THE FALCONER Trailer and Festival Dates

Inspired by true events, two best friends, Tariq, an Omani teenager and Cai, a privileged Westerner, conspire to steal animals from the zoo and sell them on the black market to raise money for Tariq’s sister’s divorce from an abusive marriage. They are forced to wrestle with morally complex choices that reveal the vast distance between their worlds.

Fall 2021 Festival Premieres

-Portland Film Festival (October 6 - November 8)

-Exact Screening Dates TBA

-Heartland International Film Festival (October 7 – October 17)

-Virtual Screening beginning at 9:01pm PDT on October 6

-BendFilm Festival (October 7 – October 17)

-Exact Screening Dates TBA

-Newport Beach Film Festival (October 21-28)

-5:00pm PST on October 22

-Austin Film Festival (October 21 – October 28)

-6:45pm CST on October 23

-7:15pm CST on October 27

-SCAD Savannah Film Festival (October 23 - October 30)

-1:00pm EST on October 27

-Virtual screening begins after the physical premiere through to October 30

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