Virtual Theatrical Release of MY DARLING SUPERMARKET, Opens 2/24 in NYC, Followed by LA, Chicago, San Francisco, and Others.
Cinema Tropical Announces the U.S. Virtual Theatrical Release of Tali Yankelevich’s Debut Feature, MY DARLING SUPERMARKET.
The Charming Brazilian Documentary Film Opens on Wednesday, February 24 at Film Forum in New York City, Followed by Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Austin, Houston, and Other Cities Nationwide.
Cinema Tropical is proud to announce the U.S. virtual theatrical release of the Brazilian documentary film My Darling Supermarket (Meu Querido Supermercado), the auspicious debut feature by Tali Yankelevich. Her witty and humorous portrait of a Brazilian supermarket opens on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Film Forum in New York City, followed by other cities nationwide including Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Austin, and Houston.
A production by Brazil’s Casa Redonda, in co-production with Denmark’s Good Company Pictures and Brazil’s Mão Direita, My Darling Supermarket had its world premiere in the IDFA Competition for First Appearance and has successfully played in numerous film festivals including MoMA’s Documentary Fortnight, Visions du Réel, Edinburgh, Thessaloniki, Guadalajara, and DOXA, among others.
“Grocery store employees, today’s essential workers, get star treatment in My Darling Supermarket (made prior to the pandemic). Set within a bright, colorful supermercado in São Paulo, Brazil, this charming, funny documentary glides through a seemingly endless array of vibrantly designed shelves and displays, but it’s the store’s employees who take center stage.
“Rodrigo (in bread) discusses quantum physics and parallel universes; Santo (a forklift operator) builds video game cities; a security officer tracks possible shoplifters on closed circuit TVs (‘Two suspects near the condensed milk!’); Ivan (a baker) likes to dress as Goku, a Manga character; and then there’s the artist who lovingly paints the prices. A panoply of individuals with fears, hopes, and questions about their place in the universe are celebrated in a quirky portrait that juxtaposes their idiosyncrasies with the assumed mundanity of bringing food to our table.” (Film Forum).
“Almost whimsical at times.
Following the day-to-day of workers in the São Paulo supermarket,
it depicts their repetition-based activities with wry humor.”
—Dan Schindel, Hyperallergic
“Tali Yankelevich shops for success with her debut feature… You’ll look at
the guy behind the bakery counter differently next time you do your shopping.”
—Amber Wilkinson, Screen Daily
Confirmed Virtual Cinemas (additional theaters will be announced soon):
• New York, NY: Film Forum, opens Wednesday, February 24
• Asheville, NC: Grail Movie House, opens Wednesday, February 24
• Waterville, ME: Maine Film Center, opens Wednesday, February 24
• Port Townsend, WA: Rose Theatre, opens Wednesday, February 24
• Los Angeles, CA: Laemmle Theaters, opens Friday, February 26
• Chicago, IL: Facets Cinema, opens Friday, February 26
• Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Cinematheque, opens Friday, February 26
• San Francisco, CA: Roxie Theater, opens Friday, March 5
• Austin, TX: Austin Film Society, opens Friday, March 5
• Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts Houston, opens Friday, March 26
MY DARLING SUPERMARKET. Meu Querido Supermercado, Brazil/Denmark, 2019, 80 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Director: Tali Yankelevich; Production: Casa Redonda; Co-production: Good Company, Mão Direira; Executive Production: Minom Pinho; Cinematography: Gustavo Almeida; Editing: Marco Korodi; Sound Design: INPUT artesonora; Music: André de Cillo, Alex Buck; Screenplay: Tali Yankelevich and Marco Korodi; International Sales: Elo Company. A Cinema Tropical release.
About the filmmaker:
Tali Yankelevich is a Brazilian documentary filmmaker and editor based in São Paulo. She holds an honorary Bachelor’s degree in Film & Television and a Masters in Documentary Directing from Edinburgh College of Art. Her first commissioned short, The Perfect Fit, about a ballet dancer and a shoemaker, was produced by BBC Scotland, won the SXGlobal Short Film Award at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival, and was shortlisted for an Oscar nomination. Other works as a director includes the short called A Girl’s Day (2014) for the international documentary series “Why Poverty?”, sponsored by The Why Foundation. Her work has screened at numerous renowned international film festivals including Visions du Reél, Sheffield and Tribeca. My Darling Supermarket is a Brazilian/Danish co-production supported by the Bertha Fund marks her debut feature film.
