#22. The Girl – David Riker
It has been a long time coming for David Riker’s sophomore to arrive – like Derek Cianfrance we’re talking more than a decade between 1998’s La Ciudad and next year’s The Girl. Riker did make a blip at the fest for co-writing the award winning Sleep Dealer and this border crossing drama was workshopped at Sundance in 2007 and was one of the 2009 Sundance NHK Filmmaker Award winners. This should receive a U.S Dramatic Comp. showing.
Gist: A young mother (Cornish) from South Texas is thrown into an unexpected and life-changing journey when her attempt to smuggle immigrants across the border goes terribly wrong.
Producers: Paul Mezey
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