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English Movie Director: Michael Elkin Break (Aug20) Cast: Sam Gittins, Rutger Hauer, David Yip Director: Mark Jean The Last Bridesmaid (Jul20) Cast: Rachel Boston, Paul Campbell Director: Richard Wong Come as You Are (Jun20) Cast: Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel , Gabourey Sidibe Director: Angela Shelton Eagle and the Albatross (May20) Cast: Amber Liu, Dan Lauria, Nancy La Scala, Adrienne Barbeau Director: Aisling Chin-Lee The Rest of Us (May20) Cast: Heather Graham, Jodi Balfour, Sophie Nélisse, Abigail Pniowsky Director: Emily Ting Go Back To China (Apr20) Cast: Anna Akana, Richard Ng, Lynn Chen, Kelly Hu Director: Sungho Hong Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (Apr20) Voice: Chloe Grace Moretz, Sam Claflin Director: Enda Loughman, Mike Ahern Extra Ordinary (Mar20) Cast: Will Forte, Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Claudia O'Doherty
Mystify: Michael Hutchence (Mar20) Director: Richard Lowenstein
Director: Hamish Bennett Bellbird (Feb20) Cast: Cohen Holloway, Rachel House, Marshall Napier, Annie Whittle Director: Midge Costin Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Cast: Walter Murch, Gary Rydstrom, Ben Burtt, George Lucas, Robert Redford, Peter Weir, Sound (Feb20) Christopher Nolan, Sofia Coppola, David Lynch, Ai-Ling Lee
Encore Inflight Limited 21/F, Shiu Fung Hong Building, 239-241 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Tel +852 2915 5551 Fax +852 2915 5525 www.encoreinflight.com Director: Rachel Ward Cast: Richard E. Grant, Aaron Jeffery, Jacqueline Palm Beach (Jan20) McKenzie, Heather Mitchell, Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi, Claire van der Boom Director: Cat Hostick The Meaning of Life (Jan20) Cast: Tyler Shaw, Sadie Munroe, Daniel DeSanto, Tennille Read Director: Stephen Grimaldi Twelve (Dec19) Cast: Erik Heger, Wyatt Ralff, Jennifer Mudge, Jeremy Holm Director: Tom Donahue This Changes Everything (Dec19) Cast: Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Cate Blanchett, Jessica Chastain Director: Wayne Blair Top End Wedding (Nov19) Cast: Miranda Tapsell, Gwilym Lee, Kerry Fox Director: Ross Clarke The Bird Catcher (Oct19) Cast: Sarah-Sofie Boussinina, Arthur Hakalahti, Jakob Cedergren Director: Dan Israely Papa (Oct19) Cast: Rob Wilson, David Proval, Paul Sorvino Director: Don Mckellar Through Black Spruce (Sep19) Cast: Tanaya Beatty, Brandon Oakes, Kiowa Gordon Director: Frédéric Tcheng Halston (Sep19) Appearance: Liza Minnelli, Marisa Berenson, Joel Schumacher Director: Akash Sherman Clara (Aug19) Cast: Troian Bellisario, Patrick J. Adams
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ENGLISH TITLES
Break Thriller, Sport
Troubled young snooker wizard Spencer Pryde wastes his raw talent on petty crime, while hustling locals in the inner-city snooker hall owned by veteran kingpin Ray. When a mysterious Chinese stranger Qjang appears one night, Spencer figures the old man is an easy mark but is unexpectedly beaten, losing his £50 stake.
Only later does Spencer learn that Qjang is a former ‘eight ball’ pool champion sent by his estranged father Terry who is newly released from prison and eager to help his son escape the drug filled estates and make a bid for a prestigious amateur snooker tournament held in
Beijing.
Qjang agrees to coach Spencer for the Big Time but only if he breaks away from the bad habits and wrong crowd that have influenced his life and are affecting his game.
When Spencer’s close friend Denis is murdered, his life spirals out of control. Inadvertently in deep debt to a dangerous drug dealer
Ginger - Ray, Terry and Qjang, must act quickly to help Spencer escape to Beijing where he faces his biggest break, the one which could save his life.
