Russian Film Festival Sydney 2016 – The 2016 Film Festival was screened for nine days from March 11 to 19, 2016. Take a look back at the eclectic mix of 139 features and 114 short films playing as part of the film programme.
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Russian Film Festival Sydney 2016
Narrative Feature Contest Ten World Premieres: Ten Unique Ways to Celebrate the Art of Storytelling. In 2016, the narrative feature was selected from 1,442 submissions.
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The Crossbow Director/Writer: Adam Pinney The inventor of the world’s greatest toy reflects on his decade-long love affair with a woman who hates him. Starring: Mike Brune, Tally Medell (World Premiere)
Before Sun Explodes Director: Debra Eisenstadt, Screenwriters: Debra Eisenstadt, Zeke Farrow After his wife leaves him, a troubled comedian is drawn to an intriguing woman. Starring: Bill Dawes, Sarah Butler, Christine Woods, Michael Rivkin, Amir Arison, Keri Safran, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Gene Serritella, Kristin Slaysman, Eric Fillipkowski (World Premiere)
Claire in Motion Directors/Screenwriters: Lisa Robinson, Annie J. Howell makes Claire sure of herself, her job, and her family, until, like a bad dream—her husband disappears, leaving behind several puzzling secrets that shatter their certainty. Starring: Betsy Brandt, Chris Beetem, Zev Haworth, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Sakina Jaffrey (World Premiere)
Cast: Inconscient Directors: Cast: Inconscient (Lily Baldwin, Frances Bodomo, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Josephine Decker, Lauren Wolkstein), Screenwriters: Jamal Batts, Lily Baldwin, Frances Bodomo, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Mariama Diallo, Lauren Wallokste, Dan Schoenbrun Five of independent film’s most adventurous filmmakers adapt each other’s dreams for the screen. This is going to be 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 Creed Director: Chris Avedisian Screenwriters: Chris Avedisian, Kyle Espeletta, Jesse Wakeman Returning to working-class Warwick, Rhode Island, Peter LaTang meets childhood friend Donald Trebek in what begins as a simple favor and turns into a long van ride. . In two. Past Friends Starring: Kris Avedisian, Jesse Wakeman, Louisa Krause (World Premiere)
Hunter Gatherer Director/Writer: Josh Locy After three years in prison, an unfairly optimistic middle-aged man returns to his stagnant neighborhood to win back his girlfriend, only to find that she and her family have done what they always wanted to do. – Forget it exists. Cast: Andre Royo, George Sample III, Kellee Stewart, Ashley Wilkerson, Kevin Jackson, Antonio D. Charity, Celestial, Alexis DeLaRosa, Jeanetta Arnette (World Premiere)
Miss Stevens Director: Julia Hart Screenwriters: Julia Hart, Jordan Horowitz Stuck at a crossroads in her personal life, it’s up to Miss Stevens to accompany her three students – Billy, Margot and Sam – to a weekend drama competition. . Starring: Lily Rabe, Timothe Chalamet, Lili Reinhart, Anthony Quintal, Rob Huebel, Oscar Nuñez (World Premiere)
The Other Half (Canada) Director/Screenwriter: Joey Klein A troubled man and a bipolar woman fall in love and try to live a simple life together. Starring: Tom Cullen, Tatiana Maslany, Suzanne Clement, Henry Czerny, Mark Rendall, Deragh Campbell, Nancy Palk (World Premiere)
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A Stray Director/Screenwriter: Musa Said, a young Muslim refugee in Minneapolis trying to escape his misfortune, looks like he might succeed—until he crosses paths with a stray dog. Starring: Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Christina Baldwin, Ayla, Fathia Absie, Jamaal “Happy Khalif” Farah, Abdullahi Haji-Mohamed, Ifrah Mansour, Rhiana Yazzie, George McCauley (World Premiere)
Transpecos Director: Greg Kwedar, Screenwriters: Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley For three US Border Patrol agents, the contents of a car reveal a treasonous conspiracy within their ranks. The next 24 hours could cost him his life. Starring: Johnny Simmons, Gabriel Luna, Clifton Collins, Jr. (World Premiere)
Documentary Feature Competition Top Ten World Premieres: Ten real-world stories that showcase innovation, strength and bold voice. Selected from 1,013 documentary submissions in 2016.
