Rhode Island International Film Festival : A Son of Man

When:
August 9, 2019 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
2019-08-09T18:30:00-04:00
2019-08-09T20:00:00-04:00
Where:
Local 121
121 Washington St
Cost:
$10

THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT LOCAL 121, LOCATED AT 121 WASHINGTON STREET. PLEASE USE THE MATTHEWSON STREET ENTRANCE.

The Silence of the Dying Fish

Vasilis Kekatos Greece | 2018 | 19min | Narrative

A fish farm worker named Makis is informed of his untimely death the day prior. Despite his great attempts to prove he is still alive he accepts his fate and spends his final hours creating refugee for his canaries.

A SON OF MAN

Jamaicanoproblem Ecuador, France | 2018 | 90min | Narrative | French-Speaking

Pipe is invited to join his mysterious father on a quest for the lost Inca gold. But as they journey deeper into the jungle, he understands that they cannot escape the family demons that are traveling with them.

Director Biography-
Jamaicanoproblem, an explorer and filmmaker, son of the renowned explorer Andrés Fernández-Salvador y Zaldumbide. He began A SON OF MAN in 2008 when he decided to reevaluate and experiment with one of the most transformative experiences of his life. Through the arts, he pursued to turn a real life into a cinematographic work. He conceived a manifesto of his intensions to push forward a new cinematic representation called “reality cinema”. He has produced feature films such as the Canadian socio-political documentary HIGHWAY OF TEARS, winner of the Malibu festival 2015, the Franco-Moroccan action film 8 ASSASSINS (2014), and the North-American documentary short THE HUNTER (EL CAZADOR), which was selected to debut in the Short Film Corner of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.