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Rope Tied

Directed by Chiara Padejka, Evan Friedmann
United States
2026
77 mins

Relegated into irrelevance after a controversial exhibition, avant-garde artist Vasil Daslavov (Dimiter D. Marinov) searches for a way to win back the favor of his longtime art dealer, the bombastic Wilhelm Heinkempf (Stuart Murphy). As he prepares a new collection, his eccentric muse, Luna Monroe (Carl Nowak) proposes another, more extreme concept – to tie themselves together by rope for a year. Testing the lengths at which humans can coexist, personal differences are sacrificed. Privacy walls are demolished. Daily activities turn into tense negotiations. It's all in the name of high art. Pushing all boundaries, the oddball pair strives to reach the world’s closest connection.

Videographer Daniel Trowbridge (Gavin Cade Hulberg) documents their radical experiment in this Made in MIA comedy.

Expected guests

Chiara Padejka
Writer/Director/Producer
Evan Friedmann
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

Tickets

Saturday April 182:45pm

The Bill Cosford Cinema

  • Year
    2026
  • Country
    United States
  • Language
    English
  • Premiere Status
    East Coast Premiere
  • Director
    Chiara Padejka, Evan Friedmann
  • Producer
    Melwin LLC, Kozirog LLC, Evan Friedmann, Chiara Padejka
  • Writer
    Chiara Padejka, Evan Friedmann
  • Cinematographer
    Ed Talavera
  • Editor
    Evan Friedmann
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Theme
    Local Miami Film, Directed by Women, Made in MIA Feature
  • Award
    Made in MIA Feature

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