LOOK, STRANGER
WEST COAST PREMIERE

Directed by Arielle Javitch
United States/Serbia, 86 minutes
Foreign/Drama
FRI OCT 14 @ 8:30PM | Salem Cinema
THURS OCT 20 @ 7:45PM | Salem Cinema

Look, Stranger is a psychological portrait of a woman traveling home in a war torn world. Set in the urban wastelands and desolate forests of an unidentified world at war, Look, Stranger tells the story of a woman making a dangerous journey home from a refugee camp. When her guide is killed on the road in an arbitrary act of violence, the woman is forced to rely on an angry and disillusioned carrier, who agrees to travel with her for a price. On her journey, the woman must struggle with the realities of war and a mind damaged and haunted by the past. Longing to believe in something hopeful, the woman forges a fragile bond with the carrier. Their fleeting connection remedies some of the spiritual loneliness of life on the lonely road. Anamarica Marinca’s portrayal of a woman looking for answers is a complex, inspiring and moving character study.

Filmography: First Feature

Playing with the short film
THE EMPTY PLAYGROUND

Directed by Phil Giordano
United States, 5 minutes

The Empty Playground is a narrative piece that blurs the lines of fantasy and reality. The story follows Jack, a middle-aged man who notices a familiar girl on the playground by herself. As they speak, we begin to question their relationship, and in a shocking ending, we realize that nothing is as it seems.