Director: Michael Elkin / Cast: Sam Gittins, Rutger Hauer, David Yip / Language: English / Subtitle: Traditional Chinese /
Runtime: 107 minutes / Rating 15 (UK) / Territories: Worldwide / Festivals & Awards: TBC / Theatrical Releases: UK –
20 April 2020 / Inflight Release: Aug 2020
The Last Bridesmaid TV Movie, Comedy
With nine-going-on ten stints as a bridesmaid under her belt, Becca Foster (Rachel Boston) takes her wedding party duties seriously. She has perfected the art of the maid of honor speech, delivering heartfelt toasts to the happy couples. And her “something new” gifts – stunning, handmade jewelry designed to complement the bride and her dress – are given with love and received with awe.
Becca doesn’t worry that she is “always a bridesmaid, never a bride.” An unapologetic romantic, she believes true love will happen instantly and effortlessly when the right person comes along. She gracefully evades well-meaning, if unsolicited, offers to fix her up with various eligible men, knowing that love can’t be forced.
While Becca is firm in her convictions about love, she’s less certain when it comes to her work at the insurance agency founded by her parents, Joyce (Desiree Zurowski) and Richard (Fred Henderson). With her parents about to retire, preparations have begun to transfer ownership of the successful business to Becca. Yet as proud as she is of her parents’ achievements, Becca can’t quite convince herself that she’s as excited about the takeover as they are.
It’s all Becca can do to juggle her expanding workload with the 10-week timetable of her cousin Lucie’s (Stephanie Bennett) June wedding to Craig (Clayton Chitty). She also must manage the expectations of happy couple, who are trying to pair her up with Craig’s college roommate Aidan (Jeremy Guilbaut), who is best man to Becca’s maid of honor.
Meanwhile, there’s another man in the picture, or more accurately, behind the camera: Kyle Taylor (Paul Campbell), the handsome wedding videographer who has been hired by Lucie’s producer father Paul (Barry Levy) to document every step of the couple’s journey to the altar. Kyle most definitely does not share Becca’s philosophy of love, but they have other things in common, notably outspokenness and creative aspirations that go beyond their day jobs. Kyle recognizes Becca’s talent and passion for jewelry design and urges her to take advantage of a bridal shop’s interest in showing her work. And Becca is just as adamant that Kyle move forward with his career as a documentary filmmaker after he shows her portions of his current, deeply personal project.
By the weekend of the wedding, Becca and Kyle’s mutual support have edged them closer to their dreams, and to romance. But Becca nearly extinguishes the growing spark between them when Kyle learns she has allowed her uncle to view part of his unfinished film without his knowledge or permission. With a new understanding of love, Becca sets aside her prepared maid of honor remarks to speak directly from her heart – hoping that she will touch Kyle’s.
Director: Mark Jean / Cast: Rachel Boston, Paul Campbell/ Language: English / Subtitle: Traditional Chinese / Runtime: 88 minutes / Rating N/A / Territories: Worldwide excluding USA, Canada, UK, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, Middle
East and North Africa / Festivals & Awards: TBC / TV Releases: USA – 22 June 2019/ Inflight Release: Jul 2020
Come as You Are Comedy
A teen-rebellion comedy with a twist, COME AS YOU ARE follows three young men with disabilities (Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, and Ravi Patel) who flee their overbearing parents with the help of nurse Sam (Gabourey Sidibe). Their destination? A brothel that caters to special-needs clients, so they can finally lose their virginities and embrace a shred of independence. Inspired by the true story of Asta
Philipot, this remake of the 2011 Belgian award-winner HASTA LA VISTA is a modern take on the road-trip comedy, a story of the struggle to embrace your sexuality and the bonds of friendship along the way.
