Country: USA, Germany
Year: 2016
Duration: 89'
Morris, thirteen years old and black, has a couple of problems: besides being in the throes of puberty and slightly overweight, he and his father have just moved to the university town of Heidelberg, Germany, which isn’t famous for the sociability and openness of its inhabitants. Luckily, the exception is Katrin, two years older, with whom Morris shares a passion for hip-hop. Will Morris manage to integrate into the new city and maybe, with Katrin’s help, become the new Notorious B.I.G. of West Germany? [cg]
Biography
film director
Chad Hartigan
Chad Hartigan (Nicosia, Cyprus, 1982) is an Irish, American independent filmmaker and actor. After attending the North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking, he wrote and directed his first feature, Luke and Brie Are on a First Date in 2008, which premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival and went on to spawn a Latin American remake in 2013 called Luna en Leo. His second feature, This Is Martin Bonner, premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best of NEXT.
FILMOGRAFIA
Luke and Brie Are on a First Date (2008), This Is Martin Bonner (2013).
Declaration
film director
“I knew I wanted to make a coming of age movie about that particular first love experience, and then, somewhere along the lines, the idea to make the character black came into my head and really made sense. I couldn’t think of any other movies that had a young, black, male protagonist that would be in the kinds of situations this story had, or had this type of sensitivity. It made Morris unique.”
Cast
& Credits
regia, sceneggiatura/director, screenplay
Chad Hartigan
fotografia/cinematography
Sean McElwee
montaggio/film editing
Anne Fabini
scenografia/production design
Babett Klimmeck
costumi/costume design
Nana Kolbinger
musica/music
Keegan DeWitt
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Markees Christmas (Morris Gentry), Craig Robinson (Curtis Gentry), Carla Juri (Inka Meinart), Jakub Gierszał (Pierre), Lina Keller (Katrin)
produttori/producers
Martin Heisler, Adele Romanski, Sara Murphy, Gabriele Simon
coproduttore/coproducer
Arek Gielnik
contatti/contacts
Visit Films
Joe Yanick
jy@visitfilms.com
www.visitfilms.com
Chad Hartigan
fotografia/cinematography
Sean McElwee
montaggio/film editing
Anne Fabini
scenografia/production design
Babett Klimmeck
costumi/costume design
Nana Kolbinger
musica/music
Keegan DeWitt
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Markees Christmas (Morris Gentry), Craig Robinson (Curtis Gentry), Carla Juri (Inka Meinart), Jakub Gierszał (Pierre), Lina Keller (Katrin)
produttori/producers
Martin Heisler, Adele Romanski, Sara Murphy, Gabriele Simon
coproduttore/coproducer
Arek Gielnik
contatti/contacts
Visit Films
Joe Yanick
jy@visitfilms.com
www.visitfilms.com
