See selected Possible Worlds titles at The Jaffa Room in Perth, August 22-24.
SCHEDULE
Friday August 22
7pm FAULTS
9pm THE HEART MACHINE
Saturday August 23
3pm FAULTS
5pm BENEATH THE HARVEST SKY
7pm AIR SEX: THE MOVIE
Sunday August 24
1pm 1987
3pm THE MEND
5pm AIR SEX: THE MOVIE
The Venue
THE JAFFA ROOM
155 Claisebrook Road, Perth WA 6000
(Cnr, Murchison terrace, near Perth Oval)
POSSIBLE WORLDS PERTH PROGRAM
FAULTS
FESTIVALS: SXSW 2014
THE HEART MACHINE
Fri 22 Aug 9pm
DIR ZACHARY WIGON | USA, 2014, 85 MIN | WITH JOHN GALLAGHER JR, KATE LYN SHEIL | AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Cody (The Newsroom’s John Gallagher Jr.) lives in Brooklyn, Virginia (House of Cards’Kate Lyn Sheil) is in Berlin. They met online and spend late nights falling for each other through Skype. They seem to have that rare thing: a functioning long-distance relationship. Or do they? Before long, Cody begins to suspect Virginia may in fact be a lot closer than she claims... Filled with insights into physical and emotional intimacy in a world mediated by technology and social media, The Heart Machine is entirely of its time: a smart, brilliantly acted love story that unfolds like a heart-pounding lo-fi thriller.
FESTIVALS: SXSW 2014 (OFFICIAL COMPETITION)
BENEATH THE HARVEST SKY
Sat 23 Aug 5pm
DIR GITA PULLPILLY& ARON GAUDET |USA, 2013, 116 MIN | WITH CALLEN MCAULIFFE, EMORY COHEN, AIDAN GILLEN | SYDNEY PREMIERE
Casper and Dominic have been fiercely loyal friends since childhood. Desperate for a way out of their quiet town on the Maine-Canada border, the boys make a pact to pool their earnings on a car and hit the road. When Casper is drawn into drug smuggling to pay his share, Dominic (a standout performance by Sydney actor Callan McAuliffe) is forced to make some hard choices and this authentic portrait of small-town American life becomes a riveting coming-of-age thriller.
FESTIVALS: TORONTO, TRIBECA 2014
AIR SEX: THE MOVIE
Sat 23 Aug 7pm and Sun 14 Aug 5pm
DIR JONATHAN EVANS | USA, 2014, 90 MIN | DOCUMENTARY | WORLD PREMIERE
What is Air Sex? Think Air Guitar, but instead of pretending to play an invisible instrument, players pretend to have sexual encounters with an imaginary partner (or partners). A mix of sport, comedy, storytelling and improv’, Air Sex is fast becoming a phenomenon on the American comedy circuit. This rude and riotous documentary follows New Orleans comedian and Air Sex host Chris Trew around the US as he attempts to convince crowds of excited, confused and inebriated audience members to join in on the bizarre and hilarious spectacle, climaxing in the outrageous Air Sex Championship finals.
1987
Sun 24 Aug 1pm
DIR RICARDO TROGI| CANADA, 2014, 105 MIN, FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | WITH SIMON PIGEON, ÉLÉONORE LAMOTHE, SANDRINE BISSON| AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
It’s the summer of 1987 and 17 year old Ricardo’s to-do list is as follows: hang out with his mates, get into bars, find a car, open a nightclub and loose his virginity. Unable to hold down a job, Ricardo adds “becoming a small-time crook”, which is when his summer plans begin to go awry… Set to an excellent 80s soundtrack and tackling all of the hilariously awkward moments that come with being a teenager but wanting to be treated like an adult, 1987 is a light-hearted comedy that refuses to take itself too seriously.
THE MEND
Sun 24 Aug 3pm
DIR JOHN MAGARY | USA, 2014, 110 MIN | WITH JOSH LUCAS, STEPHEN PLUNKETT, MICKEY SUMNER | AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Mat is as wild and unpredictable as his brother Alan is responsible and settled. The night before Alan and his girlfriend Farrah go on holiday, Mat shows up uninvited at their Harlem apartment. When Alan returns alone and sooner than expected, he finds Mat is still there, and a strange cohabitation begins. The broken adults who make up The Mend’s extended dysfunctional family are well-drawn complex characters with real chemistry, brought to life in a fast and furious film electrified with madcap energy. This singular vision heralds a bold new talent in writer-director John Magary.
FESTIVALS: SXSW 2014 (OFFICIAL COMPETITION)