DocumentaMadrid
XV Festival Internacional de Cine Documental
Synopsis
In an empty lot in Harlem, an elite group of New Yorkers prepares for a book-signing party given in honor of a writer who never shows up. Local residents, dealing with the practicality of life, look on as the guests obsess about identity, status, and success. Finally, the writer’s fears and doubts are understood, with ironic implications.
Biografía del director
Robert Frank
Robert Frank (b. 1924, Zurich) is one of the most well-known and acclaimed photographers in the world. Yet he was also a filmmaker, a fact that comparatively few remember or are even aware of. From 1959 onwards, he put his work as a photographer on hold to focus on cinema, going on to complete more than 25 films over a 50-year career until his death in September 2019. Many of these are regarded as seminal works within the international independent and documentary scene.
Photo credit: Dodo Jin Ming
Images gallery
Finished
Sessions
December
Sunday 20
18:00 h
Filmoteca Española. Cine Doré.
Credits
Language
English - Subtitles in spanish
Director
Robert Frank
Screenplay
Sam North
Cinematography
Kevin Kerslake
Editing
Jay Rabinow
Production
Ruth Waldburger, Martin Rosenbaum
Assistant Director
Michal Rovner