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We are looking forward to seeing you in Cannes. Herewith please find our 2nd Cannes Newsletter
containing the latest information on SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME; our entry in
Director's Fortnight by up and coming debut director Chloé Zhao. Please note that what you will
see in Cannes is the final director's cut of the film. This is different than what screened
previously in January’s Sundance Dramatic Competition. We know you will find it a remarkable,
touching and important film. At our Cannes offices, we will be presenting new and exclusive promos and footage from our
current and upcoming titles. In addition to the trailer for SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME,
we will have stunning footage to show you from our just announced Vietnamese
production,YELLOW FLOWERS ON THE GREEN GRASS. We will also have a promo for Ray
Yeung's gay relationship drama, FRONT COVER which is having its World Premiere later this
month in Competition at the Seattle International Film Festival (while in Cannes we will be holding
a couple of sneak previews of the film in the Cannes Marché.) We will also have an exclusive
first look at footage from CLOSET MONSTER, the debut film from Canadian director Stephen
Dunn. Please stay tuned to the trades for more news and look out for our 3rd and final Cannes
newsletter over the weekend where we will be announcing a few more major acquisitions to our
line­up. Our complete Cannes screening schedule is shown below. Now is the time to make
your sales appointment if you haven't already set one. Travel well and see you soon.
To set up an appointment, please contact our sales team! Nelleke Driessen / Nicole Mackey / Niloufar Siassi / Michael J. Werner
SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME (New Director's Cut)
by Chloé Zhao / USA / 2015 / 94 minutes / English / Drama Set in the Badlands of South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation, SONGS MY BROTHERS
TAUGHT ME is a compelling and complex tale that explores the bond between a brother and his
younger sister, who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home.
Friday, 15 May 12:00PM ­ Star 1 (Market Screening, buyers only)
Monday, 18 May 2:00PM ­ Arcades 2 (Market Screening, buyers only)
Wednesday, 20 May 1:30PM ­ Arcades 3 (Market Screening, buyers only)
International Premiere
Tuesday, 19 May 11:45AM ­ Theatre Croisette (Festival Screening) Tuesday, 19 May 7:15PM ­ Theatre Croisette (Festival Screening) Wednesday, 20 May 6:30PM ­ Studio 13 (Festival Screening) Thursday, 21 May 5:00PM ­ Cinema Le Raimu (Festival Screening) Thursday, 21 May 10:30PM ­ Arcades 1 (Festival Screening) ATLANTIC.
by Jan­Willem van Ewijk / The Netherlands,
Belgium, Germany, Morocco / 2014 /
94 minutes / Arabic, French / Drama
After watching European tourists come and
go for many years, Fettah takes off on an
epic ocean journey along the Moroccan
Atlantic coast to Europe on a windsurf
board. Thursday, 14 May 9:30AM, Olympia 6
BREATHE UMPHEFUMLO by Mark Dornford­May / South Africa,
Germany, UK / 2015 / 90 minutes / Xhosa /
Drama
Based on the opera La Bohème by Giacomo
Puccini, Breathe – Umphefumlo moves the
action from 19th century Paris to 21st
century Khayelitsha, South Africa where the
struggling artists, writers and actors are
scratching a living through their wits on the
margin of society.
Thursday, 14 May 11:30AM, Arcades 3 FRONT COVER by Ray Yeung / USA / 2015 / 80 minutes
/ English / Dramatic Comedy
Ryan, a gay Chinese American fashion
stylist, who despises his ethnic heritage, is
given an important assignment to style a
patriotic actor from Beijing. After a rocky
start, a friendship develops leading them to
examine their beliefs and identities.
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
PREMIERE
Friday, 15 May 3:30PM, Arcades 3
Sunday, 17 May 9:30AM, Olympia 7
SERGIO HERMAN
F***ING PERFECT by W.J.A. Kluijfhout / The Netherlands / 2015
/ 80 minutes / Dutch, English / Documentary
At the height of his culinary career, Master
chef Sergio Herman feels he needs to let go
of his 3­star restaurant Oud Sluis in order to
fulfill his dreams. A revealing documentary
about perfection, ambition and sacrifice. Saturday, 16 May 12:00PM, Arcades 2
Sunday, 17 May 11:30AM, Olympia 7
THEEB
by Naji Abu Nowar / Jordan, UK, United Arab
Emirates, Qatar / 2014 / 100 minutes / Arabic
/ Drama, Adventure
Arabian Desert. 1916. Theeb, a young
Bedouin boy, ventures on a treacherous
journey across the desert only to discover his
survival depends on a merciless Raider.
Thursday, 14 May 1:30PM, Arcades 3
CLOSET MONSTER by Stephen Dunn / Canada / 2015 / English /
Family Drama / In Post Production
A coming of age drama about Oscar
Madly, a creative and driven teenager
desperate to escape his hometown and
the haunting memories of his turbulent
childhood.
Exclusive promo available
YELLOW FLOWERS ON
THE GREEN GRASS
by Victor Vu / Vietnam / 2015 / Vietnamese /
Drama / In Production
A compelling, touching and insightful look at
rural village life in Vietnam during the early
1980’s as seen thru the rivalries, challenges,
and jealousies that befell two brothers, and a
tragic accident that changed their lives
forever. Exclusive promo available
Attending Executives: Daniela Bendall / Ellis Driessen / Nelleke Driessen Berenice Fugard / Charlotte Henskens / Nicole Mackey Niloufar Siassi / Laura Talsma / Michael J. Werner
CANNES OFFICE: Apt. Zanzi (1st Floor) 5 Square Mérimée Phone: +33 4 93 39 87 31 E­mail: [email protected]
Netherlands ­ Hong Kong
For inquiries, please contact: [email protected]
Phone: +31 20 627 3215
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