Russian Film Festival Sydney 2016 – The 2016 Film Festival featured nine days of screenings from 11 to 19 March 2016. See an eclectic mix of 139 feature films and short films. 114 were broadcast as part of the film program.
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Russian Film Festival Sydney 2016
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The Arbalest Director/Writer: Adam Pinney The explorer of the world’s greatest toy reflects on his ten-year obsession with a woman who hates him. Cast: Mike Bruhn, Tully Medel (world premiere)
Before the Sun Explodes Director: Debra Eisenstadt, Writers: Debra Eisenstadt, Zeke Farrow After being dumped by his wife, an eccentric man is lured by a woman. in conspiracies with a swindler. Cast: Bill Dawes, Sarah Butler, Christine Woods, Michael Rivkin, Amir Arison, Keri Safran, Anna Margaret Holliman, Jean Serritella, Christine Sluisman, Eric Fillipkowski (world premiere)
Claire on the Move Director / Writer: Lisa Robinson, Annie J. Howell Claire believes in herself, her work and her family until her husband disappears like a dream, leaving a trail of secret secrets that break his confidence. Cast: Betsy Brandt, Chris Beetham, Zev Haworth, Anna Margaret Holliman, Sakina Jaffrey (world premiere)
Credits: Directed by: Credits: Unknown (Lily Baldwin, Francis Bodomo, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Josephine Decker, Lauren Wolkstein), Writers: Jamal Batts, Lily Baldwin, Francis Bodomo, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Mariama Diallo, Lauren Wolkstein, Opinion: Dan Schönbrun Five of the most daring directors of independent cinema meet each other’s dreams for the screen. It’s Getting Weird… Cast: Frank Mosley, Will Blomker, Lily Baldwin, Tonya Pinkins, Daniel Ryan, Ryan Cassata, Sanda Weigl, MJ Frank, Samuel John Damon, Jamal Batts (world premiere)
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Donald Craid Director: Chris Avedisian Writers: Chris Avedisian, Kyle Espeleta, Jesse Wakeman Back home in working class Warwick, Rhode Island, Peter Latang meets a childhood friend Donald Tribeck, who started as a simple hobby and turned into a long van ride for two. friends’ past. Cast: Chris Avedisian, Jesse Wakeman, Louise Krause (world premiere)
Hunter Gatherer Director/Writer: Josh Losey After three years in prison, a troubled old man returns to his haunted neighborhood to get his girlfriend back, only to discover that she has done it with his family what they used to want to do. forget it exists. Cast: Andre Royo, George Sample III, Kelly Stewart, Ashley Wilkerson, Kevin Jackson, Antonio D. Charity, Celestial, Alexis DeLaRosa, Jeanette Arnette (world premiere)
Mrs. Stevens Director: Julia Hart, Writers: Julia Hart, Jordan Horowitz Stuck at a crossroads in her personal life, Ms. Stevens and three of his students – Billy, Margot and Sam – went on a weekend trip to a theater competition. . Cast: Lily Rabe, Timothée Chalamet, Lili Reinhart, Anthony Quintal, Rob Huebel, Oscar Nunez (world premiere)
The Other Half (Canada) Director/Writer: Joey Klein A heartbroken man and a woman with bipolar disorder fall in love and try to build a simple life together. Cast: Tom Cullen, Tatiana Maslany, Suzanne Clement, Henry Czerny, Mark Randall, Deragh Campbell, Nancy Polk (world premiere)
Film Festival Movies
Homeless Editor/Writer: Musa Saeed Trying to escape his failure, a young Muslim refugee in Minneapolis seems to be on the mend until cross the road with a stray dog. Cast: Barhad Abdirahman, Faisal Ahmed, Christina Baldwin, Ayla, Fatia Absi, Jamal “Happy Khalifa” Farah, Abdullahi Haji-Mohamed, Ifra Mansour, Riana Yazzi, George McCauley (world premiere)
Transpecos Director: Greg Kvedar, Writers: Greg Kvedar, Clint Bentley For three US Border Patrol agents, the contents of one vehicle reveal a conspiracy within their ranks. The next 24 hours may cost them their lives. Cast: Johnny Simmons, Gabriel Luna, Clifton Collins Jr. (global priority)
COMPETITION MODELS Top Ten World Games: Ten true stories featuring innovation, power and powerful voices. Selected from 1013 technical reports submitted in 2016.
Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race Director & America: Matt Ornstein Daryl Davis has a different passion. As a musician, he played with legends like Chuck Berry and Little Richard, but in his free time he likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan. Join Daryl on his personal quest to understand racism. (First in the world)
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“Alive and Well” Director/Writer: Susan Glatzer “Alive and Well” gives viewers an intimate, unique look at the culture of the dance world today, shedding light on the issues facing contemporary American society. (World Premiere) * SXsports Screening
The Best and Most Beautiful Director: Garrett Zevgetis In a festival of outcasts everywhere, a blind woman is lost in strange passions. and isolation. With humor and a strong curiosity, he pursues love and freedom in the most unexpected places: in a haunted village. (First in the world)
Goodnight Brooklyn – The Story of Death By Audio Director: Matthew Conboy Death By Audio, an underground art and music venue, has been forced to close in 2014. construction and a company worth one billion dollars. (First in the world)
Liberators Director: Cassie Hay Tiny Texas town. Medieval treasures worth $350 million. Finding a start. (First in the world)
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Orange Sunshine Director/Writer: William A. Kirkley The untold story of the Brothers of Eternal Love, a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in California who became the world’s largest users of LSD and hashish in the 60s and 70s. . (First in the world)
Ovarian Psycos Directed by: Joanna Sokolovsky, Kate Trumbull-LaValle In East Los Angeles, three misfit young women find solace in a motorcycle club. women’s bike. They call themselves the Ovary Psycos Bike Brigade. (First in the world)
The Seer Directed by: Laura Dunn The Seer is a portrait of farmer and author Wendell Berry. Through his eyes, we all see the changing landscape of America back in the era of commercial agriculture and the redemptive beauty of the uncharted path. (World Premiere) * Preview by SouthBites
The Space between them – Marina Abramovic and Brazil (Brazil) Director: Marco Del Fiol, Writers: Marco Del Fiol, Marina Abramovic, Fabiana Werneck Barczynski border between art and spirituality. How far will he go to make another film? (First in the world)
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THE TOWER Directed by: Keith Maitland A lively and action-packed look at America’s first high school game, when the ultimate villain reveals himself in the tower. One of the best among many others. (First in the world)
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Director: Jean-Marc Vallee Writer: Brian Sipe Davis (Jake Gyllenhaal), an investment banker, falls on hard times after his wife dies in a car accidents. Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis (US premiere)
Don’t Think Twice Director/Writer: Mike Beerboglia A group pretends to lose their movie theater at the same time one of their actors is chosen to make a movie on television’s hottest comedy. Cast: Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci, Tami Sager, Chris Gethard (world premiere)
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Everybody Wants Something Director/Writer: Richard Linklater In Richard Linklater’s intended “spiritual sequel” to Dazed and Confused, a group of college friends embark on their way to freedom and responsibility on a weekend in the summer of 1980. Cast: Will Brittain. , Zoey Deutch, Ryan Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Blake Jenner, J. Quinton Johnson, Glen Powell, Wyatt Russell (World Premiere) * SXsports Screening
Hardcore Henry (Russian Federation) Director/Writer: Ilya Naishuller An unstoppable first-person action adventure where you are the agent, Henry. Raised from the dead without memories of his wife, your mission is to find her, explain the secret of your life and discover the truth behind your identity. Cast: Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Hayley Bennett, Andrey Dementyev, Dasha Charusha, Sveta Ustinova (US premiere)
Violence Valley, directed and written by Ti West of Bloomhouse, tells the story of a drifter named Paulo who arrives in a small town to seek revenge on the robbers who killed his friend. Sisters Mary Ann and Ellen, who run the town’s inn, help Paul in his quest for revenge. Cast: Ethan Hawke, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone, Karen Gillan, John Travolta (world premiere)
Special Editor/Midnight Writer: Jeff Nichols A father goes on a rampage to protect his son and reveals the truth about a father’s special abilities to a reporter. /director Jeff Nichols’ sci-fi thriller Midnight Special, a film as natural as it is intimate. . people. Cast: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaden Lieberer, Sam Shepard (North American Premiere)
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Pee Wee’s Big Birthday Director: John Lee, Writer: Paul Reubens, Paul Rast destiny. Cast: Paul Reubens, Joe Manganiello, Jessica Poli, Alia Shawkat, Stephanie Beatrice