Director: Richard Wong / Cast: Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel, Gabourey Sidibe / Language: English / Subtitle:
Traditional Chinese / Runtime: 106 minutes / Rating: Not rated/ Territories: Worldwide excluding the United States / Festivals
& Awards: South by Southwest FF; San Diego Asian FF; Calgary FF; Los Angeles Asian Pacific FF; deadCenter FF; Jerusalem FF; Traverse City FF;
Philadelphia IFF; Tallgrass FF; Evolution! Mallorca IFF; Napa Valley FF / Theatrical Releases: USA – 14 Feb 2020 / Inflight Release: Jun
2020
Eagle and the Albatross Dramedy, Comedy, Sport
When an orphaned half Korean girl finds herself in small town America with her only living relative, she seeks out a mentor to help with the only things she loves - golf. The best player in town, the widowed optometrist, takes her under his wing, sending them on a journey to face their fear of losing loved ones and their game. The only problem is, he has three months to live…
Director: Angela Shelton / Cast: Amber Liu, Dan Lauria, Nancy La Scala, Adrienne Barbeau / Language: English / Subtitle:
Traditional Chinese / Runtime: 97 minutes / Rating: TBC / Territories: Worldwide / Festivals & Awards: Ljubl 2020
Hollywood Reel Independent FF / Theatrical Releases: USA – TBC / Inflight Release: May 2020
The Rest of Us Drama
A poised, divorced woman, Cami (Heather Graham), threatens her already tenuous relationship with her headstrong teenage daughter,
Aster, when she invites her ex-husband’s second wife, Rachel (Jodi Balfour), and young daughter, Talulah, to move in with them following his unexpected death. With an unusually full home, perched on a hill overlooking their town, these four women must contend with their own grief, truths, flaws and secrets while ultimately deciding if the past will dictate their future. This dramatic comedy is the story of authentic, complex women and the messy conflicts between them.
Director: Aisling Chin-Lee / Cast: Heather Graham, Jodi Balfour, Sophie Nélisse, Abigail Pniowsky / Language: English / Subtitle:
Traditional Chinese / Runtime: 80 minutes / Rating: TBC / Territories: Wor Worldwide excluding the United States and Canada
/ Theatrical Releases: Canada – 6 Sep 2019 / Inflight Release: May 2020
Go Back To China Comedy
The semi-autobiographical film follows spoiled rich girl Sasha Li, who after blowing through most of her trust fund, is forced by her father to go back to China and work for the family toy business. What begins simply as a way to regain financial support soon develops into a life altering journey of self discovery, as Sasha discovers her passion for toy designing and learns to reconnect with her estranged family. A bittersweet portrait of a fractured family, the film also offers an honest look at the human cost of things that are made in China.
Director: Emily Ting / Cast: Anna Akana, Richard Ng, Lynn Chen, Kelly Hu / Language: English with some dialogue in Cantonese and
Mandarin/ Subtitle: Traditional Chinese, English / Runtime: 96 minutes / Rating: IIA (Hong Kong) / Territories: Worldwide /
Festivals & Awards: Newport Beach FF; Tallgrass FF; High Falls Women’s FF; Asian FF of Dallas; CAAMFEST; Asian American Showcase; SXSW
FF; Hawaii IFF; Tide FF; Philadelphia Asian American FF; Rehoboth FF; Boston Asian American FF ; Naples IFF; Twin Cities FF; Heartland FF; Buffalo IFF;
Atlanta Asian FF; Issaquah IFF; Cinequest FF; Women’s Festival Hong Kong; Asian American IFF; Nevertheless FF; Edinburgh IFF; Deadcenter FF;
Seattle IFF; Bentonville FF; LA Asian Pacific FF; San Diego Asian American Spring Showcase; Sarasota FF ; Minneapolis St. Paul IFF / Theatrical
Releases: North America, Hong Kong - TBC / Inflight Release: Apr 2020
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs Family, Adventure, Romantic Comedy
A lady named Snow White finds a pair of magical shoes that transform her into a classic, princess beauty. Seven cursed dwarfs need the kiss of a beautiful woman to reverse the spell. As their paths cross, each will discover the true meaning of beauty.
Director: Sungho Hong / Voice: Chloe Grace Moretz, Sam Claflin / Language: English, German (TBC), Italian (TBC), Cantonese
(TBC)
/ Subtitle: Traditional Chinese (TBC) / Runtime: 93 minutes / Rating: All (Korea) / Territories: Worldwide excluding Korea,
North America, Taiwan and Mainland China/ Theatrical Releases: South Korea - 25 July 2019; Portugal - 12 September 2019;
Lithuania - 27 September 2019; Philippines - 13 November 2019; Austria - 5 December 2019; Russia - 31 October 2019; Estonia - 15
November 2019; Germany - 5 December 2019; Hong Kong - 12 December 2019; Argentina - 20 January 2020; Italy - 6 February 2020;
Turkey - 13 March 2020; Taiwan – 31 January 2020 / Inflight Release: Apr 2020
Extra Ordinary Horror
Rose, a sweet, lonely driving instructor in rural Ireland, is gifted with supernatural abilities. Rose has a love/hate relationship with her
'talents' & tries to ignore the constant spirit related requests from locals - to exorcise possessed rubbish bins or haunted gravel. But!
