Gala Screenings
Paper Tiger
In 1986 New York, naïve engineer Irwin (Miles Teller) accepts a seemingly lucrative business proposition from his brother, Gary (Adam Driver), a former cop. But when Irwin witnesses something he wasn’t meant to see at the Gowanus Canal, the brothers find themselves pulled into a dangerous confrontation with the newly emerging Russian mafia. As the threat of violence escalates, Irwin desperately tries to protect his family, while Gary is forced to make an impossible choice to save those he loves in James Gray’s deeply felt and intense crime thriller. A Neon release.
Director, producer, and writer James Gray will be presented with the Auteur Award. An In Conversation event with Gray immediately follows the screening.
Southeast premiere
DIRECTOR
James Gray
PRODUCERS
James Gray
Rodrigo Teixeira
Anthony Katagas
Raffaella Leone
Andrea Leone
Marco Perego
Leonardo Maria del Vecchio
Gary Farkas
Carlo Salem
Andrea Bucko
WRITER
James Gray
CAST
Adam Driver
Scarlett Johansson
Miles Teller
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
James Gray made his directorial debut in 1994 with Little Odessa, which received the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He has also directed The Yards, We Own the Night, Two Lovers, and The Immigrant, all starring frequent collaborator Joaquin Phoenix. His other films include The Lost City of Z, Ad Astra, and Armageddon Time, the last of which was inspired by his own childhood in 1980s Queens.