Face Addict
Switzerland / Italy, August 2005
FILM,
Documentary,
102 min.
- directed by
- Edo Bertoglio
- Written by
- Edo Bertoglio, Lorenzo Buccella, Linda Yablonsky
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.amka.ch
Past and present lives cross paths in Face Addict, a film about the New York downtown scene and some of its main characters, whose legacy remains to today. The filmmaker, himself part of this downtown scene, which started in the late 1970s, brings back to life the era’s fantastic and unique atmosphere, when life and art were all mixed up with each other. A time which has not only left its traces on its participants but on today’s art and culture. Contributors include musician Debbie Harry of Blondie, Victor Bockris, the writer and biographer of Andy Warhol, and Glenn O’Brien, writer and poet. The film is about a group of different people and their common memories, as well as about their lives today.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2005
- Original Version
- English (italian subtitles), colour und s/w, 35mm, 102 min.
- Production
- Amka Films Productions SA, Downtown Pictures Srl, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
- Producer
- directed by
- Edo Bertoglio
- Written by
- Edo Bertoglio, Lorenzo Buccella, Linda Yablonsky
- Cinematography
- Gianfranco Rosi, Vito Robbiani
- Editing
- Jacopo Quadri, Gilles Dinnematin
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Funny Balloons
Worldwide Distribution
- Italy
- Istituto Luce Cinecittà S.r.l. Distribution
- Switzerland
- Amka Films Productions SA Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Gotham Screen Film Festival, Best Documentary 2008 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Florence, 51. Festival dei Popoli Firenze
13.11.2010 - 20.11.2010 -
Gotham Screen Film Festival
30.10.2008 - 02.11.2008 -
Tallinn, 10th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
23.11.2006 - 10.12.2006 -
Buenos Aires, 8. Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (BAFICI)
11.04.2006 - 23.04.2006 -
Gothenburg, 29th Göteborg Film Festival
27.01.2006 - 06.02.2006 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
16.01.2006 - 22.01.2006 -
Vienna, Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival
14.10.2005 - 26.10.2005 -
Locarno, 58. Festival internazionale del film Locarno
03.08.2005 - 13.08.2005