectorSusan JohnsonStarsBel PowleyNathan LaneWilliam MoseleyA person of high intelligence struggles to make sense of the world as it relates to morality, relationships, sex, and leaving her apartment.
- DirectorMichael McNamaraStarsJay BaruchelGerry McLaughlinEoin O'CallaghanIt's a story that spans 200 years of colorful history and that will take the duo eastward from Montreal to Westport, Ireland and finally Glasgow, where Jay will fulfill a lifelong dream.
- DirectorTanuj ChopraStarsNoureen DeWulfKaran SoniDominic RainsA Comedy about the only two guys left in Silicon Valley who have nothing to do with technology.
- DirectorBartle BullStarsBrian AdamsTeddy AtlasDuquan ChambersThree young people battle to change their lives through a three-month odyssey of the New York Daily News Golden Gloves-the biggest and oldest amateur boxing tournament in the world.
- DirectorHoon RyooStarsPark Chul-minKim Hong-paJang Hyuk-jinAs a B grade erotic theater group is about to close down, affected by the economic recession, they decide to perform a proper theater play for their last show as they have always been dreaming of. Their choice of play is the classic theater play, 'Hamlet'. However, once the theater play has started running, their performance goes to an unexpected direction due to the mistakes and ad lib they never thought were going to happen on the stage. Will their curtain call occur happily as they hoped in the beginning?
- DirectorMarc BauderStarsBenjamin LillieWolfram KochJördis TriebelMuch to everyone's surprise, a powerful financier at the peak of his career jumps off the bank's rooftop. As the markets react violently, it's up to his protégé to shed light on this obscure case. Was it a suicide or a premeditated murder?
- DirectorWei ZhangStarsJun FengJingyi HuangJingke LiangXi He's mother is fighting for her autistic son to have the right to a normal education.
- DirectorDavis Simanis Jr.StarsUlrich MatthesAgnese BudovskaTom J. BenedictIn WW1 German doctor is sent to oversee insane asylum somewhere in Latvia. Here he finds wild boy and try to heal him. He is confronted by rough circumstances and brutal soldiers.
- DirectorAlonso MayoStarsAndy ComeauCourtney HenggelerMindy SterlingAllan is a married father of three whose sex life takes another hit when his wife can no longer take the pill. He soon finds himself with an appointment for a vasectomy and a nagging identity crisis. Although he is by all reasonable accounts a good, responsible man, the thought of getting "fixed" drives him to lose himself to an action-packed midlife crisis along with his best friends. Allan will refuse to grow up anymore.
- DirectorPeter MonsaertStarsSara VertongenWim WillaertEsra VandenbusscheTogether with her mother, Sylvie runs a brothel near the Flemish-French border. Eline, Sylvie's daughter, is intrigued by her mother's peculiar working place.
- DirectorSebastian ArmestoStarsGrace GouldingAndrew KeatleySophie RobertsBen was adopted. All his life, he's avoided tracing his roots. Now he's a father himself, to a baby girl. And he's going to find his biological parents for her.
- DirectorArran ShearingStarsObi AbiliWill AlexanderOya BacakA troubled young actor in an East London Theatre Company for the homeless romances a wealthy out-of-towner in the bustling streets of contemporary London.
- DirectorIvan SenStarsAaron PedersenAlex RussellJacki WeaverIndigenous detective Jay Swan arrives in the town of Goldstone to search for a missing person, and his simple duty becomes complicated when he uncovers a web of crime and corruption.
- DirectorLindsey CopelandStarsMadeline BrewerAnn DowdDanny DeferrariThe daughter of a late comic confronts her fears of performing.
- DirectorIzer AliuStarsJasin MustafaBesar GutaBurhan AmitiThe idealistic teacher Ghani loses his principles during an intense day, when he barricades the students in an attempt in saving his working place. A political drama caging the rise and fall of a dictatorship in a classroom.
- DirectorCarlos MeléndezStarsHector KotsifakisSharon ZundelEnrique ArreolaA shy and feeble architect is victim of a violent and abusing surrounding. The pressure builds up until he is pushed to the limit of his own humanity.
