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Filmmaker Bing Liu searches for correlations between his skateboarder friends' turbulent upbringings and the complexities of modern masculinity.
Aug 17, 2018 | Theatrical Limited (4 locations)
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Jan 21, 2018 (Sundance Film Festival (USA))
Feb 23, 2018 (Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (USA))
Mar 16, 2018 (Sun Valley Film Festival (USA))
Mar 22, 2018 (Salem Film Festival (USA))
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Apr 9, 2018 (Wisconsin Film Festival (USA))
Apr 12, 2018 (Ashland Independent Film Festival (USA))
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Apr 20, 2018 (Sarasota Film Festival (USA))
Apr 24, 2018 (San Diego Asian Film Festival (USA))
Apr 25, 2018 (RiverRun International Film Festival (USA))
Apr 27, 2018 (Newport Beach International Film Festival (USA))
May 7, 2018 (DOXA Documentary Film Festival (Canada))
May 13, 2018 (Docs Against Gravity Film Festival (Poland))
May 24, 2018 (Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (USA))
Jun 6, 2018 (Las Vegas Film Festival (USA))
Jun 15, 2018 (Biografilm Festival (Italy))
Jun 22, 2018 (Nantucket Film Festival (USA))
Jul 6, 2018 (Munich International Film Festival (Germany))
Jul 21, 2018 (Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico))
Jul 23, 2018 (New Zealand International Film Festival (New Zealand))
Aug 3, 2018 (Traverse City Film Festival (USA))
Sep 26, 2018 (Bergen International Film Festival (Norway))
Sep 30, 2018 (Reyjkavik International Film Festival (Iceland))
Oct 3, 2018 (Zurich Film Festival (Switzerland))
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Oct 13, 2018 (Antenna Documentary Film Festival (Australia))
Oct 15, 2018 (Astra Film Festival (Romania))
Oct 29, 2018 (Vienna International Film Festival (Austria))
Nov 9, 2018 (Stockholm International Film Festival (Sweden))
Nov 16, 2018 (Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival (Netherlands))
Mar 4, 2019 (Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival (Norway))
Mar 8, 2019 (TV premiere (Spain))
Mar 23, 2019 (Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (Ukraine))
Jul 17, 2019 (Transatlantyk Film Festival (Poland))
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Country of Origin: United States
Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.Compiling over 12 years of footage shot in his hometown of Rockford, IL, in MINDING THE GAP Bing Liu searches for correlations between his skateboarder friends’ turbulent upbringings and the complexities of modern-day masculinity. As the film unfolds, Bing captures 23-year-old Zack’s tumultuous relationship with his girlfriend deteriorate after the birth of their son and 17-year-old Keire struggling with his racial identity as he faces new responsibilities following the death of his father. While navigating a difficult relationship between his camera, his friends, and his own past, Bing ultimately weaves a story of generational forgiveness while exploring the precarious gap between childhood and adulthood.Winner of the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Filmmaking at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, the film is produced by Bing Liu and Diane Quon through Kartemquin Films, and edited by Liu and Joshua Altman. Executive producers are Steve James, Gordon Quinn, Betsy Steinberg, Sally Jo Fifer, Justine Nagan, and Chris White. MINDING THE GAP is a co-production of Kartemquin Films, American Documentary / POV, and Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program.Hulu and Magnolia Pictures will release the film on August 17, 2018.
Filmmaker Bing Liu searches for correlations between his skateboarder friends’ turbulent upbringings and the complexities of modern masculinity.