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Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger
	File:PAPER TIGER Poster.jpg Official Poster
Directed by	Paul Kowalski
Written by	Paul Kowalski
Produced by	Pin-Chun Liu; Bonnie Buckner ; Paul Kowalski
Starring	Lydia Look; Alan Trong; Elaine Kao; Seth Numrich; John Harlan Kim; Lynn Chen; Carrie Wampler
Cinematography	Ed Wu
Edited by	Steven Wang
Music by	Lucas Lechowski
Production; company	XRM Media
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures
Release dates	October 23, 2020 (Austin Film Festival); August 24, 2021;
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Paper Tiger is a 2020 American drama thriller film written and directed by Paul Kowalski.

The film world premiered at the 2020 Austin Film Festival.^[1]^[2] It was subsequently sold by The Gersh Agency, and was released on August 24, 2021, by Gravitas Ventures.^[3]

Cast

Lydia Look as Lily
Alan Trong as Edward
Elaine Kao as Mei
Seth Numrich as JT
John Harlan Kim as Kevin
Lynn Chen as Ms. Li
Carrie Wampler as Jessica

Release

After premiering at Austin Film Festival on October 23, 2020, the film won the festival's Audience Award and a mention from the Jury.^[4] Continuing its festival run, Paper Tiger was awarded Best in Show and Best Narrative Feature awards at the 2021 Fargo Film Festival.^[5] On August 9, Variety announced The Gersh Agency had negotiated a sale, with Gravitas Ventures picking up North American distribution rights.^[6] The film was released on August 24, 2021.^[7]

External links

Paper Tiger at IMDb

References

^ Vlessing, Etan (October 1, 2020). "Austin Film Festival Unveils Lineup". Hollywood Reporter.
^ Ramos, Dino-Day (October 1, 2020). "Austin Film Festival Unveils Full Slate Of Programming". Deadline.
^ Shanfield, Ethan (August 9, 2021). "Gravitas Ventures Nabs North American Rights to 'Paper Tiger'". Variety.
^ "AFF 2020 Winners".
^ "FFF 2021 Winners".
^ Shanfield, Ethan (August 9, 2021). "Gravitas Ventures Nabs North American Rights to 'Paper Tiger'". Variety.
^ Hemmert, Kylie (August 24, 2021). "Exclusive: Paper Tiger Clip From Filmmaker Paul Kowalski's Feature Debut". ComingSoon.net.

[1] Vlessing, Etan (October 1, 2020). "Austin Film Festival Unveils Lineup". Hollywood Reporter.

[2] Ramos, Dino-Day (October 1, 2020). "Austin Film Festival Unveils Full Slate Of Programming". Deadline.

[3] Shanfield, Ethan (August 9, 2021). "Gravitas Ventures Nabs North American Rights to 'Paper Tiger'". Variety.

[4] "AFF 2020 Winners".

[5] "FFF 2021 Winners".

[6] Shanfield, Ethan (August 9, 2021). "Gravitas Ventures Nabs North American Rights to 'Paper Tiger'". Variety.

[7] Hemmert, Kylie (August 24, 2021). "Exclusive: Paper Tiger Clip From Filmmaker Paul Kowalski's Feature Debut". ComingSoon.net.

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-'''''Paper Tiger''''' is a 2021 American drama-thriller film written and directed by [[Paul Kowalski]].
+'''''Paper Tiger''''' is a 2020 American drama thriller film written and directed by [[Paul Kowalski]].
 The film world premiered at the 2020 [[Austin Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/austin-film-festival-unveils-lineup-including-dave-not-coming-back-the-catch-exclusive-4069785/ |title=Austin Film Festival Unveils Lineup |first=Etan |last=Vlessing |date=October 1, 2020| website=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Dino-Day |last=Ramos |url=http://deadline.com/2020/10/austin-film-festival-reveals-horton-foote-the-road-home-the-catch-paper-tiger-death-of-a-telemarketer-1203023185/ |title=Austin Film Festival Unveils Full Slate Of Programming |website=Deadline |date=October 1, 2020 }}</ref> It was subsequently sold by [[The Gersh Agency]], and was released on August 24, 2021, by [[Gravitas Ventures]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://variety.com/2021/film/news/august-9-film-news-in-brief-1235037571/ |title=Gravitas Ventures Nabs North American Rights to ‘Paper Tiger’ |first=Ethan |last=Shanfield |date=August 9, 2021| website=Variety}}</ref>
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 * [[Lynn Chen]] as Ms. Li
 * Carrie Wampler as Jessica
-==Summary==
-Paper Tiger follows immigrant mother Lily, who after the death of her husband is left alone to care for Edward, her teenaged son. At school Edward is bullied, his grades plummet, he hallucinates his dead father – and is diagnosed with a mental illness. Matters escalate after Lily learns she has cancer and Edward stops taking his medicine, causing him to manifest a video game character who urges him to shoot up his school. As Lily and Edward's conditions spiral, the film builds to a shocking, indelible climax.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/paper-tiger/id1581010585 |title=Paper Tiger iTunes Preview | website=iTunes}}</ref>
 ==Release==
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