In theaters: Friday, August 16
Lincoln Plaza Cinema and Landmark Sunshine Cinema

Brooklyn Artists Ushio & Norioko Shinohara Profiled in CUTIE AND THE BOXER

On behalf of RADiUS-TWC, you are invited to a screening of CUTIE AND THE BOXER. Zachary Heinzerling’s beautifully crafted debut is a moving portrait of the 40-year New York love story between renowned artist Ushio Shinohara and his wife Noriko. Winner of the Directing Award for US Documentary at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and a hit at film festivals around the world, CUTIE AND THE BOXER will open in New York (and Los Angeles) on Friday, August 16 at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema. A national rollout will follow.

Once a rising star in the ‘70s New York art scene, 80-year-old “boxing” painter Ushio Shinohara hopes to reinvigorate his career as he preps for his latest show. His wife, and de facto assistant, Noriko, seeks her own recognition through her “Cutie” illustrations, which depict their chaotic, yet sustained, 40-year marriage. Heinzerling’s camera captures the Brooklyn-based couple at home and at work, combining candid vérité scenes, archival footage and charming animated sequences of Noriko’s drawings. CUTIE AND THE BOXER captures two lives united by a dedication to art-making for a touching meditation on the eternal themes of love and sacrifice.

For More: http://filmguide.sundance.org/film/13063/cutie_and_the_boxer