Cinequest 2019
Films showing at the 2019 Cinequest film festival
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- DirectorHenrik Martin DahlsbakkenStarsAndrea Bræin HovigTarjei Sandvik MoeAnneke von der LippeA newly appointed teacher finds herself being followed, and soon discovers that one of her own students is obsessed with her.
- DirectorManfredi LucibelloStarsBarbora BobulovaBenedetta PorcaroliAlessio BoniA psychological thriller that revolves around secrets, lies, fears and that will lead us to know the most hidden truths of the two women.All My Nights
- DirectorHeidi YewmanStarsDaron DwyerTaylor DwyerKevin LeonardAn in-depth look at four individuals who have pulled the trigger and the profound impact it's had on their lives.
- DirectorEgor BaranovStarsAleksey ChadovPyotr FyodorovSvetlana IvanovaLife on Earth is rapidly destroyed except for a small area in Eastern Europe.Television
- DirectorPatrick von BarkenbergStarsAndréa WinterMartina NovakLinda DahlinAfter her latest novel flops, a best-selling crime writer is sent by her publisher to the Swedish countryside to regain inspiration. Totally out of place in her new surroundings, she discovers how dangerous life in East Europe can be.
- DirectorAnna AlfieriStarsAnna AlfieriAgathe FerréCaspian FayeCraving that girl she was never able to replace and seeking inspiration in her presence, or absence, or rather fantasy, a troubled writer embarks on a stormy journey of love, passion and potentially perdition.
- DirectorVeit HelmerStarsPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicPaz VegaChulpan KhamatovaTo escape from his lonely existence, Nurlan embarks on the most adventurous journey of his life: to find the owner of this perky piece of blue underwear. He rents a small room in Baku and begins his quest.
- DirectorRoger WeisbergStarsDavid GriffinBobby GrossYvonne Gross"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places." Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms BROKEN PLACES explores why some children are permanently damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. By revisiting some of the abused and neglected children we profiled decades ago, we're able to dramatically illustrate how early trauma shaped their lives as adults. BROKEN PLACES interweaves these longitudinal narratives with commentary from a few internationally renowned experts to help viewers better understand the devastating impact of childhood adversity as well as the inspiring characteristics of resilience.
- DirectorJulio Hernández CordónStarsÁngel Rafael YanezWallace PereydaÁngel Leonel CorralIn a timeless México where women are disappearing, a girl called Huck wears a mask to hide her gender. She helps her dad, a tormented addict, to take care of an abandoned baseball camp where the narcos gather to play. The father tries to protect her as he can. With the help of her friends, a group of lost boys who have the power of camouflaging themselves in the windy desert, Huck has to fight to overcome her reality and to defeat the local capo.
- DirectorCassidy FriedmanStarsEric ButlerMercedes MorganTed QuantRestorative Justice starts now.
- DirectorMichael DominicStarsEdgar Ezequiel Quintero HernandezEmmanuel Salvador Quintero HernandezFrancisco Jose Quintero HernandezShot over the course of seven years Clean Hands documents the human drama, personal struggle, innocence, and salvation of one family in Nicaragua surviving against the backdrop of Central America's largest garbage dump, La Chureca.
- DirectorEsteban RojasStarsPatch AdamsJonathan CarpenterRuss NehmerWar Veterans with PTSD along with Patch Adams MD reconnect with love, compassion and friendship by experiencing humanitarian clowning in Guatemala.
- DirectorChristian AlvartStarsMoritz BleibtreuJasna Fritzi BauerLars EidingerThriller set in the world of Forensic Pathology. Coroner Paul Herzfeld finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.Cut Off
- DirectorKathryn BasijiLiza MeakStarsMartha CabotKen DauberOlivia EckTwo high school suicide clusters in six years rocks the affluent town of Palo Alto, California. Emotions run high and while no one has a silver bullet solution to this crisis, students rise up to make sure their voices are heard.
