A.V. Rockwell's Feathers to premiere at TIFF
Toronto, Aug 22 (IBNS): A. V. Rockwell directorial film Feathers will have a world premiere at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which is scheduled to begin on Sept 6.
The film is also written by Rockwell.
The film is centred on Elizier, a new enrollee at The Edward R. Mill School For Boys, who must overcome the memories of a tragic past in order to tackle larger issues dominating his young life.
The larger issues include how must it feel to grow up in the world under the constant implication that his life does not matter or it is also to know that the whole world could watch him die, yet nothing would be done about it.
Rockwell created an allegorical love letter to black men and a refuge for young black boys in the film.
Rockwell is an award-winning screenwriter and director from Queens, New York.
Hailed as a “rising indie filmmaker” by Entertainment Weekly, her work has been celebrated for its brutal yet poetically humanized depictions of urban life and a distinctive voice that slyly addresses issues of race, family, identity, and systematic oppression.
She was handpicked to direct "The Gospel", a music-driven short film commissioned by singer/songwriter Alicia Keys.
Recently she was awarded a Sundance Institute Feature Film Fellowship.
The 43rd TIFF will run from Sept 6 to 16th of the same month.
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