SEATTLE, July 2, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Passenger C, a gripping redemption
story of a movie producer's mid-flight encounter with an unruly
passenger, won Best Docudrama at the 2024 Seattle Film Festival.
The film's star, indie underground fixture Jon Jacobs, earned Best Actor for his
captivating portrayal of prolific film producer Cassian Elwes (Dallas Buyers Club, Lee Daniels' The Butler). Jacobs' performance,
praised by critics as "dazzling" and "brilliant," follows his win
of the Seymour Cassel Award for Best
Actor at the Oldenburg International Film Festival, positioning him
as an actor to watch in the upcoming award season. Passenger C was
written and directed by Elwes and produced by Michael Kastenbaum and Veronica Ferres.
![Jon Jacobs and Cheri Moon in Cassian Elwes' "Passenger C". Photo Credit Andrew Parke Jon Jacobs and Cheri Moon in Cassian Elwes' "Passenger C". Photo Credit Andrew Parke](https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2452445/Jon_Jacobs_and_Cheri_Moon_in_Passenger_C___Photo_Credit_Andrew_Parke.jpg)
Academy Award-nominated actress Abigail
Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) won Best Actress for her
touching performance in Michelle
Danner's family comedy The Italians, written by
Lisa Visca, the film showcases the
Vitali family as they meet their son's (Mathew Daddario) new fiancé (Breslin), who is
decidedly not Italian.
Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire,
Fargo) received Best Supporting
Actor for his role in Carole & Grey, an absurdist comedy
set in NYC.
Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet)
was honored with Best Supporting Actress for her role in Death
of the Sheik, portraying the mother of silent movie star
Rudolf Valentino.
The harrowing refugee drama The Strangers' Case, starring
Omar Sy, clinched Best Actress
International Feature for Yasmine Al
Massari, and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best
Feature, having already won the Amnesty International Film Prize at
Berlinale in February. This marks the feature directorial debut for
Brandt Andersen, known for producing
films including Everest (Jake
Gyllenhaal).
Best Actor International Feature was awarded to Satoshi
Tsumabuki, star of the Japanese feature Shape of Red,
directed by acclaimed filmmaker, Yukiko
Mishima.
Shannon Lee, daughter of
Bruce Lee, honored Photographic
Justice: The Corky Lee Story, with the Bruce Lee Trailblazer
Award.
Under the leadership of William
Wayne and Michael Rey, the
2024 Seattle Film Festival, presented by Aegis Living, has grown to
become one of the world's largest hybrid film festivals, screening
over 450 films in theaters and online. It showcases a commitment to
accessibility and diversity in cinema, in partnership with the
Bruce Lee Foundation and eoFlix.
For a complete list of winners, visit
www.TheSeattleFilmFestival.com.
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