The Help (The Help)
Special Screening
Tate Taylor / Feature Narrative / United States of America / 2011 / 146 min / Colour / 35 mm
In English / Arabic subtitles
Interests: Women, Drama, Social Issues
MENA Premiere
Synopsis
1960s Mississippi. Southern society girl, Skeeter, returns from college determined to become a writer and turns her friend's lives upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges as everyone in town becomes unwittingly – and unwillingly - caught up in the changing times.
About the Directors
Tate Taylor was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Mississippi. His directorial debut was the critically acclaimed short film “Chicken Party” (2004), which he wrote, directed and starred in. He wrote and directed the dark comedy “Pretty Ugly People”, his first feature. He is also an accomplished actor most recently seen in 2010 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, “Winter’s Bone”.
Credits
- Director
- Tate Taylor
- Screenwriter
- Tate Taylor
- Producer
- Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
- Editor
- Hughes Winborne
- Music
- Thomas Newman
- Cinematographer
- Stephen Goldblatt
- Sales Company
- Dreamworks
- Distributor
- Italia Film
- Cast
- Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Cicely Tyson, Mary Steenburgen