‘We Are Living Things’ Review
With her head resting on a cushion—eyes open and neck exposed—a Chinese woman named Chuyao (Xingchen Lyu) waits for a tattoo artist to implant a tracking device inside her flesh based on her abuser’s request. The image, seen early in director Antonio Tibaldi’s moody and multi-language tale of aliens and human trafficking, “We Are Living Things,” resembles a vision of a robot in need of repairs—immobile and at the mercy of her cruel master. 8/12/2022
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‘We Are Living Things’ Review: The Truth Is Out There
Two undocumented immigrants from opposite sides of the world connect in Brooklyn — and over their shared trauma relating to apparent alien abductions. 8/11/2022
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We Are Living Things follows two undocumented residents who after a chance meeting, discover that they are both in search of intelligent life in the universe. Solomon (Jorge Antonio Guerrero) lives in the back lot of a recycling plant in Brooklyn. 7/15/2022
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Slamdance Announces Film Lineup for 2022 Hybrid Festival
Slamdance has announced the full film lineup for its 2022 edition, with a feature film competition that boasts 23 premieres, including 13 world premieres, six North American premieres, and four U.S. debuts. 12/8/2021
“We Are Living Things” (USA, China, Italy) North American Premiere
Two immigrants living on the fringes of American society hit the road in search of the truth about a shared UFO abduction.
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Deauville Unveils Competition Lineup For 2021
The Deauville American Film Festival has unveiled the competition lineup of its 2021 edition. Under the leadership of artistic director Bruno Barde, the festival’s competition will also showcase Pascual Sisto’s John and the Hole,” David Bruckner’s “The Night House,” Justin Chon’s “Blue Bayou,” Josef Kubota Wladyka’s “Catch The Fair One,” Ninja Thyberg’s “Pleasure,” Wes Hurley’s “Potato Dreams of America,” Tim Sutton’s “The Last Son,” Lauren Hadaway’s “The Novice,” Antonio Tibaldi’s “We Are Living Things,” and Alana Waksman’s “We Burn Like This.” 08/10/2021
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[Screen Daily] HAF unveils 22 Work-in-Progress projects for 2020 online edition
The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) has announced the 22 projects, including ten narrative features and 12 documentaries, which have been selected for the Work-in-Progress (WIP) section of this year’s HAF.
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[ilfriuli] Antonio Tibaldi won Far East in Progress
Premiato a Focus Asia il progetto del regista italiano. Il suo 'We Are Living Things' è una coproduzione Cina/Usa/Italia.. 07/03/2020
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[Cineuropa] Four projects with European producers pitched at the 18th Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum
The first fiction project is Antonio Tibaldi’s new sci-fi feature We Are Living Things. The story focuses on the mysterious Solomon (Jorge Antonio Guerrero), who lives and works in a recycling plant in New York City. A self-taught science wiz, he has made his own radio telescope from spare parts to search for extraterrestrial communications.. 08/26/2020