#SOHO8 8th Edition: SOHO International Film Festival

DAY 6 : Tuesday, June 20, 2017 l 8:00PM l Aud. 3 FEATURE: "THE ECCENTRICS. ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET" (Poland) 112mins l Drama l US Premiere Directed by: Janusz Majewski Wri en by: Wlodzimierz Kowalewski Stars: Maciej Stuhr, Natalia Rybicka, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Anna Dymna, Wojciech Pszoni‐ ak, Wiktor Zborowski Synopsis: “The Eccentrics. On The Sunny Side of The Street” is an incredible story of a jazzman Fabian who comes back to Poland from England at the end of the 1950's. With a group of eccentric musicians he starts a swing big‐band. Modesta becomes the star of the band and they become very successful. The musician quickly falls head over hills in love with the femme fatale singer. They soon start an aﬀair. As king and queen of swing they start touring Poland and their life takes a colorful turn. Will their feelings last? CLOSING NGHT: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 l 5:45PM l Aud. 2 #SOHO8 SHORTS: “CROSBY STREET SERIES” * MATURE CONTENT* SHORT "THE OWLS" (Greece) 10mins l Drama l LGBTQ Wri en & Directed by: Natalia Bougadellis Stars: Manos Protopapas, Yannis Kokiasmenos Synopsis: 'The Owls' is hoping to shed some light onto the brutal reality of a Greek working‐class family in the me of the socio‐economic crisis. As human beings, in mes of hardship, we may ﬁnd ourselves in a posi on where we close our eyes to reality, in an a empt to avoid accep ng or dealing with things. What happens when the lack of resources threatens the very core of our beliefs and everything we think we know about the world collapses before our very eyes? SHORT "STELLA" (US) 13mins l Drama l US Premiere Directed by: Kunlin Wang Wri en by: Kunlin Wang and Stella Zhou Stars: Katrina Nelson, David Veach, Soﬁa Checchi, Maria Lingbananl, MorgOn Delamarre Synopsis: 'A woman’s love is tested when she must escape from her abusive lover in order to protect her young daughter from being sold into pros tu on by him so he can alleviate a debt. SHORT "THE VANITY" (US) 15mins l Drama l Thriller Wri en & Directed by: Ben Myers Stars: Katrina Day, Gopal Divan , Michelle Vezilj Synopsis: When an ar st receives an an que vanity from her husband, she becomes obsessed with her appearance and possessed by the former owner. SHORT "SHOOT ME NICELY" (US) 19mins l Drama l Comedy Wri en & Directed by: Elias Plagianos Stars: Linda Hamilton, William Sadler, John Behlmann, Tasie Lawrence, Josh Burrow, Jackie Martling, Lukas Hassel Synopsis: Shoot Me Nicely starring is the story of a fashion photographer who loses his elite magazine job, plunging him into a downward spiral of odd jobs and celebrity chasing. A compromising photo of a poli cian quickly takes his life on a wild ride in his journey to return to the glitz and glam of the high‐fashion world. SHORT "PICK UP" (US) 16mins l Drama l New York Premiere Director: Jeremiah Kipp Wri en by: Jessica Blank Stars: Mandy Evans, Jim True-Frost, Griﬃn Robert Faulkner Synopsis: A compelling ﬁlm that allows the audience to take a deeper look into the psyche of a woman who appears to have it all. Through her banal daily rou ne, Megan develops an addic on that begins to unravel her carefully put together life. She is grappling with wan ng more , but is feeling tremendously guilty beca use she already lives the "ideal perfect life". 17

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