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(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The New Jersey International Film Festival presents the New Jersey premiere of Vianey on Saturday, June 2nd at 7:00pm. This is an intensely personal documentary portrait about the life and hardships of the New Jersey and Bronx based underground hip hop artist Vianey Otero, also known by the stage name So Icey Trap. The screening will be followed by a Q+A Session by the film's director, Marko Vuorinen, and Vianey Otero.
The film reveals the raw reality behind growing up on the streets, the lure of escorting, everyday life in jail, and being a female artist in the music industry. Vianey tells her story with unapologetic strength and honesty. Visually, the film takes the viewer on a meditative journey through the important locations of Vianey’s life. Vianey was born in New Jersey. Her father lived in the Bronx and she attended high school there. Growing up, she divided her time between New York and New Jersey, where her mother still lives. Vianey now lives in Paterson, NJ.
24-year-old Vianey has been in and out of violent situations since her teen-age years. She has spent time in jail for assault and robbery. She never leaves her house without a knife.
Ever since Vianey was released from jail four years ago, she has focused her energy on music and her career as an artist. Now, she plays gigs across the United States and has over 25 000 devoted Instagram fans.
Vianey loves her family and her underage siblings. She would like to be a good role model for her siblings and all the plus size girls. The film is an unlfiltered coming-of-age story, and also a story about the struggles of the low-income working class in the modern day America. When rent is due, the body becomes a commodity.
Marko Vuorinen, the director of Vianey, is a Helsinki-based and internationally awarded documentarian, artist and writer. Vuorinen works in the borderland between film and visual arts. He approaches filmmaking as a form of contemporary art.
Two short films (In The Field and You are Here) will also be screened that night.
In The Field - EJ Argenio/Tesia Walker (New York, New York). An ambitious local reporter witnesses a police-related shooting of an African-American girl outside a toy store on Christmas Eve. Tasked with interviewing the girl’s family, to get the scoop that will bring him national fame, the reporter suddenly finds that getting the story involves more than just being there first. 2017; 14 min. With a Q+A Session by Producers EJ Argenio and Ryan Davenport and Writer/Lead Actor Bobby Kruger.You Are Here – Nicholas Jones (London, England). A tender portrait of Tony Rogers, a former rock star who was a member of one of the most successful British bands of the last 20 years, The Charlatans. Giving up on the glitz and glamour of fame, Tony has found a calling in working on his family farm in Ireland. As the documentary tracks Tony through a year on the farm, it makes clear why he has chosen to honor and to perpetuate the traditions of life of his Irish forebears. 2018; 16 min.
The New Jersey International Film Festival takes place at Voorhees Hall #105 on the Rutgers University campus (71 Hamilton Street) in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The festival was founded 1982. The Summer 2018 Festival runs from June 1-10 with screenings of over 20 films - all are either New Jersey or Area Premieres. Most of the screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions involving cast or creative members of the film. Previous filmmaker guests of the festival have included Martin Scorsese, Todd Solondz and the legendary American documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker.
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