サンダンス映画祭に出展する作品は先日発表されたが、今度は競わないものの、プレミア公開される作品が決定した。ブラックムービーや黒人俳優が出演する作品をピックアップ。
PREMIERES
- Twelve (Director: Joel Schumacher; screenwriter: Jordan Melamed). A chronicle of the highs and lows of privileged kids on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Cast: Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, 50 Cent, Zoe Kravitz. (U.S./Closing-night film)
ニューヨークのアッパーイーストサイドの青春。50セントとゾーイ・クラビッツ(レニー・クラビッツとリサ・ボネの娘)が出演。
NEXT
- Bilal's Stand (Director-screenwriter: Sultan Sharrief). Bilal, a Muslim high school senior in Detroit, juggles his dysfunctional family, their taxi stand and an ice-carving contest in his attempt to land a college scholarship. Cast: Julian Gant.
デトロイトのモスリムの高校に通う少年の物語。
http://www.bilalsstand.com/
SPOTLIGHT
- Mother and Child / 愛する人 (2009) (Director-screenwriter: Rodrigo Garcia). The lives of three women --a physical therapist, the daughter she gave up at birth three decades ago and a black woman seeking to adopt a child of her own -- intersect. Cast: Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Kerry Washington, Jimmy Smits, Samuel L. Jackson. (U.S.)
New African Cinema / A collection of short films from multiple countries
- Pumzi / South Africa (Director and Screenwriter: Wanuri Kahiu)–A Sci-Fi film about futuristic Africa, 35 years after World War III, "The Water War." Cast: Kudzani Moswela. North American Premiere
南アフリカの作品で、第3次世界大戦があった35年後を描くというSF未来作品。
- Saint Louis Blues (Un Transport En Commun) / France, Senegal (Director and Screenwriter: Dyana Gaye)–Along the journey from Dakar to Saint Louis, seven passengers of a taxi meet each other and tell their lives through songs. Cast: Umban Gomez de Kset, Bigué Ndoye, Adja Fall, Yakhoub Ba, Abdoulaye Diakhaté. U.S. Premiere
フランスとセネガルが共作。ダカールのタクシー乗り場で居合わせた7人を描いたミュージカル。
- The Tunnel / South Africa (Director and Screenwriter: Jenna Bass)–When her father vanishes in 1980s Zimbabwe, young Elizabeth believes he has dug a tunnel to the city. Only by facing reality will she discover the truth behind his disappearance. Cast: Sibulele Mlumbi, Finch Moyo, Patricia Matongo, Anthony Watterson, Pakamisa Zwedala, Vuyisile Pandle. World Premiere
南アフリカの作品。ジンバブエで居なくなった父親を探して、街にトンネルを掘る女の子の話。
DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN SPOTLIGHT
- Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the N.Y. Knicks (Director: Dan Klores). Reggie Miller has single-handedly crushed the hearts of Knick fans multiple times. (U.S.)
NBAのインディアナ・ペイサーズ所属の元選手レジー・ミラーのドキュメンタリー。彼はニックス戦になると、スパイク・リーとよく試合中に口論していた。
PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT
- HIGH school (Director: John Stalberg Jr.; screenwriters: Erik Linthorst, John Stalberg Jr., Stephen Susco). A random drug test coincides with a high school valedictorian's first hit of pot. Cast: Sean Marquette, Matt Bush, Adrien Brody, Michael Chiklis, Colin Hanks, Mykelti Wiliamson, Andrew Wilson, Yeardley Smith, Michael Vartan, Curtis Armstrong, Erica Phillips. (U.S.)
「フォレスト・ガンプ」のマイケルティ・ウィリアムソンが出演。
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