Faces of Agata & A Mother's Promise – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 5PM!

Sunday, June 08, 2025 @ 5:00pm

NJ Film Festival
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Faces of Agata - When she was 16, Agata heard that she would most likely bleed herself to death within 2 years. On that day she was born anew. After 20 years and over 30 face surgeries, she lives in London and works as an artist who turned her struggle with a lethal disease into art. Her disease and the pain caused by it continue to accompany her, but more and more promising treatment options are being developed. Nevertheless, the most important form therapy is her art. Her face becomes even more deformed with recurring angiomas, which is the major theme explored by the protagonist in her art. (73 minutes)

A Mother's Promise - This biographical period drama is based on the incredible true-life story of Vivian Gordon: an aspiring singer in 1920s New York City who, after being framed and falsely imprisoned on prostitution charges, launches a combination escort service and extortion racket to fund the fight to regain custody of her daughter. (13 minutes)