Jupiter – RIIFF Screening w/Shorts
The Rhode Island International Film Festival presents a screening of the feature film Jupiter along with selected short films prior to the feature. The UNITED is thrilled to be a screening location for the Festival which runs throughout various RI venues celebrating independent cinema from August 6-11.
Jupiter | directed by Benjamin Pfohl | 100 min | Germany
A troubled teenager’s family falls for a cosmic cult promising salvation in a higher existence on Jupiter. Flashbacks leading deeper into the past reveal the family’s struggle to find their hold on life. The girl must decide whether to follow her parents or make her own way on Earth.
Shorts: Prior to the feature, two short films will be screened. The first will be Finding Home directed by Lester Jones (11 min. | Australia) – FINDING HOME tells the extraordinary story of Yousef Mohammadi, who as a young Afghani boy was forced to flee from his home country to avoid the dangers of war. In this contemporary documentary a combination of live action footage is used alongside animation to share the emotive and inspiring story of how Yousef embarked on a journey to find his place in the world. The second will be Muscat directed by Philippe Grenier (16 min. | Canada/Morocco) – Samir, a 16-year-old Moroccan fisherman, discovers his attraction towards men when he meets Louis, a tourist traveling with his wife. When Louis faces the worst, Samir is the only one who can help him.
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