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Bombay Beach

World Documentary Competition

North American Premiere

USA, Israel | 80 MINUTES | English |

BOMBAY BEACH

Female Director(s), Documentary

The rusting relic of a failed 1960s development boom, the Salton Sea is a barren Californian landscape often seen as a symbol of the failure of the American Dream. First-time director Alma Har'el revisits this poetically fruitful terrain in her distinctive documentary Bombay Beach, and finds there a motley cast including a bipolar seven-year-old, a lovelorn high school football star, and an octogenarian poet-prophet. Together they make up a triptych of American manhood in its decisive moments, populating the Salton Sea's land of thwarted opportunity.

True to her roots as a photographer, video artist, and music video director, Har'el crafts here an adamantly atypical and artistically innovative film—a dreamlike poem that sets the personal stories of these distinctive yet familiar characters to a stylized amalgam of observational documentary and choreographed dance, with music by Beirut and Bob Dylan, all cast against the atmospheric scenery of the titular ghost town. The result is a moving and surreal documentary experience—an evocative, symbolic portrait of rural America and its inhabitants.

Bombay Beach was named World Documentary Competition Award Winner, and will have two additional screenings on Sunday, May 1. Learn more.



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CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Alma Har'el and Alma Har'el

ALMA HAR'EL was born and raised in Tel Aviv, where she worked as a photographer and video artist. Her frequent collaborations on music videos with singer Zach Condon of the band Beirut brought her several nominations in festivals around the world. Her work is recognized for its expression through modern dance, character, and landscape. This is her first feature film.
Sound Designer
Dror Mohar
Producer
Boaz Yakin, Alma Har'el
Director
Alma Har'el
Editor
Joe Lindquist
Choreography
Paula Present
Director of Photography
Alma Har'el
Supervising Sound Editor
Dror Mohar
Primary Cast
Benny Parrish, Pamela Parrish, Mike Parrish, Doran "Red" Furgie, Cedric Thompson

CONTACTS

Sales Contact
Submarine Entertainment
Submarine Entertainment
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212 625 1410
mail.submarine@gmail.com
Producer
Boaz Yakin
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: 323 5804152
boaz@panix.com