AUGUST 2020 WINNERS:
Best Film of the Month
ALINA (United States)
DIRECTOR: Rami Kodeih
PRODUCERS: Rachelle Owen, Joshua Owen, Rubber Duck Films
DOP: Matthew Plaxco
About the Film:
As Nazis separate children from their parents in the Warsaw Ghetto, a gang of women risks everything to smuggle their friend’s three-month-old baby to safety. Inspired by true events. Starring Alia Shawkat (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, SEARCH PARTY), Edin Gali (MAD MEN), Rebeca Robles (BETTER THINGS), Erika Soto (VIDA), and Mark McCullough (LOGAN LUCKY).
Director Biography:
Rami is an LA-based writer/director. His award-winning narrative shorts and documentaries have screened worldwide, most recently in the Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. He is an alumnus of the Sundance Feature Film Program and Berlinale Talents. Rami is currently developing a feature film with XYZ Films (MANDY, THE RAID) and Scythia Films (THE WITCH), as well as one-hour TV drama, inspired by his own experiences as an immigrant and displaced child of war, for AMC Networks and Participant Media.