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Dear Bookers & Programmers,
Sunken Roads: Three Generations After D-Day is a film that should unite all Americans no matter their political leanings: an intergenerational look at the 'greatest generation' as seen through the eyes of a 20-year-old filmmaker.
Originally scheduled for a D-Day launch this past June, we've decided it's the perfect film for the holiday season - a film that will help bring us all together. Please let me know if you'd like to add it to your schedule, or would like to see a screener.
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Don McCarthy was 20 on D-Day, when his infantry division landed on Omaha Beach. Don and the other veterans who survived D-Day will someday soon have passed into memory and legend. This realization inspires 20-year-old filmmaker Charlotte Juergens to join Don and seven other D-day vets on a journey to France - a commemorative pilgrimage to Omaha Beach for the 70th anniversary of the invasion.
The vets come to see Charlotte as a granddaughter, trusting her with their stories as they confront the trauma that still haunts them 70 years after the war. In capturing their lives, Sunken
Roads offers an intergenerational perspective on D-Day, presenting the memories of 90-year-old combat veterans through the eyes of a 20-year-old woman.
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Sunken Roads: Three Generations After D-Day
A film by Charlotte Juergens
Opens December 18 on Virtual Cinema
94 minutes | color | Optional English subtitles
Ticket platform: Vimeo OTT | $10 ticket price | 72 hour viewing window
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Opens Friday November 20
Baseball is life for the competitors in the annual Koshien, Japan's wildly popular national high school baseball championship, whose alumni include MLB stars Shohei Ohtani and Hideki Matsui. Reminiscent of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Koshien is an intimate journey to the heart of the Japanese national character.
"Its heartbreaking agonies and hard-earned ecstasies make Koshien eminently worth watching!" - Japan Times
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Now Playing
An
electrifying fusion of music, image, and dialogue, F11 and Be There captures the life and artistry of photographer Burk Uzzle. Shot over 65 years, Uzzle's iconic
photographs range from MLK Jr. to Woodstock to America's small towns and back roads - a breathtaking commentary on civil rights, social justice, and art.
"Critic's Pick!
A subtle feast of light and color."
- Glenn Kenny, The New York Times
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Now Playing
For more than a century, Black artists like Josephine Baker, James Baldwin and Richard Wright have traveled to Paris to liberate themselves from the racism of the United States. What made these artistic innovators choose France?
"Artistry Abroad! A history of eminent
African-Americans who have lived in France."
- Ben Keingsberg, The New York Times
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Now Playing
This deliciously fascinating culinary doc follows celebrated American Chef David Kinch and his team from Manresa, their 3-Star Michelin restaurant in California, for a one-of-a-kind collaboration with three legendary French chefs at their iconic restaurants in Paris, Provence, and Marseille.
"A Delicious Escape to France. It’s a feast!"
- Florence Fabricant, The New York Times
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Now Playing
Human rights become profoundly personal when Ai Weiwei, China's most
famous artist, transforms Alcatraz Island prison into an astonishing expression of socially-engaged art focused on the plight of the unjustly incarcerated.
"Even for those familiar with Ai and his work, the film offers fascinating insights into his personal life...a worthy viewing
experience. It shines." - Lovia Gyarkye, The New York Times
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More Films Available Exclusively on Virtual Cinema
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In 1961, JFK gave young Americans the opportunity to serve their country in a new way by forming the Peace Corps. Narrated by Annette Bening, A Towering Task explores the story of the Corps - taking viewers on a journey
of what it means to be a global citizen.
"Enlightening and uplifting.
A Towering Task
puts a human face on the Peace Corps
...it is a most coherent and satisfying documentary."
- Paul Theroux, Travel Writer & Novelist
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In a desolate stretch of the Sahara, a mysterious car accident leaves a young woman lost and alone. Jake, a reclusive architect, finds her and drives her to the nearest doctor, to discover that she's suffering from amnesia. Intoxicated by the woman's beauty, Jake claims to be her husband and takes her to his remote desert home to recuperate.
"CRITIC'S PICK! A mysteriously elusive romance.
Sensual cinematography. Teasingly luscious."
- Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 1983, the newly restored documentary Dark Circle provides a clear-eyed look at the catastrophic power of nuclear energy while also detailing the
devastating toll radioactive toxicity has taken.
"Four Stars! A mosaic of the Atomic Age.
It is a tribute to the power of the material, and to the relentless digging of the filmmakers, that the movie is completely riveting."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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Still Playing in Virtual Cinemas
(though also available on consumer VOD)
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For screening links and more information please contact Marc Mauceri
917-584-8816 | marcm@firstrunfeatures.com
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