Directed by: Andrea Arnold Script: Olivia Hetreed Producer: Robert Bernstein, Kevin Loader, Douglas Rae Production company: Ecosse Films, FilmFour, HanWay Films, Goldcrest Films International Cinematography: Robbie Ryan Editing: Nicolas Chaudeurge Cast: Kaya Scodelario, Nichola Burley, James Howson, Oliver Milburn, Paul Hilton, Steve Evets, Amy Wren
Format: 35 mm Running time: 129'
Synopsis A Yorkshire hill farmer on a visit to Liverpool finds a homeless boy, named Heathcliff, on the streets. He takes him home to live as part of his family on the isolated Yorkshire moors where the boy forges an obsessive relationship with the farmer’s daughter, Catherine. As the children grow, family members and neighbours are caught up in the family’s bitter games fuelled by overblown egos.
Awards and Festivals Venice International Film Festival 2011 – Golden Osella for Best Cinematography
Camerimage 2011 – Bronze Frog for Best Cinematography
Evening Standard British Film Award 2012
Valladolid International Film Festival 2011 - Best Director of Photography, Honorable Mention
Directors Biography Andrea Arnold, born 1961, is an Academy award winning filmmaker and former actress from England, who made her feature film directorial debut in 2006 with Red Road (awarded with Jury Prize at Cannes). After retiring from her career as a television presenter, Arnold studied directing at the prestigious AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles and trained in screenwriting at the PAL Labs in Kent. Her early short films included Milk (1998) and Dog (2001). She won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Wasp, in 2005. Her 2009 film Fish Tank premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where she won the Jury Prize one more. The film also went on to win the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film in 2010.
Location and screening schedule: TUŠKANAC CINEMA, Tuesday, October 16th at 18.30 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Wednesday, October 17th at 21.00 TUŠKANAC CINEMA, Sunday, October 21st at 21.00