Christian Winter, a washed up, one-hit-wonder rock star, has made a pact with the devil for a return to greatness! He puts a spell on a local teenager- making her levitate. Her terrified father, Martin Martin, asks Rose to help save his daughter. Rose has to overcome the fear of her supernatural gift & work with Martin to save the girl, get the guy and be home in time for a light snack...maybe a yogurt or something...
Director: Enda Loughman, Mike Ahern / Cast: Will Forte, Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Claudia O'Doherty / Language: English /
Subtitle: Traditional Chinese / Runtime: 94 minutes / Rating: 15A (Ireland) / Territories: Worldwide excluding North America /
Festivals & Awards: South by Southwest FF; Brussels I Fantastic FF; Overlook FF; Bucheon I Fantastic FF; Neuchâtel I Fantastic FF; Revelation
Perth IFF; Fantasia IFF; Galway Film Fleadh; Traverse City FF; Melboure IFF; North Bend FF; Fantasy Filmfest; MOTELX Lisbon I horror FF; /slash FF;
Athens IF and Video F; Toronto After Dark FF; Mayhem FF; Sitges I Fantastic FF of Catalonia; Adirondack FF; San Diego IFF; Trieste Science+Fiction F;
Grimmfest / Theatrical Releases: Ireland – 13 Sep 2019 / Inflight Release: Mar 2020
Mystify: Michael Hutchence Drama, Documentary
A powerfully intimate and insightful portrait of the internationally renowned INXS frontman, Michael Hutchence. Deftly woven from an extraordinary archive of rich imagery, Michael’s private home movies and those of his lovers, friends, and family, the film delves beneath the public persona of the charismatic ‘Rock God’ and transports us through the looking glass to reveal a multifaceted, intensely sensitive and complex man. For an all too brief time, we revel in Michael’s Dionysian beauty and sensuality on stage and off. We listen to the range of his extraordinary voice and witness the charmed way he travels through life as he is propelled to world acclaim. But Michael struggled with the idea of success, the creative limits of pop stardom and how to express his integrity; a longing that shaped his life and music and gave birth to a desire to go far beyond the constraints of pop. A violent event strikes Michael and changes his life forever, fracturing his sense of self and robbing him of his connection to life. Made vulnerable, he is unable to navigate the complex challenges he faces moving forward and he has little defence against the onslaught of tabloid press that descends upon his world. Amidst the encroaching darkness,
Michael’s new-born daughter, Tiger, becomes his one bright light.
Director: Richard Lowenstein / Language: English / Subtitle: Traditional Chinese / Runtime: 102 minutes / Rating : MA 15+
(Australia) / Territories: Worldwide excluding UK, Australia and New Zealand / Festivals & Awards: Tribeca FF; Sydney FF; Munich
FF; Karlovy Vary IFF; Hot Docs; Doc Aviv; International Rome FF; BFI London FF; Warsaw FF / Theatrical Releases: Australia – 4 July 2019;
Denmark – 25 July 2019; UK, Ireland – 18 Oct 2019; Netherlands – 24 Oct 2019 / Inflight Release: Mar 2020
Bellbird Drama
Ross is a man of few words and when his wife Beth dies, so does his spirit. His son Bruce is reluctant to change his own life to help run the farm but can see his father struggling, both physically and emotionally. Without Beth as a buffer, the distance in their relationship is exacerbated. The presence of local boy Marley proves useful, as does the unsolicited support from Bruce’s boss at the dump, Connie, and from Clem, the local vet.
