Tuesday, June 01, 2010

The European Premiere of Cigarette Girl at Edinburgh 2010!

The line-up of films for the 2010 Edinburgh Film Festival has been announced and included in this years schedule is the social satire Cigarette Girl. The film shows June 22nd and in the trailer below, Cigarette Girl lives in a zone exclusively for smokers where cigarettes costs "$63/pack." What a nightmare! In this futuristic world (2035) Cigarette Girl, played by Cori Dials, tries to kick her addiction while killing off the cigarette cartel. Have a watch of the first trailer for the film, while Edinburgh shows the best and the brightest from the independent film world.

The synopsis for Cigarette Girl here:

"In 2035, smoking has been outlawed except in the dystopian, dangerous, nicotine-stained smoking section of town. Smokes cost $63/pack. Patrons buy them at the club from the old-fashioned Cigarette Girl. When she starts underselling the club on the street, the Vice Lord decides to smoke her.

Meanwhile, Cigarette Girl attempts to quit smoking after watching her grandmother die from emphysema. With her withdrawals comes a visit from the Cowboy - who represents her addiction--the ghost of her nicotine past, haunting her like an ex-lover, taunting her to smoke. She’d kill for a smoke, and, that, she does in order to stave off her addiction and to vanquish her enemies - this catharsis ending with liberation of self. At the end she is alone, confident, free, but with the spectre of the Cowboy and her past never too far behind" (Cigarette).

Release Date: June 22nd.

Director/writer: John Michael McCarthy.

Cast: Christopher Tyzhai Allen, D'Army Bailey, Helen Bowman, James Buchanan, Jacob Burcham, Emmy Collins, Cori Dials, Lary and Love Dolley.

The trailer for Cigarette Girl here:



Cigarette Girl at The Edinburgh Film Festival:

The Cigarette Girl at the EFF

The Cigarette Girl fan page:

The Cigarette Girl on Facebook

Homepage:

The Cigarette Girl Official Website

Sources:

The Cigarette Girl on Quiet Earth

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