The 7th Edition of the Chelsea Film Festival will take place at AMC Loews 34th St theater of New York City from October 17-20, 2019. Among the films selected is the psychological thriller ‘The Birth of Deceit,’ written and directed by Yaw Agyapong. It will be the closing night film.
A girl returns to her hometown only to find out that the fate of her parents wasn’t what she originally thought it was. Along the way she befriends a woman who knows more than she’s willing to let on. Ambar and her friend will have to fight for their lives to uncover the truth.
Chelsea Film Festival was created in 2013 by mother-daughter French duo Ingrid and Sonia Jean-Baptiste, dedicated to supporting emerging filmmakers from around the world, with a strong “Global Issue” Focus. The Chelsea Film Festival is an international film platform for world lover.
20 feature films have been selected in the 2019 Official Lineup.
8 countries are represented this year: Australia, USA, UK, France, Turkey, India, Japan and South Africa.
18 films are in competition for the Chelsea Film Festival Grand Prix.
9 films are World Premieres, 3 are US Premieres, 6 are NY Premieres and 2 films are Out of Competition.
FEATURE FILMS
BILCHED By Jeremy Cumpston
97 min | Comedy, Drama | Australia | 2019
World Premiere
CHASING THE PRESENT By Mark Waters
99 min | Documentary | USA | 2019
New York Premiere
CONNECTED: THE JOE POLISH STORY By Nick Nanton
67 min | Documentary | USA | 2019
New York Premiere
COUNTDOWN TO YEAR ZERO By Jane Velez-Mitchell
52 min | Documentary | USA | 2019
World Premiere
KRAZY MEETS KARMA By Stacy Summers
96 min | Comedy Drama | USA | 2018
World Premiere
NINE NIGHTS by Veronica McKenzie
99 min | Drama | UK | 2018
US Premiere
In Nine Nights, twin sprinters Marcie and Mikey are on the verge of adulthood. Marcie loses her brother in a random accident, and with her world in tatters, decides boldly not to accept his death, but to fight to keep him with her whatever it takes. The struggle brings to light long buried feuds, which Marcie must heal, and learn ultimately that love prevails.
RAG DOLL By Bailey Kobe
103 min | Drama | USA | 2019
New York Premiere
SACRED SPACES: FROM TEMPLE TO SYNAGOGUES by Celia Lowenstein
90 min | Documentary | France | 2019
New York Premiere
SHE IS THE OCEAN by Inna Blokhina
94 min | Documentary | USA | 2018
Out of Competition
SUREYYA THE KITMAN by Gökçe Kaan Demirkıran
94 min | Documentary | Turkey | 2019
US Premiere
THE BIRTH OF DECEIT by Yaw Agyapong – CLOSING FILM
85 min | Drama | USA | 2019
Out of Competition
A girl returns to her hometown only to find out that the fate of her parents wasn’t what she originally thought it was. Along the way she befriends a woman who knows more than she’s willing to let on. Ambar and her friend will have to fight for their lives to uncover the truth.
THE CONDOR & THE EAGLE by Sophie & Clement Guerra
79 min | Documentary | USA | 2019
New York Premiere
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM by Allen Freeman
95 min | Comedy, Drama | USA | 2019
New York Premiere
THE FIDDLING HORSE by C.J. Wallis
81 min | Comedy | USA | 2019
World Premiere
THE LAST KOAN by Satya Prakash Choudhary
94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller | India | 2019
World Premiere
TICKET by Yoh Komaya
88 min | Mystery | Japan | 2019
New York Premiere
UNCOVERED by Zuko Nodada – OPENING FILM
95 min | Drama, Crime | South Africa | 2019
World Premiere
Uncovered stars Nqobile Khumalo as Aluta, a determined young woman who dreams of corporate success. But when her journalist sister is killed while investigating a mining conspiracy involving her own boss, Aluta’s plans are derailed, and she must fight to bring her sister’s killers to justice.
VOYEUR by Delilah Napier & Lucy Powers
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romantic | USA | 2019
World Premiere
WIDOW’S WALK by Alexandra Boyd
95 min | Drama | UK | 2019
World Premiere
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