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AFM 2016 OneEyedFilms Lineup

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La Fille Aux Deux Visages / Dir Roman Serir / France / 2016 

Horror Thriller Film Noir

Clarisse visits Marc’s stylish mansion for the first time. Marc is a mysterious, sophisticated plastic surgeon, they are dating and Clarisse spends the night with him

The following morning she if found drugged, handcuffed and Marc’s hostage. 

 

Marc has a plan, his obsession is to transform Clarissa into Hélène, his beloved deceased girlfriend. He will achieve this by submitting Clarisse to a facial reconstruction.  

Clarisse emerges as Hélène. Tragically she submits to Marc’s intense love, to the extent that Clarisse’s identity also becomes Hélène’s. 

But history repeats itself and Clarisse’s destiny becomes intertwined with Hélène’s.

 

 

 

 

The Unraveling / Dir Thomas Jakobsen / 82 min / USA / 2015

 

Horror Thriller 

 

Nevermore Film Festival 

ScreamFest

London Frightfest Selection

 

"tight and tense thriller"  CULTURE CRYPT

"brilliantly dark" ADDICTED TO HORROR

"great thriller" QUIET EARTH

"clever, fast-paced, action packed thriller" BRITFLICKS

 

Michael has been trying to shake off his heroin habit. A surprise party at a forest with friends, away from his drugs, sends Michael’s anxiety on edge. 

The following morning, the body of one of his friends is found mortally wounded. 

The remaining group is thrown into a vicious game of survival as Michael's anxiety escalates in downward a spiral. 

 

 

                               

 

 

Restless Sea / Dir Fernando Mantelli / Brazil / 2016

Psychological Thriller

 

FANTASPOA FILM FESTIVAL

 

'it gets it so right''! PAPO DE CINEMA

 

 

Anita, an ex junkie moves with her husband to an isolated wind blown coastal town in southern Brazil, hoping to leave behind her out of control, excessive drug fuelled past.

Her laddish, bad tempered husband is not sensitive to Anita’s emotional needs and her new life does not seem to fulfil her.

In her utter isolation in this misty, lonely, endless beach, she falls victim to terrifying demonic visions, from which she will need to liberate herself before her real new life begins.

 

 

 

 

Ratpocalypse / Dir Vladimir Uglin / 92 Min / USA

Fantasy Comedy Caper

Winner - SPORTS OSCARS

Do-gooder, American Senator John Perryman, delivers a speech to the Moscow Parliament, predicting that “corruption will lead to disaster and that they will all lose the human form and metamorphose into rats!’’

One by one, prominent Russian politicians turn into life-size rats, causing a major world crisis.

 

                               

 

 

Cord / Dir Pablo Gonzales / Colombia / Germ / France / 2015 / 65 min

Erotic Scifi 

 

GRAND PRIX DU JURY & PRIX DE LA CRITIQUE / Mauvais Genre - BEST FILM

RAVENNA Nightmare - BEST FILM / ZINEMA ZOMBIE - BEST ACTRESS

FANTASPORTO - BEST ACTRESS / GENRENALE - BEST ACTRESS

PLANET TERROR - MACABRO FILM FESTIVAL - SCI-Fi LONDON

EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

 

In a post-apocalyptic world of never-ending winter, a cast of survivors eek an existence. For them sexual physical contact has become a health hazard.

 

Inventor Czuperski creates and deals on devices to enhance solitary physical experience. One day he meets a new client, the mysterious Tania, with profound effect on his life.

 

 

                               

 

 

Massacre Country / Dir André de C. Mello, Marcos DeBrito / 115 min / Brazil / 2015
Slasher

 

Best Latin American Film Fantaspoa Film Festival

Official Selection Morbido Fest Zinema Zombie

Mostra de Sao Paulo

 

"Spiralling vortex of blood, laughter, alcohol and horror" MAGAZINE MX

"Hybrid of Jason and the Texas Chain Saw Massacre" CINEMA UOL

''Re imagines the genre in same way as Tarantino, Rodriguez, Rob Zombie'' PREVIEW MAGAZINE

 

A group of friends hire a country house for the weekend unaware of the horrors awaiting.

Nearby the scene of a crime a clown is arrested by the police

Roaming the countryside, a local wild boar farmer searches for flesh to feed his animals. Is  policy inspector is challenged beyond his professional ability?

