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Absurdistan
directed by Veit Helmer, 1968-; designed by Serap Bahadir, fl. 2007-2011; produced by Veit Helmer, 1968-, Veit Helmer Filmproduktion, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Bayerischer Rundfunk and Arte France; performed by Nino Chkheidze, fl. 2008, Max Mauff, 1987- and Kristyna Malerova, 1985- (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2008), 1 hour 24 mins
Welcome to Absurdistan, a small village in the high desert mountains, just on the outskirts of reality, where magical visions and bizarre events fuse together. The village is facing a water shortage, but the men are too lazy to fix a rickety pipeline and the women are getting fed up with their good-for-nothing hus...
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directed by Veit Helmer, 1968-; designed by Serap Bahadir, fl. 2007-2011; produced by Veit Helmer, 1968-, Veit Helmer Filmproduktion, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Bayerischer Rundfunk and Arte France; performed by Nino Chkheidze, fl. 2008, Max Mauff, 1987- and Kristyna Malerova, 1985- (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2008), 1 hour 24 mins
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Welcome to Absurdistan, a small village in the high desert mountains, just on the outskirts of reality, where magical visions and bizarre events fuse together. The village is facing a water shortage, but the men are too lazy to fix a rickety pipeline and the women are getting fed up with their good-for-nothing husbands. Led by young Aya, the women make a simple vow: "No water, no sex." The men's only hope is Temelko, whose long-promised wedding w...
Welcome to Absurdistan, a small village in the high desert mountains, just on the outskirts of reality, where magical visions and bizarre events fuse together. The village is facing a water shortage, but the men are too lazy to fix a rickety pipeline and the women are getting fed up with their good-for-nothing husbands. Led by young Aya, the women make a simple vow: "No water, no sex." The men's only hope is Temelko, whose long-promised wedding with Aya is put on hold until he finds a solution for the water problem. Adult
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Film
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Nino Chkheidze, fl. 2008, Max Mauff, 1987-, Kristyna Malerova, 1985-
Contributor
Giorgi Beridze, fl. 1986-2013, Serap Bahadir, fl. 2007-2011, Veit Helmer, 1968-, Veit Helmer Filmproduktion, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Bayerischer Rundfunk, Arte France, Vincent Assmann, 1976-, Erwin Prib, fl. 2004-2013, Shigeru Umebayashi, 1951-
Author / Creator
Veit Helmer, 1968-, Nino Chkheidze, fl. 2008, Max Mauff, 1987-, Kristyna Malerova, 1985-, Gordan Mihic, 1938-, Zaza Buadze, fl. 1990-2008
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
First Run Features
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Sexual intercourse, Weddings, Sex, Water supply, Town life, Film Studies, Temelko, Aya, Grandmother
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by First Run Features
Awards Event
Sundance Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, Györ MediaWave International Festival of Visual Arts, German Film Awards, Fantasporto, Chicago International Film Festival, Bavarian Film Awards
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1945-1982; produced by Jürgen Jürges, 1940-, Filmverlag der Autoren and Tango Film; performed by Brigitte Mira, 1910-2005, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, 1940-2002 and Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1945-1982 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1974), 1 hour 33 mins
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, already the director of almost twenty films by the age of twenty-nine, paid homage to his cinematic hero, Douglas Sirk, with this updated version of Sirk's All That Heaven Allows. Lonely widow Emmi Kurowski (Brigitte Mira) meets Arab worker Ali (El Hedi ben Salem) in a bar during a rainst...
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directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1945-1982; produced by Jürgen Jürges, 1940-, Filmverlag der Autoren and Tango Film; performed by Brigitte Mira, 1910-2005, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, 1940-2002 and Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1945-1982 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1974), 1 hour 33 mins
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder, already the director of almost twenty films by the age of twenty-nine, paid homage to his cinematic hero, Douglas Sirk, with this updated version of Sirk's All That Heaven Allows. Lonely widow Emmi Kurowski (Brigitte Mira) meets Arab worker Ali (El Hedi ben Salem) in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love––to their own surprise––and to the shock of family, colleagues, and drinking buddies. In Ali: Fear Eats...
