Paper Tiger (2020 film)
| 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 date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Paper Tiger is a 2021 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
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.[4]
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.[5] Continuing its festival run, Paper Tiger was awarded Best in Show and Best Narrative Feature awards at the 2021 Fargo Film Festival.[6] On August 9, Variety announced The Gersh Agency had negotiated a sale, with Gravitas Ventures picking up North American distribution rights.[7] The film was released on August 24, 2021.[8]
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.
- ^ "Paper Tiger iTunes Preview". iTunes.
- ^ "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.