ACTUAL PEOPLE
ACTUAL PEOPLE
KIT ZAUHAR, 2022
Catalog No.: FTF-138
Length: 84 minutes
An aimless girl in her final week of college goes to great lengths to win the affections of a boy from her hometown, Philadelphia, and ends up having to confront anxieties about her love life, family, and future.
A bare-boned independent drama with brief but meaningful touches of gentle comedy, Actual People is a poignant triumph, a simple but effective voyage into the mind of a young woman trying to find herself in a world that has somehow become hostile to those who refuse to find a place within its preconceived standards. As a debut, and a film in general, Zauhar’s work here represents an auspicious start to a very promising career for someone who is likely to become an essential voice in contemporary cinema, if this film is anything to go by.
Directed by Kit Zauhar
Written by Kit Zauhar
Produced by Andrew Nadkarni, Jason Wang
Executived Produced by Zosia Mamet, Evan Jonigkeit, Arabella Oz, Owen Smith-Clark, and Zheya Yu
Cinematography by Owen Smith-Clark
Starring: Kit Zauhar, Scott Albrecht, Audrey Kang, Vivian Zauhar, Henry Fulton Winship, Isabelle Barbier, and Fraser Jones
Festivals: Locarno Film Festival, BAMcinemafest, Milano Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Jeonju International Film Festival, Novos Film Festival, International Women's Festival Dortmund/Cologne, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, Taipei Film Festival, Austin Asian-American Film Festival
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November 18-24th, 2022
BAM Cinemas, Brooklyn, NY info
November 18-23rd, 2022
Grand Illusion, Seattle, WA info
January 28th, 2022
Philadelphia Film Center, Philadelphia, PA info
PRESS
"Mumblecore naturalism...Emblematic of the universal terror and malaise for newly minted college graduates who are tossed out into the real world and met with the sudden blinding light of adulthood."
- Brandon Yu, The New York Times
A promising directorial debut. Actual People fits within the tradition of Slacker, Clerks, and Stranger Than Paradise, all films about unambitious ne’er-do-wells that nevertheless suggested that their directors had big things ahead of them.
- Christian Zilko, IndieWire
"Actual People captures actual truths about the ways that young people behave."
- Ben Flanagan, In Review Online
"Informs and enlightens. Zauhar demonstrates the talent and drive that makes for an exciting look ahead to her future work."
- Bradley Gibson, Film Threat
"Honest and Real"
- Lee Kedem, The Daily Utah Chronicle
"Zauhar’s writing is strong, reminiscent of the mumblecore independent films that blossomed in the 2000s. Has a profound understanding of the current plights facing our young college graduates."
- Megan Robinson, Film Cred
"Actual People is a poignant triumph, a simple but effective voyage into the mind of a young woman trying to find herself."
- Joseph Jenner, International Cinephile Society