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, already the director of almost twenty films by the age of twenty-nine, paid homage to his cinematic hero, Douglas Sirk, with this updated version of Sirk's All That Heaven Allows. Lonely widow Emmi Kurowski (Brigitte Mira) meets Arab worker Ali (El Hedi ben Salem) in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love––to their own surprise––and to the shock of family, colleagues, and drinking buddies. In Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Angst essen seele auf), Fassbinder expertly uses the emotional power of the melodrama to underscore the racial tensions threatening German culture.
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Film
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Brigitte Mira, 1910-2005, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, 1940-2002, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1945-1982
Contributor
Thea Eymèsz, fl. 1968-1975, Jürgen Jürges, 1940-, Filmverlag der Autoren, Tango Film, Fritz Müller-Scherz, 1945-
Author / Creator
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1945-1982, Brigitte Mira, 1910-2005, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, 1940-2002
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Janus Films
Topic / Theme
Racial integration, Interracial marriages, Love
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1974 by Janus Films
Awards Event
Cannes Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, German Film Awards
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Alice in the Cities
directed by Wim Wenders, 1945-; produced by Joachim von Mengershausen, 1936-; performed by Rüdiger Vogler, 1942-, Yella Rottländer, 1964- and Lisa Kreuzer, 1945- (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1974), 1 hour 52 mins
A German photographer visiting the United States finds an unexpected new chapter in his life opened through his chance meeting with a mother and her nine-year-old daughter Alice.
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directed by Wim Wenders, 1945-; produced by Joachim von Mengershausen, 1936-; performed by Rüdiger Vogler, 1942-, Yella Rottländer, 1964- and Lisa Kreuzer, 1945- (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1974), 1 hour 52 mins
Description
A German photographer visiting the United States finds an unexpected new chapter in his life opened through his chance meeting with a mother and her nine-year-old daughter Alice.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Rüdiger Vogler, 1942-, Yella Rottländer, 1964-, Lisa Kreuzer, 1945-
Contributor
Robby Müller, 1940-, Joachim von Mengershausen, 1936-, Peter Przygodda, 1941-2011, Can, fl. 1969
Author / Creator
Wim Wenders, 1945-, Rüdiger Vogler, 1942-, Yella Rottländer, 1964-, Lisa Kreuzer, 1945-, Veith von Fürstenberg, fl. 1972
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Janus Films
Topic / Theme
German people, Journalists, Family, Jews
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1974 by Janus Films
Awards Event
Chicago International Film Festival, German Film Critics Association Awards
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Better Or Worse?
directed by Jocelyn Cammack, 1961-; produced by Caroline Cooper, fl. 2001, Lifesize Pictures; performed by Ann Farrar, fl. 2001, John Langford, fl. 2001 and Finn Atkins, 1989- (Film Movement, 2001), 1 hour 30 mins
Eight-year-old Rachel as she embarks upon a series of experiments attempting to make sense of her defective eyesight. Balancing the innate desire of a child attempting to appear normal with the visual chaos of her everyday life, it contrasts ideas of perspective, both real and imagined, through the recurring moti...
