
2017
Alina
Alina is an independent, ultra low-budget film showing the odyssey of a young Russian woman, Alina, who arrives in the city to find her father with only a 25-year-old photo in her possession.
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Filmmaker
Born
1935-10-05 · 83 yrs
Died
2019-06-26
From
Kupiczów, Poland [now Kupychiv, Ukraine]
Known for
Production
Ben Barenholtz (October 5, 1935 – June 27, 2019) was a Polish-born American film producer, exhibitor, and distributor with a significant presence in the independent film scene since the late 1960s. In 1968 Barenholtz opened The Elgin Cinema in New York City which was known for its experimental midnight screenings of new filmmakers. Barenholtz was known for his eye in discovering new directors such as The Coen Brothers, David Lynch, John Sayles and Guy Maddin, and was the first to bring Cousin Cousine, and John Woo's The Killer to the American screens. He is often credited with launching and being a close collaborator of the Coen Brothers.…

1995
An ill-fated, tender romance between an adult white male tutor and his 17-year-old African-American female student.
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Executive Producer