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Finding Sofia
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Wikipedia article
'Finding Sofa' is a 2016 comedy film written and directed by Nico Casavecchia. The film is Casavecchia's first feature film and was produced by 1stAveMachine. It premiered in 2016 on the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema and was included in the festival's Argentine official competition.[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/buenos-aires-film-fest-expands-879284 Agustin Mango], 'The Hollywood Reporter', "Buenos Aires Film Fest Expands Competition Slates". March 30, 2016.[http://festivales.buenosaires.gob.ar/2016/bafici/en/programacion/evento/50 Finding Sofa] at the 18th BAFICI program. The picture features Sam Huntington, Andrea Carballo, Rafael Spregelburd and Sofa Brihet.[https://variety.com/2014/film/news/sam-huntington-starring-in-finding-sofia-in-argentina-1201358363/ Dave McNary], 'Variety', "Sam Huntington Starring in Finding Sofia in Argentina"
Plot
Alex (Sam Huntington) is a conflicted animation filmmaker living in Brooklyn. His Dancing Tomatoes animation video went viral two years ago and since then Alex has been trying to prove to the world that he can do more than funny videos, and dancing things. When hes pressured by his friend Josh to sign a contract with a yogurt brand to develop the dancing fruits show and plunge deeper into artistic superficiality, Alex, instead, buys a ticket to Argentina.
The plan is to meet with Sofia (Andrea Carballo), a girl that he started an online relationship with after she left a nasty comment about his work, whom he has never seen in person. Alexs hope to find love and substance will be confronted after finding Sofa living on an island in the outskirts of Buenos Aires with her intimidating artist boyfriend Vctor (Rafael Spregelburd) and his assistant Flor (Sofa Brihet). Alex will be forced to be a fish out of the water and try to capture Sofas interest or come back to his old life and sign the contract.
Production
'Finding Sofia' is the first feature film produced and financed by 1stAveMachine, a company that so far focused on video, digital and experimental content. It's also Casavecchia's debut in the big screen, though he's an awarded animated shorts filmmaker.
The film was written inspired by the dilemma of being a filmmaker in a world already saturated with images. The movie portrays several pieces of Alex's animation (made by Casavecchia himself) and Victor's paintings (made for the film by Argentine painter, Juan Jos Cambre).[http://www.findingsofia.com/press/ Finding Sofa (press kit)]
It was filmed on an island in El Tigre, a region in the outskirts north of Buenos Aires crossed by rivers.[http://www.findingsofia.com/press/ Finding Sofa (press kit)]
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