Paris is in Harlem

63rd TIFF: Greek Premiere

On the eve of New York City’s controversial “No Dancing” Law getting repealed, the lives of several strangers are forever changed by a shooting at a historic jazz bar in Harlem. Paris is in Harlem is a symphonic story devoted to the song which is America today – a song of separation, division, and confusion. A world failed by words, a world where only music can transport us to a place where “everything’s gonna be alright.”

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Christina Kallas

Script: Christina Kallas

Cinematography: Sergei Tibor Franklin

Editing: Elwaldo Baptiste

Music: Marlon Martinez, William ‘Spaceman’ Patterson, Antoine Roney, Kojo Odu Roney, Tomoki Sanders, Camille Thurman, VanDarrel Woods, Jordan Young

Actors: Vandit Bhatt, Leon Addison Brown, Tim Eliot, Ellie Foumbi, Laura Pruden, Lauren Sowa, Souleymane Sy Savane, Steve Vause, Chris Veteri

Production: Writers Improv Studio, Industry Standard Pictures, Dragon Summit Culture

Producers: Christina Kallas, Josh Mandel

Co-producers: Allison Vanore

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: USA

Production Year: 2022

Duration: 110΄

Contact: Writers Improv Studio (improv4writers@gmail.com)

Christina Kallas

Christina Kallas is best known for her critically-acclaimed ensemble dramas Paris is in Harlem (2022, Slamdance/ Galway), The Rainbow Experiment (2018, Paramount+), and 42 Seconds of Happiness (2016, Fox/Tubi), and for the John Hurt starring, Golden-Berlin-Bear-nominated political thriller The Commissioner. In 2019μ she was nominated for Film Threat’s Best Female Director Award alongside Debra Granik, Josephine Decker, Chloe Zhao, and Mimi Leder. Kallas is currently preparing to direct the six-part limited series The Second Attack, a geopolitical thriller around the Iran crisis.