Random Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America Director: Matt Ornstein Daryl Davis has an unusual hobby. As a musician, he played with legends such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard, but in his free time he likes to meet and befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan. Join Darryl on his personal quest to understand racism. (World Premiere)
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Alive and Kicking Director/Writer: Susan Glatzer Alive and Kicking offers audiences an intimate, inside look at the culture of today’s swing dance world, shedding light on issues facing modern American society. (World Premiere) * SXsports Projection
Subtle and Subtle Things Director: Garrett Tsevgetis In a celebration of outcasts everywhere, a formerly blind young woman disappears into grotesque madness and solitude. With humor and daring curiosity, he pursues love and freedom in the most unexpected of places: a provocative marginalized community. (World Premiere)
Goodnight Brooklyn – The Story of Death By Audio Director: Matthew Conboy Death By Audio, an underground arts and music venue, is forced to close in 2014. The film focuses on the struggles of maintaining a community in the face of Brooklyn real estate development. the enemy Construction workers and a billion dollar company. (World Premiere)
The Liberators Director: Cassie Hay is a small town in Texas. A medieval treasure of 350 million dollars. Discovery is just the beginning. (World Premiere)
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Orange Sunshine Director/Screenwriter: William A. Kirkley The untold story of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love – a spiritual group of surfers and hippies from California who became the world’s largest suppliers of LSD and Hash in the 60s and 70s. (World Premiere)
Ovarian Psycos Directors: Joanna Sokolowski, Kate Trumbull-LaValle In East Los Angeles, three young misfits find solace in an unabashedly feminist biker gang. They call themselves the Ovarian Psycos Bicycle Brigade. (World Premiere)
The Seer Director: Laura Dunn The Seer is a film portrait of farmer and writer Wendell Berry. Through his eyes we see the changing landscapes of rural America in the era of industrial agriculture and the redeeming beauty of the road not taken. (World Premiere) * SouthBites Screening
The Space Between – Marina Abramovic and Brazil (Brazil) Director: Marco Del Fiol, Screenwriters: Marco Del Fiol, Marina Abramovic, Fabiana Werneck Barcinski In search of personal healing and artistic inspiration, Marina Abramovic travels throughout Brazil and experiences ritual sacredness. Boundaries between art and spirituality. How far would you go to create another work of art? (World Premiere)
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Tower Director: Keith Maitland A lively, action-packed look at America’s first mass school shooting, one man’s worst brings out the best in many others. (World Premiere)
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Demolition Director: Jean-Marc Vallée, Screenwriter: Brian Sipe Davis (Jake Gyllenhaal), a successful investment banker, struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car accident. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis (U.S Premiere)
Don’t Think Twice Director/Writer: Mike Burbiglia An improv troupe loses the lease on their home theater, while one of their actors is cast in television’s biggest sketch comedy show. Cast: Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher, Chris Gethard (World Premiere)
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Everybody Needs Some Director/Screenwriter: Richard Linklater In the anticipated “spiritual sequel” to Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused, a group of college friends navigate the freedoms and responsibilities of a wild finals 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 unexpected first-person action film where you play the main character, Henry. Raised from the dead by your wife with no memory, your mission is to find her, solve the mystery of your existence, and discover the truth behind your identity. Cast: Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett, Andrey Dementyev, Dasha Charusha, Sveta Ustinova (U.S. Premiere)
A Valley of Violence Director/Screenwriter: Ti West From Blumhouse, the film tells the story of a gangster named Paul who comes to a small town to take revenge on the gangsters who killed his friend. Sisters Mary Ann and Ellen, who run a hotel in town, help Paul in his quest for revenge. Starring: Ethan Hawke, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone, Karen Gillan, John Travolta (World Premiere)
Midnight Special Director/Screenwriter: Jeff Nichols A father runs to protect his son and discovers the truth behind the boy’s special powers in writer/director Jeff Nichols’ sci-fi thriller Midnight Special. Actor: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, Sam Shepard (North American Award)
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Pee-wee’s Big Holiday Director: John Lee, Writers: Paul Reubens, Paul Rust In Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, a fateful encounter with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first vacation in this epic tale of friendship and destiny. Starring: Paul Reubens, Joe Manganiello, Jessica Pohly, Alia Shawkat, Stephanie Beatriz
