European premiere
R#J
Told entirely through social media and smartphone screens, this bold adaptation of Romeo and Juliet reinvents the world’s most enduring love story with style and lyricism, with black and brown youth at the heart of it all. Blending text messages and Shakespearean dialogue, R#J takes us into the subversive love language of the moment, where GIFs, Spotify playlist exchanges, and Instagram profiles kindle romance and unexpected windows of vulnerability. Sundance shorts alumn Carey Williams (Emergency) launches us into the impressive vision of his debut feature, where technology powerfully unveils timelessness.
Filmmaker Magazine-i poolt 2018. aasta üheks sõltumatu filmi uustulnukaks (New Faces of Independent Film) nimetatud Carey Williams on režissöör, kes toob inimese seisundi uurimisse ainulaadse ja visuaalselt silmapaistva kinematograafilise pilgu. Hiljuti lõpetas ta oma mängufilmi debüüdi "R#J", Romeo ja Julia kaasaegse ümberjutustuse, ning praegu valmistab ette täispikka versiooni oma 2018. aasta Sundance'il ja SXSW-il auhindadega pärjatud lühifilmist "Emergency" ("Hädaolukord").
The River (2018)
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