autumn 2015 line-up edition nine DOWNRIVER by Grant Scicluna MEN & CHICKEN by Anders Thomas Jensen MOTLEY’S L AW by Nicole Horanyi SPEARby Stephen Page cover Line-up DOWNRIVER 4 Drama / Duration: 96 min / Australia / 2015 James has served time for drowning a little boy when he was a child, although the body was never found in the river. A visit from the victims mother upon parole sends him on a quest to find the truth. TIFF SCREENINGS - Discovery Programme: Press & Industry 1, 09/13/15, Scotiabank 6 (137) Public 1, 09/15/15, 7:15PM, Scotiabank 13 (314) Public 2, 09/17/15, 9:45PM, Scotiabank 13 (314) Public 3, 09/20/15, 9:15PM, Scotiabank 3 (387) MEN & CHICKEN 8 Black Comedy / Duration: 100 min / Denmark / 2014 Upon their father’s passing, two special-natured brothers, Elias and Gabriel find out through the father’s will, that they are adopted and decide to seek out their birth father. TIFF SCREENINGS - Vanguard Section: Press & Industry 1, 9/11/15, 4:14PM, Scotiabank 14 Public 1, 09/14/15, 9:00PM, Scotiabank 1 Public 2, 09/16/15,10:00 PM, The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (649) Public 3, 09/20/15, 3:30PM, Scotiabank 1 MOTLEY’S LAW 10 Documentary / Duration: 90 min / Denmark / 2015 Kimberly Motley left her life in the US to become a defence lawyer in Kabul, Afghanistan. Today she is the first and only foreign lawyer who litigates in Afghanistan’s courts. SPEAR 12 Drama / Duration: 84 min / Australia / 2015 Through movement and dance, this visually stunning film follows the journey of a young Aboriginal man Djali as he tries to understand what it means to be a man with ancient traditions in a modern world. TIFF SCREENINGS - Discovery Programme: Press & Industry 1, 09/10/15, 1:45PM, Scotiabank 6 (137) Press & Industry 2, 09/17/15, 9:15PM, Scotiabank 6 (137) Public 1, 09/11/15, 6:00PM, Isabel Bader Theatre (452) Public 2, 09/12/15, 9:00AM, Jackman Hall (200) Public 3, 09/18/15, 6:30PM, Jackman Hall (200) Catalogue Features 14 Documentaries 20 Series 21 Children and Family 22 Comedy 24 Contacts 26 Where to find us LevelK in Toronto: The Scandinavian Stand, Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1st floor. MEN & Attending: Tine Klint, Natja Rosner, Derek Lui. LevelK at MIP Com: Creative Europe MEDIA Stand. Attending: Marta Zych, Stine Bomholt LevelK at AFM: EFP Stand, Loews Hotel, room 770. Attending: Natja Rosner and Derek Lui LevelK at Busan, EFP Stand CHICKEN Attending: Derek Lui Check out all completed titles in the LevelK VIP Lounge at www.levelk.dk Completed Films Officially Selected Discovery Programme “In DOWNRIVER, James sets out to do one right thing by the mother of his victim, a woman to whom he has done every wrong imaginable. I see it as an act of redemption and a search for freedom. That tenderness and brutality can exist within us all is at the heart of James’ story and embodied fully in the performance of Reef Ireland.” Director Grant Scicluna DOWNRIVER ames has served time for drowning The path to redemption is paved in sin a little boy when he was a child, although the body was never found in the river. A visit from his victim’s mother upon parole sends him on a quest to find the truth. With little time and danger at every turn, James risks his freedom and his life to uncover the trail of sins that might give closure to the grieving mother. DOWNRIVER / Drama / Duration:J 96 min / Australia / 2015. Directed by Grant Scicluna / Produced by Jannine Barnes for Happening Films Pty Ltd Cast: Reef Ireland, Kerry Fox, Robert Taylor, Helen Morse, Thom Green & Charles Grounds. Australian distribution: Rialto Distribution Pty Ltd. 2015 TBC page page 5 Completed Films Officially Selected Vanguard Section “I want to make a sterilized narrative, where you can move in and out between genres, build on the “no time – no place” Universe I’ve been telling my stories in before. It is a luxury to have this, but it helps me to make the movie I want – MEN & CHICKEN it helps tell the story of family tragedies, family love, family values – the story Mads David Nikolaj Søren Nicolas about 5 brothers – 5 brothers who have to find each other – it’s that simple – Mikkelsen Dencik Lie Kaas Malling Bro that’s the story I want to tell.” Director Anders Thomas Jensen en & Chicken revolves around two special-natured brothers, Elias (Mads Mikkelsen) and Gabriel (David Dencik). Upon their father’s passing, the two brothers, who are not very fond of each other, find out through the father’s will, that they are adopted. Despite their disagreements, Elias and Gabriel decide to seek out their natural father and set out to the island where their father lives. Meanwhile, a surprise awaits Elias and Gabriel there. Surrounded by the island’s many odd personalities Elias and Gabriel discover a most paralysing, yet liberating truth about themselves and their family. MEN & CHICKEN/ Black Comedy / Duration: 100 min. / Denmark / 2014 Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. Produced by Kim Magnusson and Tivi Magnusson for M&M Productions A/S. Co-produced by DCM/Germany, Studio Babelsberg/Germany. Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Malling, Nicolas Bro. Domestic Release: FebruaryM 5th 2015, Walt Disney Company Nordic. Admissions: 357,850 page page Completed Films Completed Films “Kimberley Motley is an incredibly complex woman, who can’t be categorized or explained easily. It was exactly this multifaceted portrayal of women that attracted me and drove me to make this film. Equal parts of fascination and curiosity. How does one live a life in two so opposing worlds as Kim does? In the crossover between battlefield MOTLEY’S L AW and domestic bliss.” Director Nicole Horanyi “I grew up in a bad neighbourhood, and Kabul is just that; another bad neighbourhood.” imberley Motley left her husband rights cases and troubled expats and three kids in the US in order to have motivated her to stay, but work as a defence lawyer in Kabul, personal threats, including grenades Afghanistan. She is the first and thrown into the front of her offices, only foreign lawyer who litigates in and general conditions in the Afghanistan’s courts. country, make it harder and harder Kimberley is first to admit she for Kimberly to continue her work. came to Afghanistan for the money. Time is running out. Nobody But it has become about something knows what will happen in else; Kimberley – who had never Afghanistan when the international before left the US – saw how poorly troops leave. Or, when the risk the legal system in Afghanistan was becomes too high, will Kimberley run and how this part of the Afghan be able to stay and continue her society had been totally neglected by work for justice? the international community. For over five years now, human MOTLEY’S LAW / Documentary / Duration: 90 & 52 min / Denmark / 2015. Directed by Nicole Horanyi. Produced by Helle Faber for Made in Copenhagen. Cast: Kimberly Motley Domestic release: TBC page Kpage Officially Selected Discovery Programme Officially Selected Discovery Programme PEAR tells a contemporary his community to understand what Aboriginal story through movement it means to be a man with ancient and dance. Collaborating with traditions in a modern world. dancers and creatives from the Spanning from the outback of highly acclaimed Bangarra Dance Australia to the gritty urban streets Theatre, director Stephen Page of Sydney, SPEAR is a poignant brings this visually stunning dance reflection of the continuing cultural A foot in each world. A heart in none. work to the screen. connection of Indigenous people. SPEAR Through a unique collaboration SPEAR is an intimate journey with between artists and filmmakers, one of Australia’s most celebrated A young urban Aboriginal man takes a journey through his consciousness this ground breaking film follows artists, as he brings this modern day to awaken his spiritual self. the journey of a young Aboriginal mythological story to the screen. S man Djali as he journey’s through “Spear is a modern day story, inspired by the cultural and spiritual heritage of Aboriginal Australia. It is told through a fusion of contemporary and traditional dance that speaks to the mind, the heart, and the spirit. Dance is visceral, and when we open ourselves to this way of storytelling, we are able to let go and to listen to our spiritual self. ” Director Stephen Page SPEAR / Drama / Duration: 84 min / Australia / 2015 Directed by Stephen Page / Produced by John Harvey for Arenamedia, Executive Producers Robert Connolly & Liz Kearney Cast: Hunter Page-Lochard, Aaron Pedersen. Australian distribution: Cinemaplus /Madman, Adalaide Film Festival 2015 page page 1 Features Features “truly an extraordinary movie” THE UPCOMING (UK) “magnificent” “a total crowd-pleaser, “gripping & I N T ERNAT IONAL N EWS M AGAZINE deserving of its wild praise” heart-warming” C INEMABLEND (US) I NDIEWIRE (US) “an inspiring gem” SYDNEY M ORNING H ERALD In focus... 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