Here, American movie filmed in Armenia, included in Sundance 2011 film festival competition program

January 22, 2011 - 17:01 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Here, American movie filmed in Armenia and Karabakh, was included into competition program of Sundance 2011 film festival.

Described as a European flavored, romantic road-trip drama, “Here” is the latest effort from filmmaker and music video director Braden King.

The film stars Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal (who stars in Canada’s Best Foreign Film Oscar contender “Incendies”) as Will and Gadarine, two photographers who meet by chance in Armenia and decide to continue on their journey together, forging an instant bond. The film is not just a love story on the road as the ambitious production also boasts five interludes, helmed by five different directors (including King), that blur the line between film and documentary, movie and dream. In all, it weaves a lovely, dreamlike tapestry around a tale of solitary people who temporarily find a deep connection.

The Sundance Film Festival takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is the premier showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival comprises competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature-length films and short films, and a group of non-competitive showcase sections.

Sundance Film Festival 2011, held January 20 through January 30, features 115 full-length films from 30 countries worldwide.