Now in its 9th Year, the Katra Film Series is an internationally recognized film festival and screenwriting competition dedicated to supporting the next generation of filmmakers at the world famous Alamo Drafthouse Theater. Hailed by Tribeca Films for its “honorable mission to spotlight new and emerging cinematic talents…where some of their top alums have since gone on to great things in the indie world and beyond” while the New York Times agrees “From the bottom up an amazing and excellent festival that has made it in New York!”

Since 2012, Katra alums have landed theatrical distribution and have gone on to write, produce and direct feature films and TV shows for HBO, FOX, Netflix, Showtime, ESPN, Vice Media including festival stops at Sundance, Tribeca, Berlin and Cannes Film Festival.

Additionally, we have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Huffington Post, Daily News, NY1, NBC, Women & Hollywood, Metro NY, The New Machine, Bklyner, and many other local and national publications.

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OFFICIAL LINEUP:

¡Indestructible!: Baseball on the Isthmus Trailer – directed by Eric Soussanin

The mighty history and uncertain future of baseball in the Republic of Panamá, and those fighting to recapture the sport from the grips of crisis.

DE COLORES – directed by Luz Zamora

Aura has cleaned the houses of other people for 30 years. But soon she will become the owner of many houses of her own. The film accompanies Aura during the last stage of her journey – a portrait of a woman who came here as a sweet lamb and became a tiger.

ASUNDER – directed by Nathalie Alvarez

During a family party in the countryside, we follow Nia and her cousin Teo, whose relationship balances on the edge of what is considered normative. A film about power, sexuality, love and the urge to explore.

TOMORROW IS TOO LATE – directed by Diego Lummis

A typical night at home for a wistful Harlem mother and her creative, strong-willed daughter is disrupted by their violent neighbors.

SILICA – directed by Eliaz Rodriguez

“Silica” peers into our relationships as our cellphones peer back at us. Chris is looking for solace from the combative text messages he’s receiving from his mother about his girlfriend. A chance conversation with his weird neighbor, Mike, may help Chris to drop all of his problems.

THE FRINGES – directed by Lily Darragh Harty

In a corporate world void of human interaction, Ennis has lost her ability to relate to others. When the company fires her and forces her into a crowded tenement building, Ennis must overcome her fear of human connection to begin again.

THE SO-SO YOU DON’T KNOW Trailer – directed by Marlene Rhein

In this dark comedy about urban loneliness, a NYC therapist is running a Groupon special for new clients.

CAMERA SONG – directed by Danny Mirabal

Camera Song is a music video about a girl (Jessica Rowboat) losing her most precious item, and hoping a decent person recovers it.

SMILE – Macha Rose

Miles is ready to pop the question. But when April reveals she has a surprise of her own, can they survive breaking up and getting married at the same time?

CHATSWORTH – directed by La Monte Edwards

Deep in the San Fernando Valley, 3,000 miles away from the bright lights of Broadway, Foster is struggling to finish writing his latest musical. Foster longs to make it to the Great White Way one day. He hopes this new play will be his ticket out… if he could only finish it.

WHISKEY SODA – directed by Pablo Robles & Skyler Carkhuff

During rehearsals for a new play, a young actor finds his life turned upside-down when his estranged father shows up outside the theater one day, with a secret.

ALCHEMY – directed by Brandon Polanco

An epic transformation manifests from a seemingly routine interview. A failed everyman begins working through pages and pages of questions. As time begins to elongate, the man finds himself tormented and more and more isolated.

Thursday, September 27, 2018 – 6PM-930pm

Wine Legend – Lounge – Corner Entrance

166 Myrtle Ave. Corner of Fleet Place

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Tickets available online only: $10

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LINEUP:

Somnia – directed by Zavier Mojica
A story of a father and son who are faced with incredible odds once something extraterrestrial choose their farm to land.

#88 – directed by Lilian Manansala
Two friends with distinct personalities approach life differently.

Heart Strings – directed by Luca Devlyn Sierra
This is an auto-biographical short film, directed and produced by my friend Luca Devlyn Sierra, about two of my passions: figure skating and harp.

Nice To Meet You – directed by Azadeh Nikzadeh
A story about a filmmaker from Israel who is introduced to a filmmaker from Iran for the first time and how they react to it.

The DACA crisis & Asian Americans: One NY’ers story – directed by Jia Guo
While the majority of DACA recipients are from Mexico, 200,000 come from countries in Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. Antonio tells his story of being a Chinese-American DACA recipient.

“June Forth Elegies” – directed by Ina Chen
Four languages depicting extracts from Liu Xiaobo’s “June Forth Elegies” combined with choreographies by Rosalie Wanka to express different emotions in the poems. Shot in the old city of Salerno (Italy), a temple in Suzhou (China), and against the Berlin Wall.

In The Field – directed by Tesia Walker
An ambitious local reporter witnesses a police-related shooting of a black girl outside a toy store on Christmas Eve.

A Strange Bird –directed by David Bemis
Two young women take a walk in the park on their day off, sharing recent experiences that have left lasting impressions on them both.

Match – directed by Brian Siebert
First dates can be awkward. But everyone has them. Three very different couples experience the same first date, just trying to find a connection.

Razor Pains – directed Cherie Danielle
A woman makes one small decision that has a huge effect on her everyday life.

Unvoiced – directed by Jeremiah Kipp
Edera is a woman whose perception is altered by schizophrenia. She struggles to distinguish between what’s real and the deception of her self-destructive and manipulative mind.

The Soothing System – directed by Erik Spink
A young woman who fears she has a mental illness takes a tour of an unconventional treatment facility, against her brother’s wishes.

Wonder Dog – directed by Janice Lee & Meg Pangiochi
After her dog is in a terrible accident, a lonely little girl finds companionship in a loaf of ordinary bread.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 – 630PM-930pm
WINE LEGEND – THE LOUNGE
166 MYRTLE AVENUE – Corner of Fleet Pl. (block from Dekalb Ave – R, D, B, Q trains)
Brooklyn, NY 11201

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