- DirectorArturo InfanteStarsMaría Isabel Díaz LagoFaustino PérezDaisy QuintanaCeleste is a widow living a tranquil, unadventurous existence in Havana, fulfilling her daily shifts as a tour guide at the local planetarium. One day when several "Cubans" mysteriously vanish into thin air, the government announces that aliens have been living in Cuban society disguised as humans, and that these foreign guests are now returning the favor by inviting humans to visit their far-away world. It all makes perfect sense to Celeste - she had always thought that her "Russian" neighbor Pauline was eccentric, but now learns she was truly from another planet. Celeste discovers that Pauline has left her a personal invitation to join her and joins the government preparation program to journey to the far unknown.
- DirectorVeronica KedarStarsMira AwadTommy BaremboemEli DankerIt all began on one night, when Lily arrived at her therapist's house asking for an emergency session. She wants to explain why she killed her family.
- DirectorOfir TraininStarsAmit TsukGalit TsukA father of a family from Nahariya suddenly decides to share his secret desire to become a woman. Despite personal difficulties and social stigmas, the family members insist on staying together, believing that love will overcome all difficulties. Family in Transition offers an intimate, candid, and stirring portrait of the family.
- DirectorRobin McKennaStarsMarcus AlfredWayne AlfredGiorgio De FinisExploring the parallels between artists' work and a gift economy, GIFT is a reflection on the creative process, and the beauty and challenges of fearlessly giving and receiving.
- DirectorEmily TingStarsAnna AkanaRichard NgLynn ChenWhen spoiled rich girl Sasha Li blows through most of her trust fund, she is cut off by her father and forced to go back to China and work for the family toy business.
- DirectorTimothy BusfieldStarsJeff DanielsThomas MaciasRichard McWilliamsThe story of a young man coming face to face with his hero (Jeff Daniels) and exploring the tangled relationship between the dreams of youth and the wisdom of age.
- DirectorTiina LymiStarsHeikki KinnunenSatu Tuuli KarhuElina KnihtiläThe Grump prepares to die: everything is done and his wife is dead. He's making his own coffin when life suddenly walks in: his granddaughter needs the wisdom and stubbornness of her grandpa. In return, The Grump finds meaning for his life--and a big secret.
- DirectorBálint KenyeresStarsVlad IvanovFéodor AtkineJo PrestiaVictor owns a civil engineering company. Due to problems on a building site in North Africa he has to go there, where he is confronted with memories of his youth, slowly plunging into a labyrinthine world where present and past intertwine.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonBartine BurkettCharles DoretyA drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang.Silent short
- DirectorTinatin KajrishviliStarsGiorgi BochorishviliIa SukhitashviliJano IzoriaGiorgi and Ana, in their late 30-s, once a loving couple is in the difficult process of separation, which goes quietly without attracting attention of others. Affect and shock seems to be passed, but getting used to new way of life lasts long and seems endless. Giorgi can't get used to it. The pain of being rejected from the beloved, closest person doesn't allow him to start new life. He isolates himself from the rest of the world, moves far, near the sea, settles in abandoned place surrounded with lonely people. Ana waits for all to pass, but the end turns to be unexpected for both of them, leaving Ana in guilt and vagueness.Horizon
- DirectorSonia Nassery ColeStarsDamla SönmezMert Ramazan DemirDefne KayalarI Am You is inspired by the story of a refugee, the horrendous conditions before his heroic journey, the heartbreaking indifference confronting him along the way, and the uplifting power and humanity found in hope, truth and justice.
- StarsDaniel FrogsonLiani SamuelAndrea HallAn adaptation of a best seller by Joanna Nadin, about a 13 year old boy left behind by his mother and her unsavory boyfriend when they go away for a week.Television
- DirectorJoern UtkilenStarsArthur BerningOle Christoffer ErtvaagJørgen FossA cowboy rides into a rich desert mining town where no-one longer needs to work, and stir things up to what may very well be the town's final days. A comical adventure western with heavy political undertones of the world we live in today.Lake Over Fire
- DirectorRafael Marziano TinocoStarsHecham AlhadwahVarinia ArraizYsesnia CamachoFive families' lives intertwine amidst the chaos of a farcical coup in Caracas. As the city crumbles, their stories magnify small ambitions, pettiness, hopes and disappointments.Little Histories
- DirectorAndre PhillipsCharles VuoloStarsPedro RodriguezJuan Alberto UreñaChristine RosarioA Cuban immigrant struggles with their transgender identity while searching for their missing sister in New York City's underground sex industry.
