Chicago Filmmakers 4/21/18 MAN and Three Worlds screening - two new feature films by Amir Motlagh - info, links, updates
Post will be update until 4/21/18 and possibly beyond.
The basic info:
MAN (2018) is a verité-style day-in-the-life story about a computer programmer who lives a secluded existence in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon. His sole real-life companions are his two dogs; everyone else--friends, colleagues, family he only connects with through technological mediation; via phones and computers.
MAN was a recent recipient of The Golden Fox Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival.
Here is what some are saying about MAN –
"The themes of Man are extremely relevant and poignant as material possession and technological developments conflict with physical, human connection like Jonze's 'Her'... It's exciting to see modern representation of romance... I have not felt so conscious about my interactions and introspective feelings….. in a long time." Timothy Noordermeer - Indie film journalist and critic
"An engrossing little film... there’s something deeply honest about it... it paints such an intimate, simple portrait of a day." Matthew Misetich - Senior Executive at Script Pipeline.
"This is fantastic. [Man] achieves a very even, coherent aesthetic, which for something like this is a fine line to walk... specifically how humans are changing because of digital media and technology – the 'always connected' network... I am very impressed". Chad Davis, Digital Producer, Northwestern University.
Three Worlds
Three Worlds (2018) is a psychological science fiction drama that explores the three lives, or worlds, of a man who undergoes an experiment that triggers haunting memories and alternate life memories.
Trailer for Three Worlds will be available in mid-April.
Amir Motlagh is the lead actor and the director of both MAN and Three Worlds.
Amir Motlagh (Director/Co-Writer/Co-Producer) - www.amirmotlagh.com - strives for an increasingly interdisciplinary approach at creating media and telling stories. He is an award-winning Iranian American filmmaker, having written and directed over 15 narrative and non-fiction projects that have screened widely - including at deadCenter Film Festival, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival, 24fps International Short Film Festival, CiCFF, Iranian Film Festival, DanceswithFilms, Vancouver Asian American Festival, Los Angeles Asian American Film Festival, DeepEllum Film Festival, Silverlake Film Festival, Microcinema International Independent Exposure Series, Chicago Asian American Film Festival. Motlagh has won the following awards - The Golden Fox Award for Outstanding Achievement - MAN - Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, Audience Fusion Award - Still Lover - DancesWithFilms, Top Ten Atoms Films - Still Lover - AtomsFilms, Best of Fest - Still Lover - YardFest LA. He has also experienced first hand the power of the internet when one of this early DIY short films spread virally before the term was popularized. Motlagh received a BA in Psychology from UCLA, and an MFA in Production with an emphasis in Directing at Chapman University.
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More links, pics, trailers etc as we get closer to the 4/21 screening.
- Sujewa
The basic info:
(media can e-mail me here for screeners, to be added to press list, etc - I am doing promo work for this screening)
TWO FEATURE FILMS - 'MAN', 'THREE WORLDS' BY AMIR MOTLAGH, PREVIEW SCREENING ON 4/21/18, 6 PM AT CHICAGO FILMMAKERS IN CHICAGO, IL
Award-winning LA based Iranian-American filmmaker Amir Motlagh, along with producing partner and Chicago based filmmaker Charles Borg, are set to preview two new feature films - MAN, Three Worlds - in a double feature screening hosted by Chicago Filmmakers on April 21st, 2018 at 6 PM in Chicago, IL.
From Chicago Filmmakers, event information - http://www.chicagofilmmakers.org/screenings/2656
4/21, 6 PM MAN & THREE WORLDS AN AMIR MOTLAGH DOUBLE FEATURE PREVIEW SCREENING
MAN (85 mins), Three Worlds (90 mins)
Ticket Price: $10
Reception: 6PM - 6:30PM
Screening: 6:30PM
A brief intermission will occur between films.
Chicago Filmmakers
5720 N. Ridge Avenue
60660 Chicago, IL
info@chicagofilmmakers.org
(773) 293-1447
About the films
The films are part of a larger body of work titled THREE MARKS, TOO MANY SIGNALS that also includes the 2016 film and visual album CANYON.
