ONE TICKET PLEASE (2017)

65 min, Latvia/USA, documentary

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One Ticket Please is a documentary about the life of a 78-year-old Indian woman in New York who is the world’s most passionate theatergoer. Nicki Cochrane been going to at least one play every day for more than 25 years, acquiring free tickets using a variety of ingenious means. Despised by many theater employees in New York for her behavior, Nicki prides herself with a staunch dedication to the art. But at what point does passion turn into addiction?

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Director: Matīss Kaža

Producers: Matīss Kaža, Una Celma, Reid Hannaford, David Scherker

Writer: Matīss Kaža

Editor: Gunta Ikere

Cinematographer: Aleksandrs Grebņevs, LGC, Noah Weisfogel

Composer: Mārtiņš Brauns

Sound Designer: Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis

Production Designers: Matīss Kaža, Marija Luīze Meļķe, Luīze Lote Nežberte

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produced by Deep Sea Studios / Fenixfilm / Apriori Collective

 

AWARDS:

Tempo Documentary Festival 2017 - NewDoc Award for Best Debut

Latvian National Film Awards 2017 - FIPRESCI Award

Winter Film Awards 2018 - New York Perspectives Award

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