Masters
Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? Mi yohav oti achshav Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann
Saar Maoz grew up on a kibbutz in Israel. When members of his family found out about his sexual preference for men, they ostracized him and he left for London. There, he found work and a partner, and he was able to live in freedom. But he also discovered that he was HIV-positive, and his world collapsed. After almost 20 years of living abroad, he finds the strength to face his family again, with the support of his friends from the London Gay Men’s Chorus. Saar struggles with his family’s prejudices about him, but at the same time he wants to make peace with his past and return to his home country. In this sensitive documentary, we watch how a broken man tries to heal old wounds and overcome prejudice and fear. Accompanied by a poignant soundtrack courtesy of the London Gay Men’s Chorus, Saar faces his family with disarming honesty.
Israel, UK, 2016 DCP, color, 86 min
Tomer Heymann & Barak Heymann:
Director: Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann Co-director: Alexander Bodin Saphir Cinematography: Itai Raziel Editing: Ron Omer, Ido Mochrik, Roy Tornoy Sound Design: Ronen Nagel Music: Eran Weitz Production: Barak Heymann & Tomer Heymann for Heymann Brothers Films, Alexander Bodin Saphir for Breaking Productions World Sales: Autlook Filmsales Screening Copy: Autlook Filmsales
Tomer Heymann:
Bridge over the Wadi (2006) Laugh Till I Cry (2000), It Kinda Scares Me (2001), Aviv-Fucked-up Generation (2003), Paper Dolls (2006), I Shot My Love (2010), The Queen Has No Crown (2011)
Barak Heymann:
Dancing Alfonso (2007), Lone Samaritan (2010)
Awards: Panorama Audience Award Berlin International Film Festival, Audience Award Krakow Film Festival, Best Film Award AICE Film festival
Wolvesmouth Lucy Walker
“Freedom is more important than money,” says a passionate Craig Thornton, who with his culinary salons—the Wolvesmouth “communal dinner parties”—operates at the intersection of food, art and social interaction. The guests pay what they like, so these incredibly popular evenings aren’t reserved just for the very rich. Documentary filmmaker Lucy Walker travels with Thornton back to his youth, which he spent in a trailer park in Arizona. While his violent stepfather cooked crystal meth, his mother fell further and further into addiction. Thornton was brought up by his grandmother, who also taught him to cook and encouraged him to leave his parents’ home. Growing up in such circumstances both damaged and shaped Thornton. Swimming against the culinary stream dedicated to simplicity and using a plate as a palette, Thornton creates stunning, baroque artworks full of passion and darkness—and they also taste amazing. He once had the idea of opening a restaurant where the guests had a choice between ascending to heaven or descending into hell.
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USA, 2016 DCP, color, 15 min Director: Lucy Walker Cinematography: Aaron Phillips Editing: Tyler Higgins Sound: Melody Mayer, Kristof Zoltan Ruzics Production: Julian Cautherley for Good ‘N Proper, Isaac Bolden for Jigsaw Productions Executive Production: Alex Gibney & Kahane Cooperman & Dave Snyder for Jigsaw Productions, Michael Klein for Conde Nast Screening Copy: Amazon Studios
Lucy Walker:
Devil’s Playground (2002), Blindsight (2006), Countdown to Zero (2010), Waste Land (2010), The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011), The Contenders (2012), The Red Pill (2012), Make Haste Slowly (2012), The Crash Reel (2013), Secrets of the Mongolian Archers (2013), The Rein of Mary King (2013), Crooked Lines (2013), The Lions Mouth Opens (2014), A History of Cuban Dance (2016), Playstation: Makers and Gamers - Streetfighter (2016), Buena Vista Social Club (2016)
www.lucywalkerfilm.com