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1 1 9 2 0 1 6 S X S W F I L M P R O G R A M G U I D E N r r t i v e S p o t l i g h t NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT FILM FESTIVAL Black Mountain Poets Director/ Screenwriter: Jamie Adams NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | UK | 2016 | 87 MIN Two professional con artist sisters Lisa and Claire go on the run after being caught trying to steal a JCB. They decide to lie low by assuming the identities of the owners of their escape vehicle and become The Wilding Sisters, guest stars of the Poet's Poetry Society retreat in the depths of the Black Mountains. Thinking this will be an easy task, they don't count on the presence of handsome poet Richard and his jealous girlfriend Louise. Competing for a large cash prize, the two sisters are forced to confront not only their relationship but also their place in the world. Can they survive the competition and learn to appreciate the powerful beauty of the Black Mountains? Producers: Jon Rennie, Jamie Adams , Executive Producer: Jon Rennie , DP: Ryan Owen Eddleston , Editor: Mike Hopkins , Principal Cast: Alice Lowe, Dolly Wells, Tom Cullen, Rosa Robson, Richard Elis, Laura Patch, Roger Evans, Hannah Daniel, Ben McGregor, Claire Cage Sunday, March 13 | 4:15 PM Almo Lmr A Monday, March 14 | 9:45 PM Almo Ritz 2 Wednesday, March 16 | 2:45 PM Stellite Venue: Almo Slughter Friday, March 18 | 12:30 PM Almo Lmr B Jamie Adams Jamie began his career as an assistant editor on productions such as Doctor Who and Doctor Who and Doctor Who The Machine. After successfully completing a number of short films and TV projects, his first feature was Benny & Jolene (2014). Since then Benny & Jolene (2014). Since then Benny & Jolene he has directed A Wonderful Christmas Time, Black Mountain Poets, and is now working on a new comedy drama idea. Jolene Films Limited Jon Rennie hello@jolenefilms.com BLACK Directors: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah Screenwriters: Nele Meirhaeghe, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Hans Herbots U.S. PREMIERE | BELGIUM | 2015 | 95 MIN French, Arabic, Lingala and Dutch with English Subtitles Mavela, 15 years old, is a Black Bronx. She falls madly in love with Marwan, an extremely charismatic member of a rival gang, the 1080s. The young couple is forced to make a brutal choice between gang loyalty and the love they have for one another. An impossible dilemma. Producers: Caviar, Climax Films , Executive Producers: Frank Van Passel, Bert Hamelinck, Ivy Vanhaecke , DP: Robrecht Heyvaert , Editors: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah , Music: Hannes De Maeyer , Principal Cast: Martha Canga Antonio, Aboubakr Bensaihi Saturday, March 12 | 1:00 PM Almo Ritz 1 Tuesday, March 15 | 4:30 PM Almo Lmr A Wednesday, March 16 | 8:00 PM Stellite Venue: Mrches Friday, March 18 | 12:30 PM Almo Lmr B Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah Two young promising directors of Moroccan extraction, they studied at the Institut Saint- Luc in Brussels where they met. Since, they have been an inseparable filmmaking duo. BLACK is their second feature film. BLACK is their second feature film. BLACK Be For Films Pamela Leu pamela@beforfilms.com From Nowhere Director: Matthew Newton Screenwriters: Matthew Newton, Kate Ballen WORLD PREMIERE | USA | 2016 | 89 MIN Three undocumented teenagers, a Dominican girl, an African boy and a Peruvian girl, are about to graduate high school in the Bronx, while working with a teacher and a lawyer to try to get their papers to stay in the USA. Forced to grow up prematurely and navigate problems most adults don't even have to face, they're really just American teenagers who want to be with their friends, fall in love, and push back against authority. Producers: Kate Ballen, Matthew Newton , DP: Jay Keitel , Editor: Betsy Kagen , Principal Cast: Julianne Nicholson, Denis O'Hare, J. Mallory McCree, Octavia Chavez-Richmond, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Raquel Castro, Tashiana Washington, Sydni Boudin, Jim Norton, Portia Johnson Saturday, March 12 | 8:00 PM Almo Lmr C Tuesday, March 15 | 3:00 PM Stellite Venue: Almo Slughter Thursday, March 17 | 8:00 PM Almo Ritz 2 Saturday, March 19 | 5:30 PM Almo Lmr B Matthew Newton Matthew Newton is a critically acclaimed director, writer and actor. His debut feature film as writer/director Three Blind Mice premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, won the prestigious FIPRESCI Critics Prize at the London Film Festival, and made its US premiere at SXSW. It was distributed in the US by IFC Films. ESA Varun Monga vmonga@esartists.com