THE RABBI’S CAT

| 2012 – 100′ – Animation, Adventure.
Written by: Joann Sfar, Sandrina Jardel (based on the Graphic Novel by: Joann Sfar).
Directed by: Joann Sfar, Antoine Delesvaux.
Starring (Voices): François Morel, Maurice Bénichou, Hafsia Herzi, François Damien, Mathieu Amalric, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Mohamed Fellag.
Official Selections: Annecy International Film Festival 2011, San Sebastian International Film Festival 2011. Nomination César Award for Best Animated Feature 2012.
In French with English Subtitles.
A Gkids Films release. |

Based on the best-selling graphic novel by Joann Sfar, The Rabbi’s Cat tells the story of a rabbi and his talking cat – a sharp-tongued feline philosopher brimming with scathing humor and a less than pure love for the rabbi’s voluptuous teenage daughter. Algeria in the 1930s is an intersection of Jewish, Arab and French culture. A cat belonging to a widowed rabbi and his beautiful daughter, Zlabya, eats the family parrot and miraculously gains the ability to speak. Along with the power of speech comes unparalleled sardonic wit, and the cat – and filmmaker Sfar – spare no group or individual as they skewer faith, tradition and authority in a provocative exploration of (among other things) God, lust, death, phrenology, religious intolerance, interspecies love, and the search for truth. Rich with the colors, textures, flavors and music of Mediterranean Africa, the film embarks on a cross continent adventure from the tiled terraces, fountains, quays and cafes of colonial Algiers to Maghrebi tent camps, dusty trading outposts, and deep blue Saharan nights in search of a lost Ethiopian city.

AYA OF YOP CITY

| 2004 – 100′ – Drama, Romance, Comedy, Animation.
Written by: Marguerite Abouet.
Based on the graphics Novels by: Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie.
Directed by: Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie.
Starring (voices): Aïssa Maïga, Tatiana Rojo, Tella Kpomahou, Jacky Ido, Emil Abossolo M’Bo, Ériq Ebouaney, Pascal N’Zonzi, Claudia Tagbo, Jean-Baptiste Anoumon, Djedje Apali, Corinne Haccandy.
César Nomination Best Animated Feature 2014.
Official Competition COLCOA 2013.
In French with English subtitles.
A Kino Lorber release. |

Set against the colorful and spirited backdrop of the Ivory Coast in the 1970s, Aya of Yop City is a vibrant, beautifully animated adaptation of the best-selling series of graphic novels by co-director Marguerite Abouet.Aya is 19, and she loves her neighborhood of Yop City in Abidjan, where everyone knows each other. It’s always lively, with open markets, colorful fabrics, funky cafés and music everywhere. Her mom Fanta is the neighborhood’s most trusted healer. Her dad is a sales rep for a brewery, and certainly gets his fill of the product. While Aya has dreams of becoming a doctor, her two best friends, Adjoua and Bintou, just like to hang out and spend their evenings dancing, drinking and flirting with boys. Their ambition is to follow Plan C: Combs, Clothes and Chasing Men! But big trouble comes to town when Adjoua realizes she’s pregnant, and the baby’s father is the spoiled son of one of the richest and most feared men in the whole country. How can he possibly tell his old man?

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A MONSTER IN PARIS

| 2012 – 90′ – Animation, Musical, Music & dance, Romance, Comedy, Adventure.
Written by: Bibo Bergeron, Stéphane Kazandjian.
Directed by: Bibo Bergeron.
Starring: Adam Goldberg, Catherine O’Hara, Danny Huston, Bob Balaban, Jay Harrington Emile (American voices), Vanessa Paradis, Matthieu Chedid, Gad Elmaleh (French Voices).
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival. 2 César Award Nominations: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score.
Official Competition COLCOA 2012.
In English or in French with English Subtitles.
A Shout! Factory release. |

Paris, 1910. Raoul and Emile accidentally release a monster from an eccentric scientist’s greenhouse and vow to track it down. They soon realize the beast may not be as menacing as it appears and try to save it from a corrupt police chief.

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