Director: Hamish Bennett / Cast: Cohen Holloway, Rachel House, Marshall Napier, Annie Whittle / Language: English / Subtitle:
Traditional Chinese / Runtime: 95 minutes / Rating: M (New Zealand) / Territories: Worldwide / Festivals & Awards: Chicago
IFF; Cinéfest Sudbury IFF; Calgary IFF; Melbourne IFF; New Zealand IFF; Sydney IFF / Theatrical Releases: New Zealand - 7 Nov 2019 /
Inflight Release: Feb 2020
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Documentary
Making Waves showcases the primal storytelling power of sound through the personal histories, experiences and expertise of sound pioneers who became award-winning artists in Sound Design. The film features interviews with premier sound designers like Walter
Murch, Gary Rydstrom, and Ben Burtt, as well as great film directors known for working so closely with their sound designers, like
George Lucas, Robert Redford, Peter Weir, Christopher Nolan, Sofia Coppola, David Lynch, and Ai-Ling Lee.
Director: Midge Costin / Cast: Walter Murch, Gary Rydstrom, Ben Burtt, George Lucas, Robert Redford, Peter Weir, Christopher
Nolan, Sofia Coppola, David Lynch, Ai-Ling Lee / Language: English / Subtitle: N/A / Runtime: 91 minutes / Rating R (MPAA) / R
(USA) / Territories: Worldwide excluding USA and UK / Festivals & Awards: Tribeca FF; Cannes IFF; BFI London FF; Filmfest Munchen;
Deauville American FF; Athens IFF; Napa Valley FF; Sitges FF; Alexander Valley FF; Jerusalem FF; Mill Valley FF; Hot Springs Documentary FF;
Milwaukee FF / Theatrical Releases: USA - 25 Oct 2019 / Inflight Release: Jan 2020
The Meaning of Life Drama
A starving musician Finn Faber gets a temporary job as a therapeutic clown at a hospital entertaining sick kids. He is assigned a 9 year-old leukemia patient: Sophia Hill. Finn soon learns that Sophia coming into his life was no coincidence, but an important lesson he needed to learn before making a big step forward in life.
Director: Cat Hostick / Cast: Tyler Shaw, Sadie Munroe, Daniel DeSanto, Tennille Read / Language: English / Subtitle: Traditional
Chinese / Runtime: 93 minutes / Rating: TBC / Territories: Worldwide excluding Canada / Festivals & Awards: Dances With FF;
Oakville FF; Durham Region IFF; Hollywood North FF / Theatrical Releases: Canada - 27 Sep 2019 / Inflight Release: Jan 2020
Twelve Sports, Family, Drama
Kyle Cooke is a kind-hearted young boy and a gifted baseball player. When his father, Ted, is laid off and forced to take a low-level job in a new state just to make ends meet, Kyle and his family are uprooted from their comfortable suburban lifestyle. Ted hopes that Kyle's acclimation will be made easier once he gets involved with the local teams but those plans are quickly dashed when Kyle becomes the victim of bullying and nepotism. Realizing Kyle will never get a chance to pursue his dream of playing in the twelve-year-old World Series if he stays in the local league, Ted finagles a way to get Kyle on a team in an opposing district. Kyle, understanding this is his one and only shot, uses the dejection of being cut from his town's all-star team as motivation to become the best twelve year-old player in the state - possibly the world. Ultimately, he faces his former team in the state championship where he discovers a greatness he didn't even know he possessed.
Director: Stephen Grimaldi / Cast: Erik Heger, Wyatt Ralff, Jennifer Mudge, Jeremy Holm / Language: English / Subtitle: Traditional
Chinese / Runtime: 92 minutes / Rating: Not Rated / Territories: Worldwide / Theatrical Releases: N/A / Festivals &
Awards: N/A / Inflight Release: Dec 2019
This Changes Everything Documentary
This Changes Everything is a timely documentary that uncovers what is behind one of the most confounding dilemmas in the entertainment industry: the under-representation and misrepresentation of women. Backed by hundreds of stories and overwhelming data, director Tom Donahue puts forward decades of discrimination against women in Hollywood, behind and in front of the camera.
Most importantly, the film seeks pathways and solutions from within and outside the industry, and around the world.
The documentary features first-hand accounts from several of Hollywood’s leading voices, including Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Natalie
Portman, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Oh, Jessica Chastain, Chloë Grace Moretz, Shonda Rhimes and executive producer Geena Davis.
