Completed - ENGLISH - Drama, Social issues, Experimental - 102 minutes
A charismatic homeless woman (Bikini Moon) captures the attention of a documentary film crew who are ready to exploit her story for their own shot at independent movie fame in this very modern, urban fairy tale.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Milcho MANCHEVSKI Writer(s) : Milcho MANCHEVSKI, Will ROSENTHAL Cast : Condola RASHAD, Sarah GOLDBERG, Will JANOWITZ, Sathya SRIDHARAN Producer(s) : Munire ARMSTRONG (YN Films), Anja WEDELL (Czar Film)
At a homeless drop-in centre in New York City, a documentary crew finds Bikini Moon Davis, looking for help and a place to stay. With wide, lively eyes and a broad smile, Bikini is provocative, bold, and dynamic – and also clearly in a troubled mental state. Claiming she drove a forklift in the Iraq war and was trained as a carpenter – “just like Jesus, with tits” – she’s been on and off the streets, and hopes to stabilize her life and get back her young daughter from a foster home.Presented as a documentary that unravels, reveals, and reimagines itself alongside its unpredictable subject, BIKINI MOON’s film-within-a-film structure unpacks and examines the way we look at the world through media that demands to be seen as reality while asking the uncomfortable questions about the often deplorable relationship between media and its subjects. BIKINI MOON is most effective because it challenges viewers on an intellectual level while still maintaining a visceral emotional grip.
Country(ies) : USA
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Fantasporto 2018 (Director's Week Competition. Special Jury Award)Sofia IFF 2018 (Cinema Today - Masters)Cinequest 2018 (Official Selection)FEST Belgrade 2018 (Official Selection)Istanbul Film Festival 2018 (Official Selection)Sarasota Film Festival 2018 (Official Selection)Nashville Film Festival 2018 (Official Selection)Syracuse International Film Festival 2018 (Official Selection)TALLGRASS FILM FESTIVAL 2018 (Official Selection)Sao Paulo IFF 2018 (Official Selection)Kaohsiung Film Festival 2018 (Official Selection)Shanghai International Film Festival 2018 (Panorama)