Thirst Street

While on a layover in Paris, a grieving American flight attendant has a rendezvous with a seedy nightclub bartender and becomes tangled in a web of miscommunication, masochism, and unrequited amour fou.

Alone and depressed after the suicide of her lover, American flight attendant Gina travels to Paris and hooks up with nightclub bartender Jerome on her layover. But as Gina falls deeper into lust and opts to stay in France, this harmless rendezvous quickly turns into an unrequited amour fou. When Jerome’s ex Clémence reenters the picture, Gina is sent on a downward spiral of miscommunication, masochism, and madness. Inspired by European erotic dramas from the 70’s, Thirst Street burrows deep into the delirious extremes we go to for love.

Portrait: Sean Price Williams

Cinematographer and director Sean Price Williams is a guest at the festival. On this occasion, a selection of films he has shot will be screened.

At the screening of THIRST STREET he will be present to introduce the screening. 

Director

Nathan Silver (b. 1983) is an American filmmaker known for films like Exit Elena (2012), Soft in the Head (2013), and Thirst Street (2017). His work has been featured at festivals such as Tribeca, Locarno, and Rotterdam.

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