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First Light
LA PRIMA LUCE
2015 | Italy/Chile | 108 min

Genre Drama Status Completed

Director Vincenzo Marra

Writers Angelo Carbone, Vincenzo Marra

Producers Isabella Cocuzza, Arturo Paglia

Production Companies PACO CINEMATOGRAFICA, RAI CINEMA

cast Riccardo Scamarcio, Daniela Ramirez

FESTIVALS VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – VENICE DAYS/GIORNATE DEGLI AUTORI OFFICIAL SELECTION

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Italian Distributor BIM DISTRIBUZIONE

Marco and Martina are a seemingly happy couple, with a beautiful 8 year old, Mateo. But Martina is longing to leave Italy—and Marco—for a different life, back in her native Chile. Martina abruptly departs for South America, deciding to take along her son Mateo, against the father’s will.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Vessel
2015 | USA | 110 min

Director Julio Quintana

Producer Maria Quintana

Executive Producers Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life), Sarah Green (Mud)

cast Lucas Quinitana, Martin Sheen (The Way, The Departed)

Genre Drama Status Completed

The inhabitants of a small seaside village have their faith and resolve tested in the aftermath of a destructive tidal wave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Deadly Sisters
AKA Perfect Sisters
2014 | Canada | 95 min

Director Stanley Brooks Producer Juliette Hagopian

Cast Abigail Breslin (Ender’s Game, August: Osage County), Georgie Henley (Chronicles of Narnia Trilogy), Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite, Attack on Leningrad), James Russo (Django Unchained, Public Enemy)

Genre Psychological Thriller Status Completed

US Distributor Gravitas Ventures

PERFECT SISTERS is a psychological thriller based on a true story about two sisters who plot a vicious revenge against their negligent mother.

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The Haunting of Ellie Rose
2015 | UK | 80 min

Director Tristan Versluis Producer Andy Thompson

Cast Lucy Benjamin, Alexandra Moen

Genre Horror Status Completed

Ellie Rose returns to her family’s unused cabin, which holds dark secrets from her past. However, the horrors that haunt her mind quickly transform into a reality.

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The Washington Snipers
AKA Blue Caprice
2013 | USA | 94 min

Director Alexandre Moors
Cast Isaiah Washington, Tim Blake Nelson, Leo Fitzpatrick

Genre Psychological Thriller

Festivals Sundance, Deauville

US DISTRIBUTOR IFC Films / Sundance Selects

The striking feature film debut of french writer-director Alexandre Moors, BLUE CAPRICE is a harrowing yet restrained psychological thriller about an abandoned boy lured to America into the shadows of a dangerous father figure. Inspired by true events, BLUE CAPRICE investigates the notorious and horrific Beltway sniper attacks from the point of view of the two killers, whose distorted father-son relationship facilitated their long and bloody journey across America.

 
 

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Gingerclown 3D
2014 | Hungary | 80 min

Director Balazs Hatvani
Producers Levente Kiss, Krisztian Lippert

Cast Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), Brad Dourif (The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers), Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Sean Young (Blade Runner)

Genre Horror, Comedy Status Completed

US Distributor Lionsgate / Grindstone

The last independent monster-comedy from the 80’s. School nerd Sam enters abandoned amusement park in order to win the heart of one of the prettiest girls in school.

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JAMES FRANCO PRESENTS
Kink
2014 | USA | 79 min

Director Christina Voros (The Director: Evolution In Three Acts)
Writers Christina Voros, Ian Olds Producers James Franco (127 Hours, Oz the Great and Powerful), Vince Jolivette (Spring Breakers), Miles Levy (Lovelace)

Genre Documentary Status Completed

Festivals Sundance

Director Christina Voros and producer James Franco pull back the curtain on the fetish empire of Kink.com, the Internet’s largest producer of BDSM content. In a particularly obscure corner of an industry that operates largely out of public view, Kink.com’s directors and models strive for authenticity. In an enterprise often known for exploitative practices, Kink.com upholds an ironclad set of values to foster an environment that is safe, sane, and consensual.

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Alien Uprising
AKA U.F.O
2013 | UK | 101 min

Director Dominic Burns
Cast Bianca Bree, Jean-Claude Van Damme

Genre Action, Sci-Fi

US DISTRIBUTOR Phase 4 Films

In the wake of UFO attacks, five friends attempt to navigate their way to survival amidst deteriorating chaos as the world descends into terror and anarchy during an alien invasion and interstellar war.

   

 

 

 

     
 

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Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
2013 | USA | 115 min

Director Paul Borghese
Cast Ice-T, Vincent Pastore, Ja Rule, William DeMeo, Armand Assante

Genre Action, Crime

US DISTRIBUTOR Lionsgate / Grindstone

An ex-con faces the pressure of a family who wants him to give up his life of crime while being pressured by his crew to return to his old ways.

   
 

 

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