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directed by Jocelyn Cammack, 1961-; produced by Caroline Cooper, fl. 2001, Lifesize Pictures; performed by Ann Farrar, fl. 2001, John Langford, fl. 2001 and Finn Atkins, 1989- (Film Movement, 2001), 1 hour 30 mins
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Eight-year-old Rachel as she embarks upon a series of experiments attempting to make sense of her defective eyesight. Balancing the innate desire of a child attempting to appear normal with the visual chaos of her everyday life, it contrasts ideas of perspective, both real and imagined, through the recurring motif of a diving board - limiting and precarious. Junior High School
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Ann Farrar, fl. 2001, John Langford, fl. 2001, Finn Atkins, 1989-
Contributor
Alistair Cameron, fl. 1978-2007, Caroline Cooper, fl. 2001, Lifesize Pictures, Fiona Colbeck, fl. 1997-2012, Sarah Lovett, fl. 1997-2010
Author / Creator
Jocelyn Cammack, 1961-, Ann Farrar, fl. 2001, John Langford, fl. 2001, Finn Atkins, 1989-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Film Movement
Topic / Theme
Physical disabilities, Children, Film Studies, Swimming Teacher, Mr. Gray, Rachel
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000. Used by permission of Film Movement.
Awards Event
Norwegian Short Film Festival, Gijón International Film Festival, European Film Awards, Chicago International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival
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Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1969), 49 mins
Les Blank creates a vivid portrait of bluesman Lightin' Hopkins through a vital collection of musical performances and oral histories.
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Les Blank, 1935-2013 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1969), 49 mins
Description
Les Blank creates a vivid portrait of bluesman Lightin' Hopkins through a vital collection of musical performances and oral histories.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Les Blank, 1935-2013
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
Janus Films
Speaker / Narrator
Lightnin' Hopkins, 1912-1982
Person Discussed
Lightnin' Hopkins, 1912-1982
Topic / Theme
Rhythm and blues music, Musicians, Music, Biographies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1960 by Janus Films
Awards Event
Chicago International Film Festival
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The Cycle = دایره مینا
directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Fourouzan, fl. 1964-1978, Ezzatolah Entezami, 1924- and Saeed Kangarani, 1954- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 38 mins
Dariush Mehrjui took the title of his 1973 film from a line by the medieval Persian mystic poet Hafiz: 'Because of the cycle of the universe, my heart is bleeding.' This bleeding is both literal and figurative: A rural young man, Ali, and his ailing father become a part of in the corrupt and unsanitary 'free mark...
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directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Fourouzan, fl. 1964-1978, Ezzatolah Entezami, 1924- and Saeed Kangarani, 1954- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 38 mins
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Dariush Mehrjui took the title of his 1973 film from a line by the medieval Persian mystic poet Hafiz: 'Because of the cycle of the universe, my heart is bleeding.' This bleeding is both literal and figurative: A rural young man, Ali, and his ailing father become a part of in the corrupt and unsanitary 'free market' blood industry when they come to Tehran's main hospital to seek a cure for the father. The young man becomes involved with a worldl...
Dariush Mehrjui took the title of his 1973 film from a line by the medieval Persian mystic poet Hafiz: 'Because of the cycle of the universe, my heart is bleeding.' This bleeding is both literal and figurative: A rural young man, Ali, and his ailing father become a part of in the corrupt and unsanitary 'free market' blood industry when they come to Tehran's main hospital to seek a cure for the father. The young man becomes involved with a worldly and tolerant nurse (played by a sex symbol and movie star of the Pahlavi era, Fourouzan), and survives by becoming part of the black market working out of the hospital. Mehrjui said that he wanted to show 'a human society of vultures, dedicating themselves eagerly to engulfing the lives of others.' The screenplay was written by Mehrjui's frequent collaborator, Ghoran Hossein Sai'edi, a doctor who ran a free clinic who was later imprisoned and tortured under the Shah's regime. Though the Government Ministry of Culture funded the film, it was not immediately released in Iran due to the medical establishment's objections. It was awarded the International Critics' prize in Berlin and the Antenne 2 Grand Prize in Paris. It was finally shown in 1977 in Iran, and was instrumental in the foundation of the Blood Transfusion Organization of Iran. It was not seen in the U.S. until the day after the Islamic Revolution took control of the country. Mehrjui was a favorite filmmaker of the Ayatollah, but he struggled with the religious government's strictures. Awards/Festivals: FIPRESCI Prize Cinema of New Forum & OCIC Award Cinema of New Form Berlin International Film Festival 1978; Toronto International Film Festival 1978; Chicago International Film Festival 1978.
