Bikini Moon

Bikini Moon is a New York indie film about perception of reality. Directed by Milcho Manchevski, it details the story of a troubled homeless vet.[1] The faux-documentary stars Condola Rashad, Sarah Goldberg, Will Janowitz, and newcomer Sathya Sridharan.[2]

Bikini Moon
Directed byMilcho Manchevski
Produced byAnja Wedell
Munire Armstrong
Martin Warner
Screenplay byMilcho Manchevski
W.P. Rosenthal
Story byMilcho Manchevski
Starring
CinematographyJoshua Z Weinstein
Edited byAnn Husaini
Release date
  • October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) (Sao Paolo Film Festival)
LanguageEnglish

Premise

A charismatic but mentally unstable vet captures the attention of a documentary film crew who are ready to exploit her story for their own shot at independent movie fame in this very modern, urban fairy tale set amidst a fractured ideal of family.

Cast
  • Condola Rashad as Bikini
  • Sarah Goldberg as Kate
  • Will Janowitz as Trevor
  • Sathya Sridharan as Krishna
  • Jeannine Kaspar as Leila
  • Alexis Suarez as Deli Clerk
  • Alex Kruz as Arresting Policeman
  • Mykal-Michelle Harris as Ashley
  • Cliff Moylan as Marc
  • Eugene Prokofiev as Igor
  • Irungu Mutu as Mr. Wheatley
  • Alyssa Cheatham as Alvina Wheatley
  • Gemma Forbes as Ines
  • Gregory Dann as Policeman
  • Vladimir Bibic as Mr. Ilic
  • Brian Sills as Bruno
  • Henny Russell as City Clerk

Production

Bikini Moon went into initial production in April 2016 in New York City, and wrapped filming in June 2016.[3][4][5]

Release

The film's premiere was at the 41st Mostra Internacional de Cinema São Paulo, Brazil.[6][7][8] Its New York premiere was in October 2018.

Awards

References
  1. "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. "First Look at Condola Rashad in German/US/Canadian Co-Production Feature Film, 'Bikini'". Shadow and Act. 2016-06-22. Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  3. Gerard, Jeremy (2016-06-14). "First Look: 'Billions' Star Condola Rashad Wraps 'Bikini' Filming In New York". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  4. "Milcho Manchevski's new film Bikini wraps production, first look image released". 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  5. "Filming Wraps on Thriller Bikini; First Look - Dread Central". 2016-06-15. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  6. Bruno Carmelo (2017-10-25). "Mostra de São Paulo 2017: "A Internet ainda não ajudou o cinema como ajudou a música", afirma Milcho Manchevski, diretor de Bikini Moon" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  7. Gui,Augusto (2017-10-21). "Bikini Moon [Resenha do Filme]" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  8. "'Bikini' Lets in the Wrong Woman - Bloody Disgusting!". 2016-06-15. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-15.


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