Mubi Unveils The Official Trailer And Artwork For The Debut Feature From Zia Anger, My First Film
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My First Film, starring Odessa Young and Devon Ross. Directed by Zia Anger in her feature debut, will be streaming from September 6th.
MUBI, the global streaming service, film distributor, and production company, has released today the new official trailer and artwork for Zia Anger’s semi-autobiographical debut feature My First Film. Which is a meta-exploration of her own artistic and personal experiences. Blending both documentary and feature filmmaking into a story about the transformative power of artistic self-reflection. It premiered at this year’s CPH: DOX film festival. And will stream exclusively on MUBI in the UK and Ireland from 6 September 2024.
PREMISE
Nearly 15 years after her initial efforts, Vita (Odessa Young) recounts the tumultuous process of directing her semi-autobiographical first feature about a young woman who gets pregnant and decides to leave home. The production, featuring her friend Dina (Devon Ross), spirals into chaos due to Vita’s enthusiastic but inexperienced approach. Leading to significant disruptions and a near-fatal accident. As Vita’s project unravels, the film transitions into a reflective critique of artistic truth and the construction of narrative from personal experiences.
ZIA ANGER
ZIA ANGER works in moving images. In 2018 she began touring a new performance that traced the last ten years of her lost and abandoned work, titled MY FIRST FILM. The performance has since been adapted into a feature film. She has made music videos for various artists including Mitski. Beach House. And Jenny Hval. Her work has been called “an exceptional commitment to radical transparency.”
Following the success of her 2019 multimedia performance of the same name, MY FIRST FILM serves as Zia Anger’s return to her artistic roots. Revisiting her never-released film, ALWAYS ALL WAYS, ANNE MARIE, from earlier in her career. Departing from the original performance’s interactive visuals and typed-out monologues, Anger’s feature debut skillfully dramatizes this past chaotic shoot and its untold truths. Positioning itself as an autofictional journey that challenges the traditional confines of memoir.
My First Film will stream exclusively on Mubi in the UK & Ireland from September 6th.
Source: Mubi
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