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Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Fourouzan, fl. 1964-1978, Ezzatolah Entezami, 1924-, Saeed Kangarani, 1954-
Author / Creator
Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-, Fourouzan, fl. 1964-1978, Ezzatolah Entezami, 1924-, Saeed Kangarani, 1954-
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Public health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1975 Used by permission of Dariush Mehrjui.
Awards Event
Chicago International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival
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The Distance = Dooratwa
directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; produced by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; performed by Ajoy Banerjee, fl. 1969-1987, Mamata Shankar, fl. 1997-2011 and Pradip Mukherjee, fl. 1976-2015 (Privately Published, 1979), 1 hour 31 mins,
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Dooratwa is a feature film directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta about a Calcutta college teacher and former revolutionary who marries a young woman but then leaves her when he learns that his wife is a single mother.
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directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; produced by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-; performed by Ajoy Banerjee, fl. 1969-1987, Mamata Shankar, fl. 1997-2011 and Pradip Mukherjee, fl. 1976-2015 (Privately Published, 1979), 1 hour 31 mins,
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Source: www.imdb.com
Description
Dooratwa is a feature film directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta about a Calcutta college teacher and former revolutionary who marries a young woman but then leaves her when he learns that his wife is a single mother.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Ajoy Banerjee, fl. 1969-1987, Mamata Shankar, fl. 1997-2011, Pradip Mukherjee, fl. 1976-2015
Contributor
Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-, Ain Rasheed Khan, fl. 1989-1997, Mahmud Mirza, fl. 1979
Author / Creator
Buddhadeb Dasgupta, 1944-, Ajoy Banerjee, fl. 1969-1987, Mamata Shankar, fl. 1997-2011, Pradip Mukherjee, fl. 1976-2015
Date Published / Released
1979-10
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Infidelity, Marriage, Pregnancy, Single mothers
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1978 by Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Awards Event
Nantes Three Continents Festival, Chicago International Film Festival
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Dry Wood
directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Flower Films (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1973), 37 mins,
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An exploration of black Creole life in French Louisiana.
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directed by Les Blank, 1935-2013; produced by Flower Films (New York, NY: Janus Films, 1973), 37 mins,
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Source: www.imdb.com
Description
An exploration of black Creole life in French Louisiana.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Flower Films
Author / Creator
Les Blank, 1935-2013
Date Published / Released
1973-10, 1973-11-22
Publisher
Janus Films
Topic / Theme
Social customs, Creole people
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Janus Films
Awards Event
Chicago International Film Festival
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Estes Avenue
directed by Paul Cotter, fl. 2003-2013; produced by Paul Cotter, fl. 2003-2013; performed by Dan Flannery, fl. 2005, Lily Miller, fl. 2005 and Margaret Kustermann, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Film Movement, 2005), 3 mins
Five people, on the very same street, at the very same time, saying the very same word. Each for a different reason.
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directed by Paul Cotter, fl. 2003-2013; produced by Paul Cotter, fl. 2003-2013; performed by Dan Flannery, fl. 2005, Lily Miller, fl. 2005 and Margaret Kustermann, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Film Movement, 2005), 3 mins
Description
Five people, on the very same street, at the very same time, saying the very same word. Each for a different reason. College
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Dan Flannery, fl. 2005, Lily Miller, fl. 2005, Margaret Kustermann, fl. 2005
Contributor
Paul Cotter, fl. 2003-2013
Author / Creator
Paul Cotter, fl. 2003-2013, Dan Flannery, fl. 2005, Lily Miller, fl. 2005, Margaret Kustermann, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Film Movement
Topic / Theme
Neighborhoods, Neighbors, Film Studies, Brian, Lily, Margaret
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Film Movement.