Director: Tom Donahue / Cast: Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Cate Blanchett, Jessica Chastain / Language: English / Subtitle:
Traditional Chinese / Runtime: 96 minutes / Rating: TBC / Territories: Worldwide excluding United States and Canada /
Festivals & Awards: Toronto IFF; Hamptons IFF; Chicago IFF; High Falls FF; Virginia FF; Denver FF; Lone Star FF; Napa Valley FF; Houston IFF;
Doc NYC; Stockholm IFF; Illuminate FF; Santa Barbara FF; Miami FF; AMDocs; Bentonville FF; Thessaloniki Documentary Festival; Edinburgh IFF /
Theatrical Releases: USA - 22 July 2019 / Inflight Release: Dec 2019
Top End Wedding Comedy, Romance
Engaged and in love, Lauren and Ned have just ten days to find Lauren's mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the Northern
Territory, reunite her parents and pull off their dream Top End Wedding. As the couple travel through the wild beauty of Australia’s
Northern Territory landscapes they meet unforgettable characters, find fulfilment and Lauren learns why her mother had to leave to find home.
Director: Wayne Blair / Cast: Miranda Tapsell, Gwilym Lee, Kerry Fox / Language: English with Tiwi and French dialogues /
Subtitle: Traditional Chinese / Runtime: 103 minutes / Rating: M (Australia) / Territories: Worldwide excluding Australia & New
Zealand, USA, Canada and France / Festivals & Awards: Sundance FF; Australian International Screen Forum NY; Adelaide FF; Travelling FF;
Seattle IFF; Edinburgh IFF / Theatrical Releases: Australia - 2 May 2019; New Zealand - 16 May 2019 / Inflight Release: Nov 2019
The Bird Catcher Drama
In 1942 Norway, Esther, a 14-year-old Jewish girl has her world torn apart when the Nazis unleash their reign of terror on her small town, forcing her parents to hide her on a truck headed for Sweden, hopefully to safety.
Esther’s truck is attacked by Nazis and she barely escapes into the forest, where she meets a boy her age, Aksel. Aksel takes a liking to her and suggests hiding her in his family’s barn. To save her from being discovered by the Nazis, she disguises herself as a boy.
Every day is a challenge to keep her true identity a secret while she plans a harrowing escape with Aksel through Nazi occupied territory to Sweden, hoping beyond hope that her parents are alive and waiting for her.
Director: Ross Clarke / Cast: Sarah-Sofie Boussinina, Arthur Hakalahti, Jakob Cedergren / Language: English / Subtitle: Traditional
Chinese / Runtime: 100 minutes / Rating: TBC / Territories: Worldwide excluding United States and Canada / Festivals &
Awards: European Cinematography Awards - Best Feature and Best Cinematography; Garden State Film Festival - Best Actress Feature Film, Best
Supporting Actor, Best Sound,Best International Feature and Best Cinematographer/ Theatrical Releases: N/A /Inflight Release: Oct
2019
Papa Drama
Ben knew he was adopted but his parents refused to share with him any information about his biological parents. At age 23 he starts searching on his own and discovers that his mother died while giving him birth and his father if it is his father, might live in a home for the mentally challenged individuals.
In order to find out if indeed this person is his father he gets a job at the home working side by side with David.
A unique relationship develops between the two, and at the same time a romantic bond is building between Ben and Dina, a young attractive Argentinian woman who work there.
Through many twists and turns, Ben finally finds out the unique circumstances that led to his adoption.
The love between Dina and Ben passed through many loops and grew exponentially.
Papa is a heart warming story about family, relationship trust and love. It makes you laugh, brings a tear to your eye.
All in all you leave the theater with questions, deep thoughts and a positive feeling of hope.
Director: Dan Israely / Cast: Rob Wilson, David Proval, Paul Sorvino / Language: English / Subtitle: Traditional Chinese /
Runtime: 94 minutes / Rating: R (USA) / Territories: Worldwide / Festivals & Awards: Cinema Worldfest California – Best
Screenplay Feature; Film Fest International London – Best Film, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress; Hollywood Art and Movie Awards -
Best Score; Los Angeles Cinefest - Best Original Score; West Palm Beach FF; London FF; Alaska FF / Theatrical Releases: TBC / Inflight
Release: Oct 2019
Through Black Spruce Thriller
Based on the Giller Award-winning novel of the same name by Joseph Boyden, Through Black Spruce is a story of identity and survival.
