Cinequest Film Festival 19 - Transform
Transform your mind, body and soul.
Cinequest is proud to welcome you to TRANSFORM at Cinequest Film Festival 19. With over 250 screenings, 150+ films, and 80 United States, North American and World Premieres, Cinequest is dedicated to Empowering the Maverick through discovery, distribution and leading innovation. We invite you to TRANSFORM your mind, body and soul through six unique worlds at this year’s festival.
Transform by CELEBRATION:
Celebrate at Opening and Closing Night Galas, mingle at the VIP Soirees and watch films that Empower and commemorate the energy of life, culture, experience and people. Watch Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) at his finest in The Caller, follow a lyrically-fueled portrait of the father of contemporary Christian music in Fallen Angel: The Outlaw Larry Norman, look past the seemingly persistent ideological hatred between Hindus and Muslims in Nandita Das' writing and directorial debut, Firaaq, or indulge in the seductive, emotionally rich The Last Lullaby with Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan).
Transform by HUMOR:
Expose yourself to comedy of all sorts, and relish in the diverse, authentic humor of a medley of Maverick filmmakers. Cinequest offers you everything from light-hearted comedy to dry, witty, satirical and even dark to Empower and expand your idea of entertainment to new levels. Revel in the spot-on comedic performances of Danny Masterson (That 70s Show), Blanchard Ryan (Open Water), Leon (Get Rich or Die Tryin') and Dominique Swain (Lolita) in Julian M. Kheel's hilarious debut feature Capers, or experience a "quarter-life crisis" in Oliver Irving's wry comedy How to Be... featuring Robert Pattinson (Twilight). Even embark on a darkly comic quest with Two Million Stupid Women as an endless L.A. night ultimately comes full circle with a brash, climactic, and self-gratifying confrontation with the man that started it all.
Transform by INNOVATION:
Set in the Silicon Valley, the epicenter of innovation, Cinequest invites you to experience firsthand the technologies and tools that carry the dynamic world of cinema into the future. Explore the upcoming innovations of film at our world-renowned Film & Innovation Forums in the presence of over 600 artists and innovators.
Transform by INSPIRATION:
Journey into the worlds of those who inspire our inner-Mavericks to shine. Join Cinequest as we honor Maverick Award recipients: Kevin Pollak (The Usual Suspects, A Few Good Men), and Diablo Cody (Academy Award-winning writer, Juno). Behold, a unique and long-awaited look at America's "everyman philosopher" in the intimate portrait Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes. Ascend the walls of prison with Johnny Cash in Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison and witness a true testament to the comradeship of men. FIght the urge to combust into smoldering rage in Mark Young's directorial debut The Least Among You featuring the incredible talents of Academy Award-winning Louis Gossett, Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman) and Lauren Holly (Picket Fences).
Transform by LOVE:
Dive into a world where love defines people, defies boundaries and moves hearts. The sensitive, intimate and beautiful Blue Road offers a deeply felt portrait of a romance a decade in the making. The Man Who Loved Yngve chronicles a dynamic illustration of teens struggling to find their individuality amid peer pressure and parental expectations.
Transform by PROVOCATION:
Dare to be challenged, provoked, and squirm if you must, we’re sure you won’t come out the same. French filmmaker Lionel Baier's moody satire Another Man will turn everyone into a critc as ambition gyrates into an affair filled with kinky, even sadistic sex. The unpredictable Billy Was a Deaf Kid will keep you hooked by starting out as a frisky caper and then gradually revealing a more serious and thoughtful tale about relationships and love. Veering from dark humor to whimsical surrealism, from laconic portrait to wild whodunit, The Investigator is brimming with surprises and invention.
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