SYNOPSIS: Johnny and his sister Jashuan live with their single mother on a reservation. When their absentee father dies, Johnny feels compelled to strike out for a new life in LA, but fears leaving his sister behind.

STARRING: Irene Bedard, Dakota Brown, Cat Clifford, Jorge Dullknife, Taysha Fuller

DIRECTED BY: Chloé Zhao

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Chloé Zhao was named one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine in 2013. Her feature debut Songs My Brothers Taught Me will premiere in US Dramatic Competition at 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The film received support from organizations such as Sundance Institute, San Francisco Film Society, IFP, Film Independent, Cinereach, and Time Warner Foundation and won grants such as the Chris Columbus/Richard Vague production grant. Chloé’s short film Daughters premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival and won Best Student Live Action at Palm Springs International Film Festival. Chloé was born in Beijing, studied Politics at Mount Holyoke College and Film Production at NYU.

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WINNER – DIRECTOR’S FORTNIGHT – Cannes Film Festival 2015
WINNER – INTERNATIONAL FIRST FILM – Jerusalem Film Festival 2015
WINNER – SCREENWRITING – Mumbai International Film Festival 2015
WINNER – CINEMATOGRAPHY – Camerimage International Film Festival 2015
WINNER – SPOTLIGHT ON WOMAN FILMMAKERS – Gotham Awards 2014
WINNER – BEST DIRECTOR – American Indian Film Festival 2015
 
NOMINATED – GRAND JURY PRIZE – Sundance Film Festival 2015
NOMINATED – AUDIENCE AWARD – AFI Fest 2015
NOMINATED – BEST PICTURE – Athens International Film Festival 2015
NOMINATED – BEST FEATURE – Independent Spirit Awards 2016
NOMINATED – BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Independent Spirit Awards 2016
NOMINATED – SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARDS – Independent Spirit Awards 2016
NOMINATED – GRAND SPECIAL PRIZE – Deauville Film Festival 2015
NOMINATED – INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – Mumbai International Film Festival 2015
NOMINATED – BEST PICTURE – Camerimage International Film Festival 2015
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Singapore International Film Festival 2015

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