Robot & Frank (Robot & Frank)
Katara DFI Cinema
Jake Schreier / Feature Narrative / United States of America / 2012 / 90 min / Colour / DCP
In English / Arabic subtitles
Interests: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
MENA Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance advised for viewers 13 and under.
Screenings
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Tue, Sep 11, 08:30 PM, K16-DTTickets sales closed
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Synopsis
Set in the near future, Frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until Frank’s son chooses a different option: against the old man’s wishes, he buys Frank a walking, talking humanoid robot programmed to improve his physical and mental health. What follows is an often hilarious and somewhat heartbreaking story about finding friends and family in the most unexpected places.
Winner: Sundance Film Festival 2012, Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
About the Director
A graduate from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a founding member of the Brooklyn-based filmmaking collective Waverly Films, Jake Schreier began his career making short films and music videos. Jake signed with Park Pictures in 2006 and has appeared on “Best New Directors” lists for Creativity, Shots, Boards, and Shoot magazines. He’s partnered with top agencies like mcgarrybowen, TBWA and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, and has helmed campaigns for clients like Absolut, Comcast, Playstation, EA Sports and Verizon, among many others. Jake has also directed a number of music videos for acts like My Morning Jacket and Francis and the Lights. ROBOT & FRANK is Jake’s feature directorial debut. It is the first movie from Park Pictures’ newly formed feature division, Park Pictures Film Partners.
Credits
- Director
- Jake Schreier
- Screenwriter
- Christopher D. Ford
- Producer
- Lance Acord, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Sam Bisbee, Galt Niederhoffer
- Editor
- Jacob Craycroft
- Associate Producer
- Theodora Dunlap
- Production Designer
- Sharon Lomofsky
- Composer
- Francis and the Lights
- Co-Producer
- Erika Hampson, Cody Ryder
- Cinematographer
- Matthew J. Lloyd
- Distributor
- Front Row Entertainment
- Cast
- Frank Lagella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Susan Sarandon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jeremy Sisto, Jeremy Strong