- DirectorNatasha KermaniStarsLauren Ashley CarterNeimah DjourabchiAdam David ThompsonA mysterious young woman materializes in the middle of the southwest desert, where each step teaches her about her new world and her new body. As she assumes a new life, she discovers she has a twin with whom she shares more than just an outward appearance.
- DirectorRichie MehtaAniruddha ChatterjeeMandira ChauhanStarsPriyadarshni SharmaCrowdsourced material from millions edited with documentary footage from India on 10th October 2015 make this lyrical portrait of a country. It gives a heartfelt image of the people across a vast nation with their joys and troubles.
- DirectorPeter BrosensJessica WoodworthStarsPeter Van den BeginLucie DebayTitus De VoogdtDesperate to return home from a state visit to Istanbul when his country suffers its worst-ever political crisis, but unable to fly due to a solar storm, the King of the Belgians finds himself on a tumultuous road trip across the Balkans.
- DirectorBijonStarsMahmudur AnindoSheuly Akther JarinChinmoyee Gupta10-year-old Jamal loves his carefree life with his mum in rural Bangladesh, until the day his childhood friend and playmate is forced to become a child bride. Isolated and lost, Jamal finds the world a harsh reality when his hopes of getting new friends and attending school collide with his mother's past.
- DirectorMichael FerrellStarsDana BrookeMichael FerrellJosh TysonLaura, an unemployed writer in New York City, tries to juggle an unexciting boyfriend, an affair with a performance artist, and a vivid imaginary life.
- DirectorMichael JonesStarsJackson TozerFabiana WeinerTroy LarkinBen, a wannabe stand up comedian in Melbourne, doesn't live for the weekend like the O'Jays hit song, in fact he finds that philosophy kinda depressing. Spending most of his life on the stage, in his Uber and hanging out with his friends, he floats through life wondering - is there more to this?
- DirectorNathalie TeirlinckStarsEvelyne BrochuEriq EbouaneyNoa LoucheurAlice leads a routine life as an escort and dodges social contact. When she's forced to take care of her son after the death of her ex, her apparent indifference seems to fade away and she gets confronted with her emotional emptiness.
- DirectorIsti MadarászStarsDénes SzárazDorina MartinovicsZsolt AngerA drug dealer and his girlfriend betray their boss on their last mission, and the lead gets stuck in a timeloop.
- DirectorTyson CaronStarsJay BaruchelAdam BrooksSarah ConstibleDash is 33, broke, depressed and still in love with his ex, Lauren, who suddenly gets engaged. It all seems hopeless until he meets Nora - a spontaneous and unforgettable woman. But timing is everything, and Nora's not going to wait around.
- DirectorNiobe ThompsonMatthew's heart stopped beating on the tattoo parlour table. Now, his parents hold their dying boy. But in their hands they also hold the fates of others: the promise of new lives, and death postponed. With astonishing access and remarkable intimacy, Memento Mori carries us headlong into a world of hope lost, and hope returned. An elegy to the beauty of life in the shadow of death.
- DirectorJohn BarnardStarsTammy GillisSheila CampbellAaron MerkeA hedonistic soccer mom embarks on a strange journey of self discovery.
- DirectorLacey DornJames FrancoStarsJames DarbyshireAnais FernandezKatryna FogelIn the midst of the PA 2009-2011 teen suicide epidemic, this documentary follows the Palo Alto Teen Arts Council as they put on a play about the dark events in their community and coping with tough adolescent issues through the arts.
- DirectorThomas LawesStarsJo WoodcockAmy AmbroseSuzy BastoneA disillusioned young woman becomes a serial killer who targets wealthy land-owners, and a brilliant detective must use his unusual neurological condition to track her down.
- DirectorJerzy RoseStarsLyra HillBrooke BundyRuby McCollisterA group of awful idiots fail at throwing a party over and over.
- DirectorDustin Harrison-AtlasTwo chefs in DC struggle to open their first restaurants. Against all odds, one becomes the most famous new chef in America. Starring Aaron Silverman (Rose's Luxury) and Frank Linn (Frankly...Pizza!). Feat. Michel Richard & Danny Meyer.
