Moving Parts, a local feature film, will premiere on Tuesday 29th May at 6:00pm at the Central Bank Auditorium and will continue to show at MovieTowne from May 30th – June 5th.
With artful cinematography and compelling performances, this film tells a riveting story of how the disadvantaged are exploited for seeking to improve their situation. When a Chinese immigrant is smuggled into Port of Spain in order to be with her brother, the terms of her illegal entry have been changed. As events unfold, she is pushed to extreme measures and an ally appears.
The film brings a fresh approach to a difficult topic, and boasts a lineup of diverse and talented actors, including Valerie Tian (Juno, 21 Jumpstreet), Kandyse McClure (Battlestar Galactica, Ghost Wars), UK-based Trinidadian Jacqueline Chan (Cleopatra, Marco Polo), as well as popular local Trinidadian actors Stephen Hadeed (Pendulum), Nikolai Salcedo (Play the Devil), Arnold Goinham (Cutlass), Conrad Parris (Tomb) and Dru Soo (Innocent).
Moving Parts, premiered at the Denver International Film Festival in November 2017 and has gone on to play to receptive audiences at the Havana Film Festival, the San Francisco Indie Film Festival, Nouveaux Regards Film Festival in Guadeloupe, Rencontres Cinémas Martinique and the Panama International Film Festival. Moving Parts is represented by the boutique Los Angeles based sales agent, Flourishing Films.
“I am really excited to share the film with Trini audiences, particularly because over half the cast and crew are local talent and the film is beautifully shot by our international cinematographer Nancy Schreiber”, says director, Emilie Upczak.
- Directed by: Emilie Upczak
- Written by: Emilie Upczak, Nicholas Emery, Jay White
- Produced by: John Otterbacher, Emilie Upczak
- Co-Producers: Rhonda Chan Soo, Annabelle Mullen
- Executive Producers: Melanie Archer, Bonnie Kennedy, Jud Valeski
- Cinematographer: Nancy Schreiber
- Production Designer: Shannon Alonzo
- Editing: Gabriel Coss, Jonathan Gollner
- Production Sound: Cedric Smart
- Sound Design: Kris Franzen
- Score: Rafael Attias
Synopsis
After the death of her father, Zhenzhen leaves China to be with her brother who works construction on the island of Trinidad and Tobago. Threatened upon her arrival; she has to pay more money to enter the country, her brother promises to pay her debt. When he tries to get an advance from his employer unsuccessfully, Zhenzhen becomes desperate and asks her boss for the money who agrees but makes Zhenzhen promise she will work it off.
Trinidad and Tobago / United States 2017, 77 minutes
In English and Mandarin with English Subtitles
Sound Mix 5.1 / Aspect Ratio 2.4:1 / DCP, Blu Ray
The production of Moving Parts was supported in part by FilmTT, the Ministry of National Security, the Counter Trafficking Unit, the British High Commission, United Nations TT, NLCB, the Ministry of Community Development Culture and the Arts.
T&T PREMIERE
MAY 29, 2018 | Central Bank Auditorium
A limited number of tickets for the premiere on the 29th May are available for sale on the day.
Interested persons can purchase them, cost $100, at the Central Bank auditorium box office
from 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm or email movingpartsthemovie@gmail.com requesting them.
SHOWING AT MOVIE TOWNE
FROM May 30th – June 5th 2018
Tickets for the MovieTowne screenings are priced at $45 for matinee shows and $50 for evening show times and are available at MovieTowne box offices.
For more information on Moving Parts visit www.movingpartsthemovie.com.
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