May 2011 Archive

IFF Boston 2011 : Narrative Shorts 1

3 May 2011, 4:51 am
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This really stunning set of short films sits very well together, with a troubled relationships between fathers and sons, running through several of them (animals are also key to a few selections).
“We’re Leaving” - Zachary Treitz’s story of a couple who unexpectedly have to find a new home for themselves and their alligator is […]

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IFF Boston 2011 : Green

2 May 2011, 6:30 am
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In writer-director Sophia Takal’s feature, Brooklynite couple Sebastian and Genevieve (played by Takal’s real-life fiancé Lawrence Michael Levine and real-life room-mate Kate Lyn Shiel) sublet a property in West Virginia so Sebastian can blog about his experience trying to farm. Their relationship, already a bit rocky, is strained by the the intrusion of their neighbor […]

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