Anna Karina

The River: Season 1: Episode 1 -- 6 months after Dr. Cole goes missing, his wife journeys to find him.

Hello Greenpoint! It's time for the third episode in our dispatch from the Big Apple. And what better way to celebrate that than a pitstop in renowned local chain Dallas BBQ--best known for 'secret' drinks advertised in subway cars? Our topics include the U.S. premiere of German film Everyone Else and a second look back at the Chinese documentary, Ghost Town, which turns into a discussion of how the doc represents the shift in the New York Film Festival's selection committee. Joining me on this episode are: Vadim Rizov (IFC's Indie Eye, Village Voice), Andrew Grant (Like Anna Karina's Sweater, Benten Films), Gina Telaroli (Take Part, dir. of 'A Little Death), Nellie Killian (Migrating Forms Film Festival) and C. Mason Wells (IFC Films, 'LOL'). [img via gina telaroli]

Spanning over five decades, BRIDE FLIGHT is inspired by the true story of the 1953 "Last Great Air Race" London-Christchurch (NZ), and follows Esther (Anna Drijver), Ada (Karina Smulders) and Marjorie (Elise Schaap), three young women who, eager to escape post-WWII Holland, emigrate to New Zealand for what they hope will be a better life. On the plane trip overseas - dubbed the "Bride Flight" - the three become fast friends and meet Frank, a dashing young man (played by Waldemar Torenstra and Rutger Hauer - Blade Runner/Hobo with a Shot Gun - in his later years) who will come to play a critical role in each of their lives. They all part ways on arrival in their new country as two of the women's fiances await them - but their paths continue to cross in the years to come in life-altering ways.