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2017 SIFFNYC AWARDS NIGHT GALA JUNE 22, 2017
DAY 5: Monday, June 19, 2017 l 6:00PM l Aud. 3
DOCUMENTARY: " CURIOSITY ADVENTURE & LOVE "( Philippines) 61mins l Drama l US Premiere Directed by: Sunshine Lichauco de Leon & Suzanne Richiardone Synopsis: Curiosity, Adventure & Love is a the story of a woman raised by fate to go boldly where few young women of her �me and upbringing would go.. into the arms of chance and life. A young American woman leaves her country and all security behind, to begin an adventure in the Philippines that would witness the birth of a na�on, a cruel war and Occupa�on and reconstruc�on. Jessie, is a striking personality, somewhere between Scarle� O’ Hara and Amelia Earhart, who knew no boundaries and flew far ahead of her �mes, without regard to sex or society. Her story of a century well‐lived is both rich and one that should restore our faith in our own humanity.
l 7:30PM l Aud. 3
FEATURE: " YELLOW FEVER "( UK) 85mins l Drama l East Coast Premiere Wri�en & Directed by: Kat Moon Stars: Jenna Ushkowitz, Sco� Pa�erson Synopsis:“ And a note to all you white people,” she writes on her online blog.“ When you adopt your token child from the Orient, don’ t overdue it with the cultural heritage bullshit. I’ m reminded I’ m not from here everyday I wake up and look at myself in the mirror. Plus it doesn’ t help that I’ m named Asia.” l 7:45PM l Aud. 2
DOCUMENTARY: " SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT "( US) 61mins l World Premiere Wri�en & Directed by: Cady McClain Synopsis: ' Seeing is Believing: Women Direct ' is a 5‐hour serialized documentary about women directors. Each episode stands alone as its own short film, yet can be viewed with the others for an in‐depth inves�ga�on into the process of art and leadership. These women discuss the process of their crea�vity and reveal what drove them to become directors. Each director shares valuable insights into how they face and overcome obstacles. Discussion about who and what really drives social change forward gives an opportunity to put the context of women who direct film and television into a new context.
l 9:15PM l Aud. 2
FEATURE " EYES OF THE ROSHI "( US) 110mins l Drama l Exhibi�on l World Premiere Director: Jon Mark Nail Wri�en by: Jon Mark Nail, Joseph Baum Stars: Eric Roberts, Grandmaster Adam Nguyen, Amanda Victoria Dunn, Chris Van Cleave, Seth Marten, Jonathan Marten, Mark Zillges, Ethan Marten, Jus�n Clements, Stacy Whi�le Synopsis: If the Coen Brothers and Quen�n Taran�no had a theatrical love child, it would be EYES OF THE ROSHI, an Independent ac�on‐drama starring Eric Roberts( Runaway Train; Pope of Greenwich Village; Star 80; Dark Knight) and introducing Karate Do and Raja Yoga Grandmaster Adam Nguyen. Saigon, 1973. Young Adam’ s, heart is breaking as he discovers his childhood love, the girl he grew up with, raped and murdered. As a mourning Adam keens over her dead body he makes a fateful resolve to avenge her loss, thereby igni�ng a forty‐year odyssey of revenge and death, which ends a con�nent away in a final climac�c confronta�on.
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2017 SIFFNYC AWARDS NIGHT GALA JUNE 22, 2017
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