Pescador, the drama celebrated as “Fantastic and Meditative,” will have its European premiere at this year’s Raindance Film Festival. Watch the trailer here.
Ascidian Films is excited to announce that Harry Domenico Rossi’s debut feature, Pescador, will premiere in Europe at the Raindance Film Festival on June 18th. Additionally, the film has also been selected to compete in the Narrative Competition.
Described as ‘fantastic and meditative’, the film has received two Raindance nominations. These include Best Director of a Debut Feature for Rossi. Additionally, Alex Wanebo received a nomination for Best Performance in a Debut Feature.
A singular work of magical realism, Pescador arrives in London following its World Premiere at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI Goa). Furthermore, Rossi also received the Peter Brunette Award for Best Director at RiverRun International Film Festival. The jury statement announced: “Every step was a creative risk that pays off in poetry.”
THE PREMISE
Against a backdrop of Costa Rica’s lush jungles and beatific vistas, Pescador follows an American scientist searching for a mythical fish. It also follows her erratic and hostile brother and a lonely fisherman, who dreams of a son. As their lives intersect, the film explores the sacrifices made in isolation and the risks involved in forming connections.
A champion of early-career filmmakers and boundary-pushing films, Raindance Film Festival is a fitting home for Pescador, a debut that embraces life, death, and the places in between.
This feature debut grew from a deeply personal place. The film’s mystical underwater imagery and themes of rebirth draw inspiration from the vivid dreams Rossi experienced during his coma and the sense of isolation he felt during his recovery.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Harry Domenico Rossi is a Los Angeles-born, New York-based writer and director, and a graduate of UNCSA. Past short films include Just A Body. Pescador, his feature debut, is inspired by his time recovering from a near-death experience in 2018. Notably, Harry’s second film, De Novo, which he wrote and directed with his wife, Annie Rasiel, is currently in post-production. His pet gecko turned 22 this year.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
Calling the film “mesmerizing” and “a perfectly calibrated debut,” High On Films praised Rossi’s “remarkably assured direction” and cinematographer Isaac Banks’s (Moonglow, Lingua Franca) “breathtaking” images. Royal Welsh graduate Alex Wanebo gives a quietly magnetic performance at the center of the film, which also stars Spencer Bang and Costa Rican fisherman-turned-actor Mario Chacón.
The film includes production design by Tori Lancaster, production by Isaac Banks, Gimena Cortés Ramírez, and Annie Rasiel, and music by Dylan Marx.
Pescador will celebrate its European premiere at the Raindance Film Festival on 18th June. For more information, go to https://www.pescadorfilm.com/
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