PATTI CAKE$
Year: 2017
Country:
USA
Run Time:
108 minutes
Patricia "Killa P" Dombrowski drafts rhymes behind the bar at a dingy dive, trying to pay off her coarse but beloved Nana's medical bills and support her hard-drinking mom, whose own musical aspirations failed long ago. Patti and her rap partner/best friend Jheri share dreams of fame, fortune and escaping Dirty Jersey for good, but they haven’t found a producer with the "fire beats" they need. Unbroken by the taunts of local goons, she unexpectedly gravitates to a reclusive goth-metal musician named Basterd, a newcomer who just might be able to help Patti achieve hip-hop superstardom. The spectacularly talented Danielle MacDonald portrays Patricia with an intoxicating mixture of swagger, vulnerability, and inner strength, and she's supported by exciting newcomers Sid Dhananjay and Mamoudou Athie as her mismatched crewmates. First-time feature director Geremy Jasper unleashes a film as full of infectious energy, enthusiasm, and music as its protagonist, daring us not to fall in love with a force of nature like PATTI CAKE$. – Sundance Film Festival
CIFF41 Screenings
Tower City Cinemas
Saturday, April 08, 2017 at 4:30 PM
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Genre
Recommended for High School Students +
Director
Geremy Jasper
Geremy Jasper is writer, director, and composer born and bred in North Jersey. He co-directed MTV VMA-nominated videos for Florence + The Machine and Selena Gomez, and his direction for the Target Kaleidoscope Fashion Spectacular won a Cannes Lions Gold Lion and was inducted into MoMA's permanent collection. His debut feature film PATTI CAKE$ participated in Sundance Institute's Directors and Screenwriters Labs. A lifelong music freak, Jasper wrote the film's original songs.
Filmography
PATTI CAKE$ (2017)
Producers
Miachel Gottwald, Noah Stahl, Dan Janvey, Rodrigo Teixeira, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Chris Columbus
Screenwriting
Geremy Jasper
Cinematography
Federico Cesca
Editing
Brad Turner
Principal Cast
Danielle MacDonald, Bridget Everett, Cathy Moriarty, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie
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