SCHEDULE INFORMATION CLICK HERE
_____________________
ORION (USA)
SYNOPSIS: ORION is an intense, sci fi thriller about a Nasa Interrogator (Jim) tasked to help an amnesiac astronaut (Apollo) recover his memory in order to determine “who” or “what” killed the rest of the crew before they crash landed back on Earth. As the heated chess game between the two escalates, it becomes apparent that what is being said may not be the truth, and both characters may have ulterior motives that culminates in the explosive conclusion when the “”alien”” is finally revealed.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language
DIRECTOR: Jaco Bouwer
CAST: Drew Van Acker, Andrew McCarthy, Debbie Ryan
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 25th @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jaco Bouwer is an award-winning South African director whose work spans theatre, film, and television, known for his bold visual style and radical narrative approach. He was awarded the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Drama in 2008 and went on to win Best Director three years in a row at South Africa’s premier theatre awards, the Fleur du Cap. His debut feature film GAIA — a visually striking eco-horror — premiered at SXSW 2021, where it won the ZEISS Cinematography Award, and was sold by XYZ Films to multiple territories, including Bleecker Street (U.S.) and Altitude (U.K.). The film was featured as part of Hulu’s “”Huluween”” lineup in 2022. Jaco also directed the haunting two-hander Breathing In, adapted from a play by acclaimed South African playwright Reza de Wet, for producer Jorrie van der Walt and Kaapland Films. In television, he directed all 8 episodes of Spinners (produced by Joachim Landau / Federation MEAC for Canal+ and Showmax). The series made history as the first African series selected
IMAGES FROM THE FILM:
TRAILER:
Coming Soon!