MAN
TWO FEATURE FILMS - 'MAN', 'THREE WORLDS' BY AMIR MOTLAGH, PREVIEW SCREENING ON 4/21/18, 6 PM AT CHICAGO FILMMAKERS IN CHICAGO, IL
Award-winning LA based Iranian-American filmmaker Amir Motlagh, along with producing partner and Chicago based filmmaker Charles Borg, are set to preview two new feature films - MAN, Three Worlds - in a double feature screening hosted by Chicago Filmmakers on April 21st, 2018 at 6 PM in Chicago, IL.
From Chicago Filmmakers, event information - http://www.chicagofilmmakers.org/screenings/2656
4/21, 6 PM MAN & THREE WORLDS AN AMIR MOTLAGH DOUBLE FEATURE PREVIEW SCREENING
MAN (85 mins), Three Worlds (90 mins)
Ticket Price: $10
Reception: 6PM - 6:30PM
Screening: 6:30PM
A brief intermission will occur between films.
Chicago Filmmakers
5720 N. Ridge Avenue
60660 Chicago, IL
info@chicagofilmmakers.org
(773) 293-1447
About the films
The films are part of a larger body of work titled THREE MARKS, TOO MANY SIGNALS that also includes the 2016 film and visual album CANYON.
MAN
MAN (2018) is a verité-style day-in-the-life story about a computer programmer who lives a secluded existence in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon. His sole real-life companions are his two dogs; everyone else--friends, colleagues, family he only connects with through technological mediation; via phones and computers.
MAN was a recent recipient of The Golden Fox Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival.
Here is what some are saying about MAN –
"The themes of Man are extremely relevant and poignant as material possession and technological developments conflict with physical, human connection like Jonze's 'Her'... It's exciting to see modern representation of romance... I have not felt so conscious about my interactions and introspective feelings….. in a long time." Timothy Noordermeer - Indie film journalist and critic
"An engrossing little film... there’s something deeply honest about it... it paints such an intimate, simple portrait of a day." Matthew Misetich - Senior Executive at Script Pipeline.
"This is fantastic. [Man] achieves a very even, coherent aesthetic, which for something like this is a fine line to walk... specifically how humans are changing because of digital media and technology – the 'always connected' network... I am very impressed". Chad Davis, Digital Producer, Northwestern University.
Three Worlds
A scene from Three Worlds
Three Worlds (2018) is a psychological science fiction drama that explores the three lives, or worlds, of a man who undergoes an experiment that triggers haunting memories and alternate life memories.
Trailer for Three Worlds will be available in mid-April.
Amir Motlagh is the lead actor and the director of both MAN and Three Worlds.
Amir Motlagh (Director/Co-Writer/Co-Producer) - www.amirmotlagh.com - strives for an increasingly interdisciplinary approach at creating media and telling stories. He is an award-winning Iranian American filmmaker, having written and directed over 15 narrative and non-fiction projects that have screened widely - including at deadCenter Film Festival, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival, 24fps International Short Film Festival, CiCFF, Iranian Film Festival, DanceswithFilms, Vancouver Asian American Festival, Los Angeles Asian American Film Festival, DeepEllum Film Festival, Silverlake Film Festival, Microcinema International Independent Exposure Series, Chicago Asian American Film Festival. Motlagh has won the following awards - The Golden Fox Award for Outstanding Achievement - MAN - Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, Audience Fusion Award - Still Lover - DancesWithFilms, Top Ten Atoms Films - Still Lover - AtomsFilms, Best of Fest - Still Lover - YardFest LA. He has also experienced first hand the power of the internet when one of this early DIY short films spread virally before the term was popularized. Motlagh received a BA in Psychology from UCLA, and an MFA in Production with an emphasis in Directing at Chapman University.
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More links, pics, trailers etc as we get closer to the 4/21 screening.
- Sujewa
