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Welcome to the official website of
COSMOPOLIS
the film written, directed, edited, photographed 
and produced by Teale Failla.
 
16mm color narrative
non-syncronous sound
Running Time: 5:50
Copyright © 2003 Teale Failla
 
Cosmopolis on IMDB

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(left to tright) David Watson, Yasmin Sancho, and Yair Halper

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Kathleen Ainslie



SYNOPSIS
 A jaded New Yorker is taken on a non-linear subway ride that blurs the real with the imaginary. When confronted with a moral dilemma in a city that confuses empathy with transgression, can an everyday passenger perform a good deed that doesn't go unpunished?

 

PRODUCTION
Shot entirely in the New York City subway system, Cosmopolis is Teale Failla's first short shot and edited on film.  Production took place over two weekends in November, 2002.  Cosmopolis has screened around the world and has won several awards. Click on Screenings and Awards to the left to learn more.

 
 
 
Please take note: 
The film Cosmopolis by Teale Failla
is not based on nor associated with
any published written work. 
The script and story are completely
original to the filmmaker.

 
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