Port Authority

Port Authority

60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Port Authority bus terminal is a grim place, inundated with have-nots and transients who first experience the notorious Big Apple cruelty. Paul, a youngster from Pittsburgh, is looking to start over, but his hopes disintegrate, as his stepsister Sara -whom he has never met in person- doesn’t show up to collect him. Instead of succumbing to panic, Paul throws himself in the city jungle, struggling to find his way. Once he falls for Wye, a charming trans woman, Paul is forced to embark on a struggle of stereotype-deconstructing, forging his own worldview, in this vehement and palpable journey of self-discovery.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Danielle Lessovitz
Script: Danielle Lessovitz
Cinematography: Jomo Fray
Editing: Clémence Samson, Matthew C. Hart
Music: Matthew Herbert
Actors: Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom, McCaul Lombardi, Louisa Krause, Will Dufault, Stephen Cavalieri, Eddie Plaza, Taliek Jeqon
Production: RT Features, Madeleine Films, Sikelia Productions
Producers: Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Terry Dougas
Co-producers: Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis, Terry Dougas
Costumes: Chester Algernal Gordon
Executive producer: Sophie Mas, Lourenço Sant' Anna, Jean-Luc De Fanti, Efe Cakarel, Bobby Allen, Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Lawrence "Snookie" Taylor, Rodrigo Gutierrez, Frédéric de Goldschmid
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: USA, France
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 94΄
Contact: MK2 Films, intlsales@mk2.com

Danielle Lessovitz

San Francisco-born writer and director Danielle Lessovitz studied Documentary Film at Northwestern University and went on to have her Master’s Degree in Film Production at NYU. Her numerous short films have been showcased at over 40 international festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand and Torino Film Festival. Her debut feature film Port Authority premiered at the Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section.

Filmography

2008 Repetitive Acts (short)
2009 Batteries (short)
2013 Neon Heartache (short)
2019 Port Authority