PATTI CAKE$

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Los Angeles

PATTI CAKE$

Danielle Macdonald, Siddharth Dhananjay, Geremy Jasper

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Monday, July 10, 2017

This program is FULL

Screening followed by a Q&A with Danielle Macdonald, Siddharth Dhananjay and Writer/Director Geremy Jasper.

Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt, New York Magazine.


SYNOPSIS

PATTI CAKE$ introduces Australian native Danielle Macdonald in a breakout role, as aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$.  Fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in Jersey where her life is falling apart, Patti tries to reach the big time in the hip hop scene with original and affecting music.  Cheered on by her grandmother (Cathy Moriarty) and only friends, Jheri (Siddharth Dhananjay) and Basterd (Mamoudou Athie), Patti also shoulders her mother's (Bridget Everett) heartaches and misfortunes.

Produced by: Michael Gottwald, Noah Stahl, Rodrigo Teixeira, Dan Janvey, Daniela Taplin Lundberg and Chris Columbus

Cast: Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie, Sahr Ngaujah, McCaul Lombardi, Wass Stevens, Nick Sandow, Anthony Ramos, Ray Iannicelli, Daniel Stewart Sherman with MC Lyte and Cathy Moriarty