- DirectorAmber SealeyStarsGemma BrockisJennifer LafleurDavid SullivanGrieving her mother's death and her own failing marriage, Lexi boards a plane from London to Los Angeles in search of the estranged father who abandoned her when she was three years old. Based out of a seedy Hollywood motel, she follows a tenuous trail of breadcrumbs, collecting numbers and addresses in the hopes that one will lead to her father, while establishing unexpected connections along the way. A stranger in the City of Angels, Lexi's reckless searching leads to cautious discoveries in an atmospheric and introspective quest.
- DirectorJordan Matthew HorowitzStarsJoey KleinEvalena MarieKip GilmanHenry Long desperately seeks a cure for the condition that leaves him unable to feel physical pain.
- DirectorAlex HaugheyBrian VidalStarsRichard NeilSavannah HallidayJolene AndersenA psychologist engages a dangerous, young genius in a battle of wits -- unaware of the supernatural power the girl possesses, or that her life hangs in the balance.
- DirectorChristopher SchaapStarsJulia WeldonMikaela IzquierdoRichard BrundageA young romantic navigates college dating while striving to reconcile homosexuality with his classic, cinematic ideals.
- DirectorErik SkjoldbjærgStarsTrond NilssenPer FrischLiv Bernhoft OsaA ruthless pyromaniac is on the loose in a southern village of Norway. They don't know he's not a stranger, but one of them. We follow him, the fire brigade chief's own son, spreading fear in secret.
- DirectorBrooke PurdyDoug PurdyStarsBrooke PurdyDoug PurdyMaxwell PurdyFamily To-Do-List: Throw perfect eight-year-old's birthday party, find wandering grandpa, and deal with cancer in the left boob.
- DirectorEmilie Blythe McDonaldStarsQuinten BoylesAda DouglasCassandra GoodluckA dissatisfied wife and mother flees NYC for an artist's enclave in the mountains, but complications ensue when she falls for a female kayak instructor.
- DirectorKjersti SteinsbøStarsTrond Espen SeimAnders BaasmoHelene BergsholmIn Western Norway, Rebekka is looking for retribution. Under false identity, she seeks out her deceased sister's violator and embeds herself into his idyllic family to now destroy his life.
- DirectorHenry CoombesStarsHenry CoombesRoss HunterJonathan LeslieOut of the imagination of acclaimed artist-filmmaker Henry Coombes comes Albert, an eccentric, aging painter doubling as an unconventional, Jung-inspired psychotherapist. When Albert's friend asks him to counsel her lethargic grandson Ben, whose ongoing boyfriend problems are rapidly fueling an already deep depression, their subsequent therapy sessions reveal as much about Albert as they do about the troubled young man. Coombes' debut feature is a witty, perceptive study of social mores, sexual excess and the bizarre, symbiotic relationship between doctor and patient; teacher and pupil; artist and muse.
- DirectorKyle EatonStarsJed ArkleySara ChesneyRobert A. D'EspositoIn the wake of personal and professional failure, Anthony retreats to a vacation home where an estranged friend, an alcoholic theology professor, has hidden away for similar reasons.
- DirectorCsaba BereczkiStarsMichael AlpertDaniel KahnPsoy KorolenkoIn search of their identities, five klezmer musicians trace their ethnic roots and follow their imaginations to Eastern Europe.
- DirectorJean-Paul CardinauxXavier RuizStarsFlore BabledMarie PetiotRaphaël TschudiMarie and Elodie think that the lack of affordable housing for the young can be resolved by reducing the number of retired pensioners in their apartment block, Le Lignon. As they scheme, they learn about the elderly and themselves.
- DirectorAnca Miruna LazarescuStarsAlexandru MargineanuRazvan EnciuOvidiu SchumacherThe story is set in 1968, when a Romanian-German family from the city of Arad starts a journey to the German Democratic Republic.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsMichelle RodriguezTony ShalhoubAnthony LaPagliaAfter waking up and discovering that he has undergone gender reassignment surgery, an assassin seeks to find the doctor responsible.
- DirectorKavi RazStarsSatinder SartaajJason FlemyngShabana Azmi'The Black Prince' is a story of Queen Victoria and the Last King of Punjab, Maharajah Duleep Singh. His character as it evolves, torn between two cultures and facing constant dilemmas as a result. His relationship with Queen Victoria will be the most impactful relationship in the film, the Queen representing the English culture he was drawn into. The Black Prince begins a lifelong struggle to regain his Kingdom. It takes him on an extraordinary journey across the world.
