Critically acclaimed documentary IF THE DANCER DANCES, will be released on VOD on November 12

after its recent multi-city theatrical release.Timed to coincide with the 2019 centennial of his birth, IF THE DANCER DANCES is the first documentary on the subject of Merce Cunningham’s work since his passing in 2009.

IF THE DANCER DANCES

** New York Times Critic’s Pick**

Produced by: Lise Friedman and Maia Wechsler

Directed by: Maia Wechsler

Official Selection: Dance On Camera 2018, Raindance 2018

Feature Documentary, 83 Minutes, USA

IF THE DANCER DANCES will be released on VOD and all major digital platforms including Itunes, Amazon, Vimeo, Google, Sony, and NMS on November 12, 2019.

DOC NYC 2019- IN BRIGHT AXIOM

DOC NYC 2019

IN BRIGHT AXIOM (Section: INVESTIGATIONS)

NYC PREMIERE

Director: Spencer McCall (The Institute)

Welcome to the House of Latitude, where absolute discretion is demanded in exchange for entry into a mysterious social experiment in the form of an elaborate immersive experience. Drawing a community of curiosity seekers, this secret society becomes a way of life for some, putting increasing pressure on the organizers to maintain this sophisticated and fantastical parallel world.

From the minds who inspired AMC's upcoming series Dispatches From Elsewhere, IN BRIGHT AXIOM weaves an intriguing cautionary tale about the unforeseen consequences of embracing the unknown. Followers of Meow Wolf, Sleep No More, Ingress and other immersive & augmented reality entertainment should take note.

The film also features never-before-seen discourse from the mesmerizing hip-hop polymath, RAMMELLZEE and original music by Juston Robbins, with additional songs from Isan, Tickles, and ü-Ziq.

Spencer McCall has spent the last ten years orchestrating socio-reengineering and public hoax-prank performance art pieces. An avid fan of the Yes Men, McCall began by participating in Improv Everywhere inspired events, “plant” based roles in The Go Game, and location-based performances with Atmos-theater.

In 2009, he became a co-creator of the Jejune Institute; a citywide alternate reality game in San Francisco that lasted three years and “inducted” over 10,000 unknowing participants. McCall took his experience working with Jejune and turned it into an award-winning documentary “The Institute.” His film is currently being remade into a series on a major television network.

McCall also helped to create Jejune’s follow-up experience The Latitude Society; a faux secret society with an underground experiential labyrinth beneath San Francisco.

Running Time: 90 Minutes Language: English Country: USA (Feature Documentary)

DOC NYC 2019 FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:

PUBLIC SCREENING:

Thursday, November 7 at 9:20PM
Location: Cinepolis Cinema (260 West 23^rd Street)

VIEWING LINKS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST FOR PRESS COVERING FESTIVAL.

TALENT AVAILABLE: Filmmaker Spencer McCall, subject Jeff Hull and other key subjects are available for interview by request and in NYC in person week of premiere.

Link to photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/idchnro4kxbk6ez/AACmIXDRk0RbnzD7Fdu_h8R5a?dl=0

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KEY WEST FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FOURTH ANNUAL “GOLDEN KEY FOR COSTUME DESIGN” HONORING OSCAR®-NOMINATED COSTUME DESIGNER ARIANNE PHILLIPS

2019 FESTIVAL RUNS NOVEMBER 20TH -24TH

New York, NY — October 3, 2019 — The Key West Film Festival announced today its fourth annual Costume Design Focus program, honoring Academy Award®-nominated costume designer Arianne Phillips.

Phillips’ most recent work is on display in Sony Pictures’ and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. She has received Oscar® nominations for her artistry in Walk the Line and W.E. and multiple nominations for BAFTA, Tony and Costume Design Guild Awards via her work in the Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Tom Ford’s A Single Man. The Festival will present Phillips with its Golden Key for Excellence in Costume Design award, to honor her versatile talents, which have been showcased in everything from period costume dramas to superhero blockbusters.

Phillips will also participate in a discussion of her work, to be moderated by Eric Kohn, Executive Editor and Chief Critic of Indiewire and co-host of the weekly ScreenTalk podcast with Anne Thompson.

The discussion will be followed by a screening of A Single Man on the 10th anniversary of its release as a showcase for Phillips’ work.

The Award will be presented via satellite by Dr. Deborah Nadoolman Landis. Dr. Landis, a Costume Design Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and an Academy Award®-nominee, presented the first annual career achievement award for costume design in 2016 to Mary Zophres, who went on to receive an Oscar® nomination for her work in La La Land, and to the last two year’s honorees, Mark Bridges, who won the 2018 Oscar® for Best Costume Design for The Phantom Thread, and Alexandra Byrne, who’s work in Mary Queen of Scots was recognized by an Academy Award nomination.

Michael Tuckman, Director of Programming of the Key West Film Festival, commented “The time and place that Tarantino captured in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood could not have been accomplished without the true artistry and beauty of the costumes that transported us all back in time and gave the film an authenticity like no other. Arianne Phillips is a master of design and we are thrilled to be able to honor and showcase her work.”

Visit kwfilmfest.com for full program information – which will be announced on October 30, along with a schedule of events and travel and lodging details.