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19H FEATURE film: felt
(80:00)
Written by Amy
Everson & Jason
Banker, Directed by
Jason Banker, US,
2014 Starring Amy
Everson, Kentucker
Audley, Ryan
Creighton
Amy, a San Francisco
artist, is haunted by a
recent trauma. As
she veers
dangerously close to a
complete emotional
and psychological
breakdown, she
plunges into the
world of her art as a
coping mechanism.
She re-appropriates
the male form by
creating an alter ego
that assumes power and domination. When Amy meets Kenny, a seemingly nice, down-to-earth
guy, she decides to open herself up to him, hoping he can restore her faith in mankind.
21h FEATURE film: VUELVEN (TIGERS ARE
NOT AFRAID)
(83:00)
Written and directed by Issa
Lopez, Mexico, 2017, Berlin
Premiere
Starring Paola Lara, Juan Ramon
Lopez, Hanssel Casillas
A gritty fairytale about a gang of
five street children trying to
survive the horrific violence of
drug cartels and the ghosts
created by the Mexican drug war.
Ten-year-old Estrella has three
wishes, the first of which is that
her missing mother returns. Her
wish comes true, but she returns
in the form of spectral visions. Her intuition leads her to join a gang of orphaned boys, with
whom she must fight real-world and supernatural evils. A beautiful mix of fantasy and reality
and an exploration of the powerful strength and resilience of children amidst the tragic horrors
surrounding them. This film, which has been compared to Pan’s Labyrinth, has received
sweeping critical acclaim and has been a much-discussed favorite at numerous film fests around
the world, including Fantastic Fest (USA), where it premiered.