The disappearance of a young Indigenous woman named Suzanne Bird triggers events in two worlds: in Moosonee, the remote Northern
Ontario community she fled years ago, and Toronto, where she modelled for a while before vanishing into the ether.
Her sister Annie is a hunter, a fiercely-independent woman who’s always resented her weaker twin. But their mother’s despair sends her south to retrace Suzanne’s steps. Her life in Moosonee soon recedes as she’s drawn into the glittering “artists and models” scene her sister left behind.
Meanwhile, her uncle Will copes with the dangerous consequences of Suzanne’s disappearance… and comes up against the ghosts of his own private tragedy.
The two worlds finally collide in the fallout from the missing woman's troubled life.
Director: Don Mckellar / Cast: Tanaya Beatty, Brandon Oakes, Kiowa Gordon / Language: English / Subtitle: Traditional Chinese/
Runtime: 111 minutes / Rating 14A (Canada) / Territories: Worldwide excluding North America / Theatrical Releases:
Canada – 29 Mar 2019 / Festivals & Awards: Toronto IFF; Mar del Plata FF / Inflight Release: Sep 2019
Halston Documentary
HALSTON captures the epic sweep of the life and times of legendary designer Roy Halston Frowick, the man who wanted to “dress all of
America.” Acclaimed filmmaker Frédéric Tcheng expertly weaves rare archival footage and intimate interviews with Halston’s friends, family, and collaborators including Liza Minnelli, his niece Lesley Frowick, filmmaker Joel Schumacher, and the Halstonettes. Tcheng frames
Halston’s story as an investigation using scripted scenes featuring actress and writer Tavi Gevinson as a young archivist diving into the Halston company records. The viewer is taken behind the headlines and into the thrilling struggle between Halston’s artistic legacy and the pressures of big business.
America’s first superstar designer, Halston created an empire and personified the dramatic social and sexual revolution of the last century.
Moving beyond Halston’s embodiment of 1970s glamour, Tcheng reveals Halston’s impact on fashion, culture, and business.
Director: Frédéric Tcheng / Appearance: Liza Minnelli, Marisa Berenson, Joel Schumacher / Language: English / Subtitle:
Traditional Chinese / Runtime: 119 minutes / Rating: TBC / Territories: Worldwide excluding North America, UK, Australia and
New Zealand / Theatrical Releases: USA - 24 May 2019; UK & Ireland – 7 Jun 2019 / Festivals & Awards: Sundance IFF;
CPH:DOX; Tribeca FF; BFI Flare / Inflight Release: Sep 2019
Clara Romance, Sci-fi
Following a personal tragedy, a troubled academic astronomer, Isaac Bruno, develops an unhealthy obsession with being the first in his field to make a monumental discovery. NASA has predicted that signs of life will be found elsewhere in our galaxy within a few years using new instruments like the James Webb and TESS space telescopes, and Isaac is now able to use these new advanced tools in his hunt for habitable worlds.
With so many stars to look at and so little time before someone else finds signs of extra-terrestrial life before him Isaac’s lack of manpower forces him to take on a research assistant, despite his own reluctance to do so. Clara, a worldly young artist with a similar affinity for outer space but who is woefully under-qualified, is the only applicant. Despite her lack of qualifications and their conflicting ideologies, Clara and Isaac work together to discover a nearby solar system with a planet almost identical to our own. As a bond between them develops, their own personal tragedies are revealed, each of which begins to explain why they find meaning in this search for life elsewhere.
This connection leads to a scientific and spiritual discovery so profound, it will change everything we know about our own place in the universe.
Director: Akash Sherman/ Cast: Troian Bellisario, Patrick J. Adams / Language: English / Subtitle: Traditional Chinese / Runtime:
98 minutes / Rating Not Rated (USA) / Territories: Worldwide excluding North America / Theatrical Releases: Canada – 30
November 2018 / Festivals & Awards: Austin FF - Jury Award; Toronto IFF; Vancouver Film Critics Circle / Inflight Release: Aug 2019