Awards Event
Chicago International Film Festival
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George Washington
directed by David Gordon Green, 1975-; designed by Michael Tully, fl. 2000; produced by David Gordon Green, 1975-, Sacha W. Mueller, fl. 2000 and Lisa Muskat, fl. 2000, Free Country U.S.A., Blue Moon Filmed Productions, Down Home Entertainment and Muskat Filmed Properties; performed by Candace Evanofski, fl. 1998-2012, Donald Holden, fl. 2000, Damian Jewan Lee, fl. 2000, Paul Schneider, 1976-, Will Janowitz, 1980-, Curtis Cotton, III, fl. 2000, Rachael Handy, fl. 200 and Eddie Rouse, 1954-2014 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 2000), 1 hour 30 mins
Over the course of one hot summer, a group of children in the decaying rural South must confront a tangle of difficult choices. An ambitiously constructed, elegantly photographed meditation on adolescence, the first full-length film by director David Gordon Green features remarkable performances from an award-winn...
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directed by David Gordon Green, 1975-; designed by Michael Tully, fl. 2000; produced by David Gordon Green, 1975-, Sacha W. Mueller, fl. 2000 and Lisa Muskat, fl. 2000, Free Country U.S.A., Blue Moon Filmed Productions, Down Home Entertainment and Muskat Filmed Properties; performed by Candace Evanofski, fl. 1998-2012, Donald Holden, fl. 2000, Damian Jewan Lee, fl. 2000, Paul Schneider, 1976-, Will Janowitz, 1980-, Curtis Cotton, III, fl. 2000, Rachael Handy, fl. 200 and Eddie Rouse, 1954-2014 (New York, NY: Janus Films, 2000), 1 hour 30 mins
Description
Over the course of one hot summer, a group of children in the decaying rural South must confront a tangle of difficult choices. An ambitiously constructed, elegantly photographed meditation on adolescence, the first full-length film by director David Gordon Green features remarkable performances from an award-winning ensemble cast. George Washington is a startling and distinct work of contemporary American independent cinema.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Candace Evanofski, fl. 1998-2012, Donald Holden, fl. 2000, Damian Jewan Lee, fl. 2000, Paul Schneider, 1976-, Will Janowitz, 1980-, Curtis Cotton, III, fl. 2000, Rachael Handy, fl. 200, Eddie Rouse, 1954-2014
Contributor
Tim Orr, 1968-, Michael Tully, fl. 2000, David Gordon Green, 1975-, Sacha W. Mueller, fl. 2000, Lisa Muskat, fl. 2000, Free Country U.S.A., Blue Moon Filmed Productions, Down Home Entertainment, Muskat Filmed Properties, Zene Baker, fl. 1998, Steven Gonzales, fl. 1998, Richard A. Wright, 1975-, Michael Linnen, fl. 2000, David Wingo, fl. 1997-2017
Author / Creator
David Gordon Green, 1975-, Candace Evanofski, fl. 1998-2012, Donald Holden, fl. 2000, Damian Jewan Lee, fl. 2000, Paul Schneider, 1976-, Will Janowitz, 1980-, Curtis Cotton, III, fl. 2000, Rachael Handy, fl. 200, Eddie Rouse, 1954-2014
Date Published / Released
2000, 2000-02
Publisher
Janus Films
Topic / Theme
African American, Adolescence, Race and culture, Poverty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Janus Films
Awards Event
Atlanta Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Chlotrudis Awards, Hawaii International Film Festival, Film Independent Spirit Awards, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Newport International Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival, Torino International Festival of Young Cinema, Toronto International Film Festival, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, Thessaloniki International Fi...
Atlanta Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Chlotrudis Awards, Hawaii International Film Festival, Film Independent Spirit Awards, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Newport International Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival, Torino International Festival of Young Cinema, Toronto International Film Festival, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Online Film & Television Association Awards
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