- StarsAlena ChinaultJon McCormickMarcelo MelingoDiane and Tim, a young American couple, give up their search for Tim's father in Patagonia only to encounter a local con man, Alejandro, who lures them back into their journey. As the three travel deeper into the woods, mysteries abound. Each searching for something, and ultimately discovering much more. They may be hunting a man...but what's hunting them?Television
- DirectorNandita DasStarsNawazuddin SiddiquiRasika DugalTahir Raj BhasinThe film is a biographical account of writer Saadat Hasan Manto's life and is set in 1940s India.Opening night
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJosé Luis FerrerIsmael FritschiJuan López-TagleToby, a disillusioned film director, is pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes himself to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality.Closing movie
- DirectorMatt KliegmanAssembled from over 10 years of footage, Markie in Milwaukee tells the story of a midwestern transgender woman as she struggles with the prospect of de-transitioning under the pressures of her fundamentalist church, family and community.
- DirectorSarah LeibmanStarsKelby KeenanEvangeline NeuhartMusic video for Seafoam's song 'Mean Streak.'Mean Streak (short that played before The Silver Branch)
- DirectorRob FruchtmanSix dancers from the acclaimed Battery Dance company travel the world, working with young people who've experienced war, poverty, prejudice, sexual exploitation, and severe trauma as refugees.
- DirectorPascui RivasStarsOliver BurkeGastón GuruceagaEmanuel MammanaOrdinary Gods is a feature-length documentary exploring the lives and sacrifices of the world's most promising professional soccer players.
- DirectorJean E. LeeStarsMaia PecciCesar Di BelloAlejandro Torres MenchacaA frustrated housewife, her uptight husband, and a freewheeling artist form an unlikely triangle with explosive results.
- DirectorJoão VianaStarsHanic CorioPak NdjamenaErnania RainhaLucy is hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital in Mozambique. She dreams about her little son, Hanic and her husband, Pak who is a soldier at war. In the meantime, a quirky musical instrument plays: her own bed. Lucy's musical virtuosity attracts the attention of the hospital nurses. One day, her song is played in a radio program and Rosa, an evangelical priest of Radio Mozambique goes to the hospital to listen to Luc's song. Lucy takes the priest's visit as an opportunity to run away from the hospital.
- StarsTom DewispelaereNatali BroodsTom Van DyckA man with a troubled past gets a second chance to do right by his family, and while facing old demons and new temptations, he finds himself in the midst of dangerous dealings on the Antwerp docks.Television
- DirectorMike LeighStarsRory KinnearMaxine PeakeNeil BellThe story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in which British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.
- DirectorCamilla Strøm HenriksenStarsYlva Bjørkaas ThedinMaria BonnevieSverrir GudnasonFrom a young age, Jill has acted as the responsible adult in her small family. She cares for her loving but mentally unstable mother and her younger brother. The news that their estranged father will be visiting on Jill's birthday gives the children much needed hope. When the family is struck by tragedy, Jill keeps it a secret.
- DirectorVan Maximilian Rodriguez CarlsonStarsEdi GathegiTayler BuckAna OrtizThe inspiring tale of a runaway foster child who will stop at nothing to live with the only family she knows: her homeless, mentally-ill veteran father who lives on the streets of LA's skid row.
- DirectorMing Siu GohScott C. HillyardStarsGerald ChewAmy ChengSivakumar Palakrishnan50-year-old Jim has constructed a perfect life in the world's most expensive city. When he is unexpectedly laid off, he desperately clings onto the symbols of his success, while wrestling with resurfacing demons from his past.