 

 

                               

 

The Drought / Dir Adrian Fabrissin / Argentina / 82 min

Drama

 

Best Film - San Luis Film Festival 

 

An impoverished farmer’s livelihood is threatened by an endless drought, eviction from his ranch and his hopeless addiction to alcohol.

In this state of desperation, the prostitution of his teenage daughters becomes his only means of salvation.

 

 

                               

 

 

Neckan: Justice Awaits / Director Gonzalo Tapia / Spain

Historical Thriller

 

Montreal Film Festival World Premiere , Alicante Film Festival

 

After receiving an anonymous letter alluding to reveal family secrets,  Santiago a young lawyer and son of an important Francoist politician, travels to Tetuan, in the late 1950’s during the Spanish Protectorate , the capital of Morocco.

 

As the Franco troops are prearaing for their last days in Morocco, Santiago gradually starts to pierce together the dark secrets surrounding his real family’s mysterious disappearance, he uncovers a web of political intrigue with devastating effect on this life.

 

 

                               

 

 

Thirst / Dir Joe Houlberg / 80 min / Ecuador / 2015                      

Drama

 

Chicago Film Festival, Ventana Sur wip

 

"Impressive piece of work which looks great” BRUTAL AS HELL

 

Travelling with her cousin and their respective boyfriends for a weekend to her old family country home, makes life feel almost normal for blind 23 years old, Sara. 

 

Once there, all is not as it as seems, and the eerie abandonment of the Colonial house set in spectacular Ecuadorian tropical forest, becomes the backdrop to the unravelling of the past and family secrets, and in turn creates an unsettling perverse sexual dynamic between the travellers.

 

 

                               

 

Monsterman / Dir Anti Haase / Finland / 2014

Music, Society, Culture

 

Best Documentary - Jury Awards, Austin Film Festival 2014 

Official Selection - CPH:Dox 2015 
Official Selection - DocPoint Film Festival 2015 
Official Selection - DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2015 

 

 

The Beat Rises from the Ashes" -IS/T.T

’Enduring drummer tragedies that would depress Spinal Tap’’ STRAIGHT.COM

’Mr Lordi is King!’’ - READER LETTERBOXED

‘’Terrific’’ DANGEROUS MINDS

 

Rock and roll is particularly cruel to its aging stars. 'Monsterman', charts the rise of young heavy metal Finnish band Lordi ,whose outrageous performances in satanic grotesque costumes led them to run for and unlikely win, the Eurovision Song Contest.

 

Conceived by its frontman Tomi Putaansuu  as a kid, band's victory propelled them into immediate whirlwind fame, sell out world tours, international TV appearances, and national treasure status.

 Five years later however, their careers however suffered an impressive nose dive, greatness being now only in distant memory.

The only gig on offer seem to be a performance at a Russian travel agents’ Convention in their "Santa Claus Village.

 

But the Lordi continues determined to hit fame again.

 

 

 

 

Cannabis in Uruguay  / Dir Federika Odrizola / Uruguay / 2016

Human Rights

 

The documentary traces the events which led to the historical watershed ruling by the government of Uruguay to regulate the cultivation and sale of cannabis.

 

By connecting, charting and revealing the unique political, social and cultural circumstances which guided this innovative historical step forward in civil liberty, the documentary provides an in-depth insight.

 

The key actors in this process include politicians, intellectuals, social activists, doctors, lawyers, scientists and businessmen, all of whom share 

their own conflicting perspective in this democratic process of civil liberty.

 

 

                               

 

 

Beavers: Invaders of the end of the World / Dir Pablo C. & Nicolas I. / Arg / 52 min

Ecology

 

CINE LATINO RECONTRES DE TOULOUSE 2015 (France)

FICMA 2015 (Spain) 

MAFF 2015 (Estonia)

KLEFF 2015 (Malaysia)

SHH 2015

 

In an attempt to emulate the Canadian fur industry the Government of Argentina introduced the Canadian beaver to Patagonia in the 1950's.

 

Fundamental differences in these countries ecosystems were disregarded, with alarming implications such as an exponential increase of his specie in all  surrounding Andean territory, destroying ancient forests and jeopardizing this unique and fragile ecosystem.

 

 

                               

 

 

We invite you to visit our website http://www.oneeyedfilms.com and look forward to sending you screeners, please confirm interest.

 

 

Thank you, and best wishes

 

 

Betina Goldman

 

 

 

Office 11 Ellerslie Road LONDON W12 7BN Tel +44 20 87401491 info@oneeyedfilms.com

 

 

 

 

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