- DirectorKen MarsolaisStarsJohn UbaldoLaura Amedeo UbaldoAugust Amedeo UbaldoA documentary on sustainable agriculture which journeys into the life of a Wall Street investment banker turned farmer John Boy Ubaldo as he struggles to run a NY farm that feeds his family and the community he has lived in his whole life.
- DirectorRoland VranikStarsCake-Baly MarceloÁgnes MáhrArghavan ShekariWilson, a black man in his late fifties, has been living as a refugee in Hungary for years. He works as a security guard in Budapest and his main desire is to acquire Hungarian citizenship, but he keeps failing the exams that are required for his application. In preparing for the next exam, he is helped by Mari, a Hungarian woman of roughly the same age who is a history teacher. Unexpectedly the teacher and her pupil start to develop deep affection towards each other.
- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsFares FaresTrine DyrholmUlrich ThomsenA story about the clash between personal desires, solidarity and tolerance in a Danish commune in the 1970s.
- DirectorKatherine SchlemmerStarsMatt BaramGrace Lynn KungMark ForwardWhen a mild-mannered IT specialist discovers that a man with the same name as his is missing, he goes looking for him in the Toronto ravines. But instead of finding him, he finds the missing man's identical twin brother.
- DirectorMichael ClaytonStarsJames CarpinelloDawn-Lyen GardnerNicoye BanksConnor Ryan, out of a job and dumped by his girlfriend, returns to Atlantic City to try to rebuild his life with the last source of income that he has -- a few apartments in a low-rise condo complex that sits in the shadows of AC's newest and most expensive casino. Unfortunately, Connor's tenants don't want to pay him. In order to get his money, Connor has to take on a pair of Chechen animal trainers with underworld ties, a rap star who parties so hard the neighbors can't sleep, and a struggling single mother who steals his heart...
- DirectorJustin MashoufStarsSadiq DavisAquilla GravesRami NashashibiRe-Made Men is the story of a dedicated ex-offender and his mission to benefit the lives of Muslim converts transitioning out of incarceration by giving them green job skills and transforming them into leaders of the community.
- DirectorMark PellingtonStarsShirley MacLaineAmanda SeyfriedAnnJewel Lee DixonHarriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, resulting in a life-altering friendship.
- DirectorGarry BassinAs electrical, vibrational beings on the most minute cellular level, music from whatever genre, is an expression of the human spirit at its most basic. The Listen Project is an ongoing journey and ever growing borderless library of intimate and rarely seen performances from musicians and other artists from every corner of the globe. It is a celebration of our musical and cultural diversity and an effort to accent the positive human spirit that exists in the world for future generations to come.
- DirectorMarcela MattaMauro SarserStarsNoelia CampoMauro SarserFederico GuerraThree couples face the dilemma of choosing between fatherhood, professional fulfillment and their sexual freedom.
- DirectorMitchell AltieriStarsKen ArnoldDan De LucaKevin JiggettsThree inept night watchmen, aided by a young rookie and a fearless tabloid journalist, fight an epic battle for their lives against a horde of hungry vampires.
- DirectorDilek ÇolakStarsEvren DuyalSermet YesilAytaç ÖztunaLeyla is an unhappy nurse being beaten by her husband. One day she meets Kerem who is a lively political prisoner on hunger strike. Leyla's vision of life would change with her new friend.
- DirectorJoseph RubenStarsMichiel HuismanHera HilmarJosh HartnettThis movie is a love story between an idealistic American nurse and a Turkish officer in World War I.
- DirectorRitesh BatraStarsJim BroadbentCharlotte RamplingHarriet WalterA man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
- DirectorCatherine EatonStarsTeddy SearsCatherine EatonHarris YulinA mysterious new language leads to conflict and rebellion.
- DirectorJan HrebejkStarsZuzana MauréryZuzana KonecnáCsongor KassaiThe arrival of Maria Drazdechova, associated with the Communist party, to a school in Bratislava in 1983 worries parents, students, and colleagues.
- DirectorEmilia FerreiraStarsIrina BjörklundHarry HamlinKevin KilnerDuring the opening night of a theatrical play that deals with conflicts between love and work, Skene - a controlling stage director has an epiphany about how this play came together.
