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DAMN NEW YORK

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SYNOPSIS


Damn New York, is a letter-film based on the travel diaries of a painter during his stay in the city in 2012. His voiceover runs an atypical Manhattan; a puzzle of interlocking neighbourhoods and people that belies the mirage of a city and its hypnosis, its disenchantment, the hidden face of its luminescence, the hidden side of New. An unlove story letter, far from postcards, a reflection of ambition. Damn New York could be the portrait of a disappointment, a city myth that slowly devours its inhabitants and requires them, dazzled by the lights, a devilish contract that exhaust all their energies. Portrait of newyorkersinhabitants and not their occasional tourist, those wills running after a desperate ambition. Succeed or survive. A trip to a harsh winter, not their low temperatures but the one you suffer through its inhospitable cold citizens, dropping the veil of illusion that this metropolis produces. New York is not what it was decades ago; their creativity and strength agonize.

 

 

Runtime: 
01:18:00
English subtitle: 
Yes
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SYNOPSIS


Damn New York, is a letter-film based on the travel diaries of a painter during his stay in the city in 2012. His voiceover runs an atypical Manhattan; a puzzle of interlocking neighbourhoods and people that belies the mirage of a city and its hypnosis, its disenchantment, the hidden face of its luminescence, the hidden side of New. An unlove story letter, far from postcards, a reflection of ambition. Damn New York could be the portrait of a disappointment, a city myth that slowly devours its inhabitants and requires them, dazzled by the lights, a devilish contract that exhaust all their energies. Portrait of newyorkersinhabitants and not their occasional tourist, those wills running after a desperate ambition. Succeed or survive. A trip to a harsh winter, not their low temperatures but the one you suffer through its inhospitable cold citizens, dropping the veil of illusion that this metropolis produces. New York is not what it was decades ago; their creativity and strength agonize.

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WORLD PREMIERES

PHILIPPINES FILM FESTIVAL 2016

INTERCONTINENTAL SECTION

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Directed and produced by

 

Arturo Prins

 

Edited by

 

Arturo Prins

 

Camera by

 

Arturo Prins

 

Script by

 

Arturo Prins

 

and excerpts from

 

"La ciudad automática" (1932)

 

Julio Camba

 

Running time

78 min.

 

Nationality

Spanish

 

Languaje

Spanish & English

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VISIONADOS/SCREENINGS

MUESTRA RECENT SPANISH CINEMA

 

 

ORIGINAL TITLE: “DAMN NEW YORK”

INTERNATIONAL TITLE:  “DAMN NEW YORK”

 

DIRECTOR: Arturo Prins

SCREENWRITTER: Arturo Prins /Julio Camba

CAST:  Documentary

PRODUCTION COMPANY:  Arturo Prins

FIRST / SECOND / THIRD / MORE THAN 3rd MOVIE

NATIONALITY: spanish

YEAR 2016

GENRE: Documentary

LONG FEATURE FILM / SHORT FILM:

RUNNING TIME: 78 min.

LANGUAGE ORIGINAL VERSION: English and Spanish.

SUBTITLES: English

STATUS: COMPLETED / UNCOMPLETED (in this case, tentative date of completion):

 

SCREENING FORMAT: DVD – BLURAY – DCP

LINK:   https://vimeo.com/170898273

 

 

SYNOPSIS (in english):

 

Damn New York, is a letter-film based on the travel diaries of a painter during his stay in the city in 2012. His voiceover runs an atypical Manhattan; a puzzle of interlocking neighbourhoods and people that belies the mirage of a city and its hypnosis, its disenchantment, the hidden face of its luminescence, the hidden side of New. An unlove story letter, far from postcards, a reflection of ambition. Damn New York could be the portrait of a disappointment, a city myth that slowly devours its inhabitants and requires them, dazzled by the lights, a devilish contract that exhaust all their energies. Portrait of newyorkersinhabitants and not their occasional tourist, those wills running after a desperate ambition. Succeed or survive. A trip to a harsh winter, not their low temperatures but the one you suffer through its inhospitable cold citizens, dropping the veil of illusion that this metropolis produces. New York is not what it was decades ago; their creativity and strength agonize.​

 

 

PREMIER STATUS: YES/NO

-          WORLD PREMIER   

-          INTERNATIONAL PREMIER

-          EUROPEAN PREMIERE

-          AMERICAN PREMIERE

-          ASIAN PREMIERE

Distribution budget: 
not yet confirmed
Directed by: 
Arturo Prins
Writing credits: 
Directed and produced by Arturo Prins Edited by Arturo Prins Camera by Arturo Prins Script by Arturo Prins and excerpts from "La ciudad automática" Julio Camba Special Thanks to All newyorkers For their generous participation in this documentary and Duygu Durmus Matias Babino Mónica Robles Rey Elli Cohen Richard Frank Juan Lucas Andreas König y a mi Madre Mónica López FILM ARCHIVES "Citizen Kane" Director Orson Welles Powida at Marlborough Gallery Video maker Loren Munk / James Kalm The Subway System of New York Video maker Tim M. The Bronx, Brooklyn, & Manhattan: Buses in NYC Video maker Jarrett Stewart Big City Life- Homeless in NY (RT Live) Director Aleksey Brazhnikov Well-Trained Associates Work As B&H Brand Advocates by Retail TouchPoints MOVIE SONGS & COMPOSERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Muriel Zoe SONG "A hard days night" • Bertha Chippie Hill SONG "Pratt City Blues" • Marilyn Moore with Don Abney and his Orchestra SONG "I'm just a lucky so and so" • Youn Sun Nah SONG "My favourite things" • Judy Garland SONG "Over the rainbow" • Ute Lemper SONG "Want to buy some illusions" • Traincha and Grzegorz Turnau SONG "Close to you" • Claude-Achille Debussy SONG "Des pas sur la neige" Preludes. Book I. Prelude nº 6 • Frank Sinatra SONG "New York" • WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS Soosan Joon Silanee POSTER GRAPHIC DESIGN Jimmy Ormaechea de Kirchner Robert Fabrizio Arturo Prins TRANSLATION & SUBTITLING Mónica López • SHOT IN Manhattan and Brooklyn 2016 www.arturoprins.com
Cast: 
NO CAST
Produced by: 
Arturo Prins
Music by: 
MOVIE SONGS & COMPOSERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Muriel Zoe SONG "A hard days night" • Bertha Chippie Hill SONG "Pratt City Blues" • Marilyn Moore with Don Abney and his Orchestra SONG "I'm just a lucky so and so" • Youn Sun Nah SONG "My favourite things" • Judy Garland SONG "Over the rainbow" • Ute Lemper SONG "Want to buy some illusions" • Traincha and Grzegorz Turnau SONG "Close to you" • Claude-Achille Debussy SONG "Des pas sur la neige" Preludes. Book I. Prelude nº 6 • Frank Sinatra SONG "New York"
Cinematography by: 
Arturo Prins
Film Editing by: 
Arturo Prins
Art Direction by: 
Arturo Prins
Release Date: 
Monday, March 28, 2016
Official website: 
https://vimeo.com/172370994
Total votes: 1808

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