Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2018

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Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. and The Dawn Wall
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable (Country: United States; Year: 2018; Director: Aaron Lieber; Stars: Bethany Hamilton, Bethany Hamilton)
One of the most fearless and accomplished athletes of her generation, Bethany Hamilton became a surfing wunderkind when she returned to the sport following a devastating shark attack at age 13. As she continues to chase waves she also now tackles motherhood.
Chi-Town (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Nick Budabin)
Follows Keifer Sykes on his rise from a school in Chicago to his shot at the NBA.
The Dawn Wall (Country: Austria; Year: 2017; Director: Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer; Stars: Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson)
A documentary about the ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
Far Out (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Todd Jones, Steve Jones, Blake Campbell)
The film follows the perspective of an athlete as he embarks on a journey to one of the most remote and unexplored mountain ranges on the planet, the Albanian Alps.
Kilian Jornet: Path To Everest (Country: Spain; Year: 2018; Director: Sèbastien Montaz-Rosset, Josep Serra; Stars: Kilian Jornet, Sèbastien Montaz-Rosset, Jordi Canals, Jordi Tosas, Reinhold Messner, Núria Burgada Buron, Bruno Brunod, Stephane Brosse, Emelie Forsberg, Peter Habeler, Vivian Bruchez, Rubén Massarelli, Horia Colibasanu, Monica Piris, Cory Richards)
Story of the man attempting to gain the fastest known time for climbing peaks.
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (Country: US, UK; Year: 2018; Director: Stephen Loveridge; Stars: M.I.A.)
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.
Social Animals (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Jonathan Ignatius Green; Writer: Peter Garriott, Jonathan Ignatius Green, Carol Martori; Stars: Kaylyn Slevin, Emma Crockett, Humza Deas, Demid Lebedev, Dvir Avraham, Somer Boyd, Sophi Boylan, Labreonna Callahan, Audrey Lyn Crabano, Anna Crockett, Frank Crockett, Nick Crockett, Tamara Crockett, Allison Dae, Shaqwill Deas)
A daredevil photographer, an aspiring swimsuit model, and a midwest girl next door are all looking for the same things from their Instagram accounts--a little love, acceptance and, of course, fame--and they'll do just about anything to get it. With an observational eye Social Animals peeks into the digital and real worlds of today's image-focused teenager, where followers, likes and comments mark success and self worth.
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