- DirectorSaila KariatStarsAlyy KhanSuchitra PillaiJake T. AustinDevastated by his daughter's suicide, an immigrant entrepreneur working in high-tech seeks answers to his lingering questions.
- DirectorSantiago EsteinouStarsCésar FierroSergio FierroThe Years of Fierro tells the story of César Fierro, the oldest Mexican prisoner on death row in the United States. César has waited for an execution date for more than 30 years, always insisting that he is innocent. This documentary is a reflection on justice, imprisonment and brotherly love, through the eyes of César and his bother, Sergio. These two brothers still hope to meet again, no matter the time or the distance.
- DirectorNiki CaroStarsJessica ChastainJohan HeldenberghDaniel BrühlKeepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland.
- DirectorAlex FerrariStarsKrista AllenDebra WilsonJoseph D. ReitmanBased on true events. "This is Meg" is a sneak peak into the Los Angeles lifestyle of a working but not famous female actress/comedienne's point of view that is forced to shift with the social media wave.
- DirectorBárbara OchoaStarsCarmen BeatoIsrael CapetilloSebastián CobosBruno feels a profound rejection towards his own sexuality.
- DirectorJason ConneryStarsBenjamin WainwrightPeter MullanJack LowdenIn every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommy's Honour - an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.
- DirectorMilos RadovicStarsLazar RistovskiPetar KoracPavle EricStatistics show that during their career every railroad engineer working unintentionally kills 15 to 20 people. This is a story about the innocent mass murderers and their lives.
- DirectorBenedict AndrewsStarsRuby StokesRooney MaraRiz AhmedWhen a young woman unexpectedly arrives at her much-older former lover's workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of their dark past threaten to unravel his new life. What follows is an emotional and unflinching excavation of inappropriate love, with shattering consequences.
- DirectorChristophe Van RompaeyStarsAlexandra LamyBarbara SarafianGeert Van RampelbergVincent (17) wants to commit suicide as to take a stand against the problems of the world today. His giddy French aunt makes it her mission to save him. Only she's not without problems herself..
- DirectorSoroush MohammadzadehStarsShahab HosseiniNasim AdabiHasti MahdavifarTwo years ago during nineteen-year-old Akram's engagement ceremony,her father is killed in a quarrel with one of the groom's family members and, after a while, the murderer is sentenced to death. On the day when his execution sentence has been approved, Akram, her sister, and two brothers go to the court. Akram is pregnant (while no official marriage formula has been pronounced), and she tells only her older brother and sister,since her younger brother is zealous. Now, they have to make a decision whether to keep the baby or avenge her father's death. The smaller brother is in favor of the execution, since he doesn't know about the baby and he is confused why the others want to forgive the murderer of their father. Then destiny makes another way.
- DirectorDean PetersonStarsNicole RodenburgGrace RexJosh RubenA comedy about two estranged sisters brought back into each other's lives by the impending death of their grandmother.
- DirectorRomi TrowerStarsLuke FordAnna SamsonBrooke SatchwellAdrian, an irrepressibly chirpy tech nerd, has OCD. Grace, a beautiful street artist, has multiple personality disorder. It's a love story that seems impossible. But what if it works?
- DirectorStefanie BlackJacquie PhillipsStarsTed WelchGeorge BaronChristine WoodsWhen he's sentenced to 90 days of house arrest, Bo meets Elliot, the awkward kid who lives across the street. While bonding over football, these unlikely friends teach each other a little bit about growing up and what it means to be a man.
- DirectorJustin John DohertyStarsSebastian BadarauJames BarnesGeoffrey BerseyBlowing out of the city like a whirlwind in the night, Alice and John flee to the sea riding a blissful wave of new love.
- DirectorNagwa IbrahimSalome MulugetaStarsSalome MulugetaRyan O'NanRyan SpahnEthiopian-born Elenie struggles to integrate her mother's traditions with her own American dreams. When a tragic accident thrusts her into the life of American-born Logan, Elenie realizes that one's search for a sense of place is universal.
- DirectorMilind DhaimadeStarsBarun SobtiShahana GoswamiAvinash TiwaryWhen their Sunday soccer game on the beach is canceled, five friends set out to find another place to play in the noisy, crowded city of Mumbai.