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INTERNATIONAL FEATURESPRETENDIENDO (Pretending)
SCHEDULE
Friday, July 27 | 6:15 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
Synopsis When the beautiful Amanda is humiliated by her lover and fired from her job, she decides to move to a new town and start over – this time, though, she makes herself into an ugly woman to be taken seriously. When she meets Marcelo, a cocky new coworker and quintessential 'player,' she decides to go one step further and test him by playing both her ugly persona and her real one (whom she now calls Helena) against him. But juggling a double life proves harder than she'd imagined, and when real feelings begin to develop between both Marcelo and Helena, as well as between Marcelo and Amanda, she finds her comedy of errors has turned into an odd and sexy love triangle. Additional Screening: Thursday, July 26 PRETENDIENDO (Pretending)
SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 26 | 12:00 PM
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis When the beautiful Amanda is humiliated by her lover and fired from her job, she decides to move to a new town and start over – this time, though, she makes herself into an ugly woman to be taken seriously. When she meets Marcelo, a cocky new coworker and quintessential 'player,' she decides to go one step further and test him by playing both her ugly persona and her real one (whom she now calls Helena) against him. But juggling a double life proves harder than she'd imagined, and when real feelings begin to develop between both Marcelo and Helena, as well as between Marcelo and Amanda, she finds her comedy of errors has turned into an odd and sexy love triangle. Additional Screening: Friday, July 27 OS 12 TRABALHOS (The 12 Labors)
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Sunday, July 29 | 12:00 PM
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis Eighteen year-old Heracles wants to make a new life for himself after several years in a reformatory. To obtain employment as a motorcycle courier in São Paulo, he must first pass a one-day trial of twelve challenging assignments. This fresh and powerful take on the Hercules myth offers an examination of the gap between rich and poor in contemporary Brazilian society. Additional Screening: Friday, July 27 OS 12 TRABALHOS (The 12 Labors)
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Friday, July 27 | 1:00 PM
Director’s Guild Theater
110 West 57th Street
Synopsis Eighteen year-old Heracles wants to make a new life for himself after several years in a reformatory. To obtain employment as a motorcycle courier in São Paulo, he must first pass a one-day trial of twelve challenging assignments. This fresh and powerful take on the Hercules myth offers an examination of the gap between rich and poor in contemporary Brazilian society. Additional Screening: Sunday, July 29 NORDESTE (Northeast)
SCHEDULE
Friday, July 27 | 2:00 PM
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis Hélène is an arrogant, affluent French businesswoman in her 40’s. Her desire to adopt a child leads her to travel to Argentina, but, once there, her plans are thwarted. Soon, however, she learns of an impoverished place in the northeast, where babies are sold. There, she meets Juana, a poor, pregnant woman, who, along with her 13 year-old son, is about to be evicted from her shack in the countryside. An unexpected relationship blossoms, with each woman possessing something the other needs. Is Hélène’s newfound altruism real? Is Juana as naïve as she seems? Additional Screening: Thursday, July 26 NORDESTE (Northeast)
SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 26 | 6:15 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street
SynopsisHélène is an arrogant, affluent French businesswoman in her 40’s. Her desire to adopt a child leads her to travel to Argentina, but, once there, her plans are thwarted. Soon, however, she learns of an impoverished place in the northeast, where babies are sold. There, she meets Juana, a poor, pregnant woman, who, along with her 13 year-old son, is about to be evicted from her shack in the countryside. An unexpected relationship blossoms, with each woman possessing something the other needs. Is Hélène’s newfound altruism real? Is Juana as naïve as she seems? Additional Screening: Friday, July 27 MAS QUE A NADA EN EL MUNDO (More Than Anything In The World)
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Sunday, July 29 | 4:00 PM
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis The bond between a single mother and her young daughter is tested in this Mexican fantasy-drama. When her mother starts bringing men home, lonely Alicia lets loose her imagination and becomes convinced that mom has been the victim of a vampire. Additional Screening: Thursday, July 26 MAS QUE A NADA EN EL MUNDO (More Than Anything In The World)
SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 26 | 2:15 PM
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis The bond between a single mother and her young daughter is tested in this Mexican fantasy-drama. When her mother starts bringing men home, lonely Alicia lets loose her imagination and becomes convinced that mom has been the victim of a vampire. Additional Screening: Sunday, July 29 MASALA (Mixed)
SCHEDULE
Sunday, July 29 | 5:00 PM
Tinker Auditorium
(inside Florence Gould Hall)
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis Antonio is the principal of a high school in a troubled immigrant neighborhood, fighting to prevent his school’s closing and the scattering of his students. Judith is the new music teacher, struggling to unite the students through a common project. Among the students are Pria, a Sikh girl whose family already wants to marry her off; Yassin, a troubled Moroccan boy; Oswaldo, an Ecuadoran caught in the spell of his older gang-member brother; Rai, a disabled Gypsy; Lucrecia, an aspiring actress from the Caribbean; the tough-talking Bea; and Wang, a Chinese boy who is good-naturedly flunking through school. In Indian food Masala is a blend of colorful, flavorful spices. "Masala", the movie, is a blend of cultures and a metaphor for the changing world we all inhabit. Additional Screening: Friday, July 27 MASALA (Mixed)
SCHEDULE
Friday, July 27 | 12:00 PM
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
Synopsis Antonio is the principal of a high school in a troubled immigrant neighborhood, fighting to prevent his school’s closing and the scattering of his students. Judith is the new music teacher, struggling to unite the students through a common project. Among the students are Pria, a Sikh girl whose family already wants to marry her off; Yassin, a troubled Moroccan boy; Oswaldo, an Ecuadoran caught in the spell of his older gang-member brother; Rai, a disabled Gypsy; Lucrecia, an aspiring actress from the Caribbean; the tough-talking Bea; and Wang, a Chinese boy who is good-naturedly flunking through school. In Indian food Masala is a blend of colorful, flavorful spices. "Masala", the movie, is a blend of cultures and a metaphor for the changing world we all inhabit. Additional Screening: Sunday, July 29  |
