Soft in the Head

Sunday, October 5, 2014
7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00

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About the Film

Thrown out of her New York City apartment, Natalia, a 25-year-old hot mess, relies on the kindness of friends and strangers. Seemingly unaware of the havoc she wreaks, she skips from one place to another, including her best friend's, where she crashes a holiday meal and seduces the best friend's socially inept brother. Natalia ends up staying at a shelter run by genuinely good Maury, who takes an interest in making her life better -- but life is not that simple, and tragedy ensues.

With a menagerie of New York characters, set against the backdrop of a homeless shelter, a religious household, and the cacophonous streets of New York, SOFT IN THE HEAD is a look at how easy it is to lose one’s head in the big city, particularly for those already lost.

Both screenings will be followed by a talk-back with director Nathan Silver. The talk-back on 10/4 will be led by Drew Tobia, director of <a href="http://thetanknyc.org/film/202-see-you-next-tuesday/">See You Next Tuesday</a>, screening on 10/2 as part of <a href="http://thetanknyc.org/series/2014_filmseries/">Filmmaker Breakthroughs</a>!

Press

Critics' Pick. "surprising, challenging, and never less than thrilling." 
- Calum Marsh, <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2014-04-16/film/soft-in-the-head-movie-review/full/" target="blank">Village Voice</a>

3.5 out of 4 stars 
- Ela Bittencourt, <a href="http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/soft-in-the-head" target="blank">Slant Magazine</a>

Cast & Crew

Natalia: SHEILA ETXEBERRÍA 
Maury: ED RYAN 
Nathan: CARL KRANZ 
Hannah: MELANIE J. SCHEINER 
David: THEODORE BOULOUKOS 
Charlie: BRUCE SMOLANOFF 
Malford: ROBERT WILLIAMS-TAYLOR 
Mark: MARK GOTBAUM 
Carl: JAYSON SIMBA 
George: NICK KORBEE 
Nechama: NECHAMA KESSLER 
Moshe: MOSHE KESSLER 
Annoying Customer: CINDY SILVER 
Restaurant Manager: HARVEY SILVER

Director/Producer: NATHAN SILVER 
Producer: LYNN TRUONG 
Story by: NATHAN SILVER, CODY STOKES, & KIA DAVIS 
Director of Photography: CODY STOKES 
Production Designer: KIA DAVIS 
Sound Recordist: DENNIS HU 
Editors: CODY STOKES & NATHAN SILVER 
Sound Designer: ARJUN G. SHETH 
Colorist: SANDY PATCH 
Executive Producer: HARVEY L. SILVER

About Nathan Silver

Nathan Silver graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2005. Since then, the filmmaker has written and directed four short films and five feature films: THE BLIND (2009), EXIT ELENA (2012), SOFT IN THE HEAD (2013), UNCERTAIN TERMS (2014), and STINKING HEAVEN (2015). His films have played in festivals around the world, including Viennale, Vancouver, Slamdance, Sarasota, Deauville, Torino, Munich, and BAFICI. EXIT ELENA opened in New York at the reRun Theatre and received glowing reviews in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Village Voice. SOFT IN THE HEAD opened at Cinema Village in New York and received glowing reviews in The Village Voice, The New Yorker, and Slant Magazine. Recently, Filmmaker Magazine named Silver “one of the most interesting emerging directors in U.S. indie film,” and the New York Times did a profile on him. UNCERTAIN TERMS had its world premiere in competition at Los Angeles Film and its international premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival. He is currently in post-production on his fifth feature, STINKING HEAVEN.

Soft in the Head is being shown as part of Filmmaker Breakthroughs, an ongoing series. For other screenings, please click <a href="http://thetanknyc.org/series/2014_filmseries/">HERE</a>!