Paper Tiger (2020 film)
| Paper Tiger | |
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 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Kowalski |
| Written by | Paul Kowalski |
| Produced by | Pin-Chun Liu Bonnie Buckner Paul Kowalski |
| Starring | Lydia Look Alan Trong Elaine Kao Seth Numrich John Harlan Kim Lynn Chen Carrie Wampler |
| Cinematography | Ed Wu |
| Edited by | Steven Wang |
| Music by | Lucas Lechowski |
Production company | XRM Media |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Paper Tiger is a 2020 American drama thriller film written and directed by Paul Kowalski.
The film world premiered at the 2020 Austin Film Festival.[1][2] It was subsequently sold by The Gersh Agency, and was released on August 24, 2021, by Gravitas Ventures.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Lydia Look as Lily
- Alan Trong as Edward
- Elaine Kao as Mei
- Seth Numrich as JT
- John Harlan Kim as Kevin
- Lynn Chen as Ms. Li
- Carrie Wampler as Jessica
Release
[edit]After premiering at Austin Film Festival on October 23, 2020, the film won the festival's Audience Award and a mention from the Jury.[4] Continuing its festival run, Paper Tiger was awarded Best in Show and Best Narrative Feature awards at the 2021 Fargo Film Festival.[5] On August 9, Variety announced The Gersh Agency had negotiated a sale, with Gravitas Ventures picking up North American distribution rights.[6] The film was released on August 24, 2021.[7]
External links
[edit]- Paper Tiger at IMDb
References
[edit]- ^ Vlessing, Etan (October 1, 2020). "Austin Film Festival Unveils Lineup". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Day (October 1, 2020). "Austin Film Festival Unveils Full Slate Of Programming". Deadline.
- ^ Shanfield, Ethan (August 9, 2021). "Gravitas Ventures Nabs North American Rights to 'Paper Tiger'". Variety.
- ^ "AFF 2020 Winners". 3 November 2020.
- ^ "FFF 2021 Winners".
- ^ Shanfield, Ethan (August 9, 2021). "Gravitas Ventures Nabs North American Rights to 'Paper Tiger'". Variety.
- ^ Hemmert, Kylie (August 24, 2021). "Exclusive: Paper Tiger Clip From Filmmaker Paul Kowalski's Feature Debut". ComingSoon.net.