Athens International Film Festival
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PRETTY RED DRESS


UK | 2022 | COLOR | DCP | 110’ | ENGLISH

Travis, an Englishman of Jamaican origin, is released from jail and Candice, an amateur singer obsessed with Tina Turner waits for him. She dreams of portraying her and she will audition for the part on a West End musical. But when she catches Travis wearing the ‘pretty red dress’ he bought her for the audition things get complicated. It’s unusual to find a feelgood film these days. It’s even more unusual to find films that make us feel good with their positive energy while at the same time dealing with the notion of ‘feeling good’. Without over explaining, pointing fingers or hip affiliations, Dionne Edwards’ debut has something to say and you will have a wonderful time listening to it. I.D.

DIRECTOR: Dionne Edwards
SCREENWRITER: Dionne Edwards
DoP: Adam Scarth
MUSIC: Hugo Brijs
EDITOR: Andonis Trattos
PRINCIPAL CAST: Natey Jones, Alexandra Burke, Temilola Olatunbosun, Ben Caplan, Nicholas Bishop, Eliot Sumner

DIONNE EDWARDS
British filmmaker of Nigerian and Jamaican origin. She studied Film and Television at the University of Westminster while she practiced for a year in the famous production company Working Title. This is her feature film debut, after several awards for her short films.

FILMOGRAPHY
2022 Pretty Red Dress



        : Opening Nights

        PAST LIVES (Opening Film)

        PAST LIVES (Opening Film)

        29/09/2023, 22:15, DANAOS 1

        STRANGE WAY OF LIFE | EXTRAÑA FORMA DE VIDA (Opening Film)

        STRANGE WAY OF LIFE | EXTRAÑA FORMA DE VIDA (Opening Film)

        03/10/2023, 21:30, IDEAL

        THE BOY AND THE HERON | KIMITACHI WA DŌ IKIRU (Closing Film)

        THE BOY AND THE HERON | KIMITACHI WA DŌ IKIRU (Closing Film)

        07/10/2023, 20:00, ATHENS CONCERT HALL (AL.TRIANTI VENUE)

        SILVER HAZE

        SILVER HAZE

        28/09/2023, 19:30, IDEAL
        07/10/2023, 18:00, IDEAL

        RESTORE POINT | BOD OBNOVY

        RESTORE POINT | BOD OBNOVY

        28/09/2023, 20:00, ASTY
        08/10/2023, 19:30, ASTY

        SUBTRACTION | TAFRIGH

        SUBTRACTION | TAFRIGH

        28/09/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 1
        07/10/2023, 19:00, DANAOS 1

        PUAN

        PUAN

        29/09/2023, 17:00, DANAOS 1
        07/10/2023, 17:00, DANAOS 1

        FREMONT

        FREMONT

        29/09/2023, 21:30, ASTY
        01/10/2023, 19:15, ASTOR

        WHICH COLOUR? | KAYO KAYO COLOUR?

        WHICH COLOUR? | KAYO KAYO COLOUR?

        30/09, 17.30, ASTY
        02/10, 18.00, ΑSTY

        THE NATURE OF LOVE | SIMPLE COMME SYLVAIN

        THE NATURE OF LOVE | SIMPLE COMME SYLVAIN

        30/09/2023, 20:00, DANAOS 1

        MAY DECEMBER

        MAY DECEMBER

        30/09/2023, 22:30, DANAOS 1

        THE BEAST | LA BÊTE

        THE BEAST | LA BÊTE

        01/10/2023, 21:30, ASTOR

        SHAYDA

        SHAYDA

        01/10/2023, 21:45, DANAOS 1

        STORY AVE

        STORY AVE

        01/10/2023, 22:30, IDEAL
        04/10/2023, 17:30, DANAOS 1

        LAST SUMMER | L'ÉTÉ DERNIER

        LAST SUMMER | L'ÉTÉ DERNIER

        02/10/2023, 19:30, ΙDEAL

        WHEN WILL IT BE LIKE IT NEVER WAS BEFORE | WANN WIRD ES ENDLICH WIEDER SO, WIE ES NIE WAR

        WHEN WILL IT BE LIKE IT NEVER WAS BEFORE | WANN WIRD ES ENDLICH WIEDER SO, WIE ES NIE WAR

        02/10/2023, 19:30, DANAOS 1
        06/10/2023, 17:45, DANAOS 1

        CREATURA

        CREATURA

        02/10/2023, 21:45, ΙDEAL
        07/10/2023, 20:00, ASTY

        ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS | HE BIAN DE CUO WU

        ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS | HE BIAN DE CUO WU

        02/10/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 1
        05/10/2023, 22:00, IDEAL

        CLUB ZERO

        CLUB ZERO

        03/10/2023, 19:00, DANAOS 1

        THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE | DAS LEHRERZIMMER

        THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE | DAS LEHRERZIMMER

        04/10/2023, 19:30, DANAOS 1

        ABOUT DRY GRASSES / KURU OTLAR ÜSTÜNE

        ABOUT DRY GRASSES / KURU OTLAR ÜSTÜNE

        04/10/2023, 20:00, ASTOR
        08/10/2023, 18:00, ASTOR

        FEMME

        FEMME

        04/10/2023, 22.00, ΙDEAL
        07/10/2023, 22.30, ΑSTY

        MEMORY

        MEMORY

        05/10/2023, 19:30, IDEAL

        DREAM SCENARIO

        DREAM SCENARIO

        05/10/2023, 22:00, DANAOS 1

        THE (EX)PERIENCE OF LOVE | LE SYNDROME DES AMOURS PASSÉES

        THE (EX)PERIENCE OF LOVE | LE SYNDROME DES AMOURS PASSÉES

        06/10/2023, 20:00, DANAOS 1

        PLAYLAND

        PLAYLAND

        06/10/2023, 22:00, ASTY
        08/10/2023, 22:00, ASTY

        PRISCILLA

        PRISCILLA

        06/10/2023, 22:00, IDEAL

        RED ISLAND | L'ÎLE ROUGE

        RED ISLAND | L'ÎLE ROUGE

        07/10/2023, 20:00, ASTOR

        THE GREEN BORDER | ZIELONA GRANICA

        THE GREEN BORDER | ZIELONA GRANICA

        07/10/2023, 21:15, DANAOS 1

        THE ROYAL HOTEL

        THE ROYAL HOTEL

        07/10/2023, 22:30, ASTOR

        KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

        KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

        08/10/2023, 20.00, IDEAL

        ALL OF US STRANGERS

        ALL OF US STRANGERS

        09/10/2023, 21:00, IDEAL