Filmstill from Give Me Liberty
Sundance and Cannes hit, GIVE ME LIBERTY, directed by Grad Film Alum Kirill Mikhanovsky (written with Alice Austen) – launches its US theatrical run at IFC Center August 23. Described by Manohla Dargis as “hilarious, poignant, completely delightfully unpredictable”, it follows medical transport driver Vic, who agrees to deliver his Russian grandfather and émigré friends to a funeral, disrupting scheduled clients, particularly Tracy, a young woman with ALS. Vic’s day goes from hectic to off-the-rails as their collective ride becomes a hilarious, compassionate, intersectional portrait of America, that “celebrates the connective tissue of humanity” and “reaffirms the resilience of the American Dream”.