- DirectorLaura SomersStarsGerardo M VelasquezJustin RodriguezMichelle MagallonA group of troubled teens from a low-income community break into "Los Ricos", the local mansion with a border fence, and spend the day pretending to be rich in order to forget their difficult lives.
- DirectorRuby YangStarsAbby BartolottaJimmy BartolottaDugya BumHigh on the Tibetan Plateau, the old way of life is on the decline. We follow the nomads of Ritoma as they navigate the collision of tradition and modernity.
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsChao DengLi SunRyan ZhengIn a Chinese royal court, an army commander secretly trains a "shadow" to retake a city against the wishes of the king.
- DirectorRobert BudinaStarsOsman AhmetiArben BajraktarajSuela BakoBesnik is a lonely shepherd and devoted Muslim, haunted by unfulfilled love. He is the son of a Catholic mother and formerly Communist father whom he takes care of in an Albanian village in the mountains. Up here, Christians and Muslims have found a way to co-exist peacefully. Even after the discovery that the old mosque used to be a church and that the building was actually shared by the two religions in the past, the calm of daily life can be preserved - with Besnik's help. After the death of his father, however, drastic changes threaten Besnik's multi-faith family and the shepherd is forced to seek his own path.
- DirectorKatrina CostelloJohn BrownStarsPatrick McCormackJohn Joe ConwayA film about one man's journey through life which underpins a search to reconnect with nature and culture as primary sources from which we learn a deeper understanding of ourselves and our surroundings.
- DirectorCharles ReisnerBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonTom McGuireErnest TorrenceThe effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.Silent feature
- StarsAlexi PappasAloe BlaccJon BoogzCreative passions are fueled by travel. Follow the journey of four artists as they tell their stories that illustrate a human experience and bridge our differences through creativity.Short that played before Clownvets
- DirectorAsh MayfairStarsHong Chuong NguyenLong Le VuNu Yên-Khê TranIn 19th century rural Vietnam, May is ready to become the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Little does she know that her hidden desires will force her to decide between living in safety and being free.
- DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsFranz RogowskiPaula BeerGodehard GieseA man attempting to escape occupied France falls in love with the wife of a dead author whose identity he has assumed.
- DirectorSamy ChouiaStarsRamy YoussefBassem YoussefMaz JobraniThis is a political comedy about being brown and an immigrant in Trump's America seen through the eyes of comedians of Middle Eastern origin.
- DirectorRuth BeeckmansMatteo SimoniBruno Vanden BroeckeStarsRuth BeeckmansMatteo SimoniBruno Vanden BroeckeWim, a loner who prefers to stay in and binge watch TV on his birthday, is offered a surprise by his half brother Gert: an hour with Angelique, a sophisticated prostitute.
- DirectorJulio BekhorFernando SmaStarsFabiola CampomanesLeticia HuijaraJulio BekhorKeta is s big girl, with big hair who has big dreams but somehow she finds herself selling drugs.Tripping Thru Keta
- DirectorRoger NygardStarsPat AllenDesiree AtwaterRobin BakerThis documentary follows three couples to see how things turned out several years after their weddings. The film presents challenging ideas about relationships, as it answers the question: Why is marriage so difficult?
- CreatorPiet MatthysBart UytdenhouwenNico MoolenaarStarsTom WaesSean BurgosFrank LammersInspired by real events, undercover agents infiltrate a drug kingpin's operation by posing as a couple at the campground where he spends his weekends.Television
- DirectorBill LichtensteinStarsAndy BeaubienDavid BowieRon Della Chiesa"The incredible story of how a radio station, politics, and rock and roll changed everything."WBCN and the American Revolution (right director and subject, but from 2012?)
- DirectorPraveen MorchhaleStarsShilpi MarwahaNoorjahanZaba BanooWhen a Kashmiri woman attempts to get her seven-years missing husband's death certificate issued, a bureaucratic nightmare threatens her family's future and her own existence.
- DirectorBenedikt ErlingssonStarsHalldóra GeirharðsdóttirJóhann SigurðarsonJuan Camilo Román EstradaHalla becomes a determined environmental activist, but this threatens a long-held hope of hers.