Ok, here’s the thing. First of all, Sundowning is a completely insane story. Isolation, memory loss, every single thing in Frank Rinaldi‘s movie looks so slow and it’s like – wtf is this movie about? Maybe the best answer to that question is this one – Rinaldi’s film is actually an avant-garde experimental sci-fi drama! Imagine that, huh. Or, even better, check out the trailer for the whole thing and see what I’m talking about!
Shot on location in Singapore, Sundowning is the portrayal of Shannon, a young woman who has lost her cognition and memory. She is content, but lacks any recollection of her past, her family, or her own identity. She lives in pacified near-isolation, sharing an apartment with Susan, her gentle yet enigmatic caretaker.
The film examines Shannon’s experiences through observations of her quotidian activities as they occur under Susan’s watchful gaze.
Shot on location in Singapore, Sundowning is the portrayal of Shannon, a young woman who has lost her cognition and memory. She is content, but lacks any recollection of her past, her family, or her own identity. She lives in pacified near-isolation, sharing an apartment with Susan, her gentle yet enigmatic caretaker.
The film examines Shannon’s experiences through observations of her quotidian activities as they occur under Susan’s watchful gaze.
- 11/15/2012
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
A jolt in the night, a rustle of bed sheets; echoes of terrors remembered (or forgotten?); sweat; boiling up; "I'm thirsty"; a fever. An ill young woman is helped out of bed by her caretaker. Arm over arm, they stumble to the bathroom, where, nearly against her will, the young woman is thrust, submerged into the bath, fully clothed... and through all this, some sense of relief... These are the opening, and yes, near exhausting, moments of Frank Rinaldi's debut feature Sundowning.Sundowning premiered this past January at Slamdance and will be having a limited theatrical run in New York this weekend at the Anthology Film Archives as part of their series Show and Tell, which is, as they put it, "[ a showcase for] work...
- 8/9/2012
- Screen Anarchy
The first 70 minutes or so of Frank Rinaldi’s Sundowning is a fascinating film, a creepy-as-fuck, measured look at some sort of mental breakdown. It’s the kind of film where you sit there for the entire time thinking to yourself, “I have no fucking clue what’s going on in this film, but I’m pretty sure the director does.” And that’s great. You don’t always have to know what’s going on, as long as the audience feels like they’re in capable hands.
Shannon Fitzpatrick stars as Shannon, a woman that’s apparently being kept in an apartment by Susan (Susan Chau), a matronly figure who dictates the events of Shannon’s day, every day for nearly 2 years.
The film is nearly silent as Shannon and Susan goes through their daily routine over and over again, but the longer we go on, the more that starts to fall apart,...
Shannon Fitzpatrick stars as Shannon, a woman that’s apparently being kept in an apartment by Susan (Susan Chau), a matronly figure who dictates the events of Shannon’s day, every day for nearly 2 years.
The film is nearly silent as Shannon and Susan goes through their daily routine over and over again, but the longer we go on, the more that starts to fall apart,...
- 1/24/2012
- by Lucas McNelly
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
There hasn't been a whole lot of previewing in the run-up to today's opening of Slamdance 2012 but I've come across one truly terrific story in, of all places, Entertainment Weekly. On Monday, Final Curtain, a long-lost 22-minute film from 1957 that Ed Wood hoped would be the pilot episode of a TV series he wanted to call Portraits of Terror, will essentially be seeing its world premiere in Park City. Clark Collis tells the story of its rediscovery and restoration but also that of the actors involved, particularly Paul Marco. Great stuff.
Otherwise, I can point you to two previews of the lineup and, as notable reviews come in, I'll make a note of them here. IndieWIRE's Eric Kohn picks six films to keep an eye on and reminds us that Slamdance doesn't really deserve to be overlooked as much as it has been so far this year: "Last year's premiere...
Otherwise, I can point you to two previews of the lineup and, as notable reviews come in, I'll make a note of them here. IndieWIRE's Eric Kohn picks six films to keep an eye on and reminds us that Slamdance doesn't really deserve to be overlooked as much as it has been so far this year: "Last year's premiere...
- 1/20/2012
- MUBI
Based on the footage alone, this isn't something I would normally watch. However, the storyline revolves around a woman who has lost both her memory and cognition and lives with her caretaker and has an added scifi element which intrigues me. Therefore, play on Qe. Frank Rinaldi's first feature length film looks very minimalistic and builds slowly, without speech.
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- 12/15/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Slamdance has released the line up for their 2012 Slamdance Film Festival which takes place in Park City Utah at the same time at The Sundance Film Festival. Slamdance focuses more on genre type indie films and consists of several films that weren't accepted into the Sundance Film Fest. The festival runs from January 20th to the 26th.
Check out the list below and tell us what you think! Do any of you plan on attending? I always try to catch a few of these films while up in Park City.
Narrative Feature Competition
Bindlestiffs – Director: Andrew Edison, Screenwriters: Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin. (USA)
World Premiere. Three smart-mouthed high school virgins, suspended from school on a graffiti charge, flee to the inner city to live out the plot of The Catcher in the Rye. Cast: Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin, John Karna
Comforting Skin – Director: Derek Franson, Screenwriter: Derek Franson. (Canada) Us Premiere.
Check out the list below and tell us what you think! Do any of you plan on attending? I always try to catch a few of these films while up in Park City.
Narrative Feature Competition
Bindlestiffs – Director: Andrew Edison, Screenwriters: Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin. (USA)
World Premiere. Three smart-mouthed high school virgins, suspended from school on a graffiti charge, flee to the inner city to live out the plot of The Catcher in the Rye. Cast: Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin, John Karna
Comforting Skin – Director: Derek Franson, Screenwriter: Derek Franson. (Canada) Us Premiere.
- 12/15/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Aside from Derek Franson's Comforting Skin, which Uncle Creepy wrote about earlier today, the horror offerings at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival are slim indeed. In fact, it looks like just two other films are even sort of genre-related: Ok, Good from director Daniel Martinico and Sundowning from director/screenwriter Frank Rinaldi.
The 2012 Slamdance Film Festival will take place January 20–26, 2012, in Park City, Utah, at the Treasure Mountain Inn. It will showcase 18 feature-length competition films - 10 Narrative Films and 8 Documentary Films, including 13 World Premieres.
“Our competition showcase reflects new approaches to filmmaking that mirror the challenging times in which we currently live. These films showcase filmmakers who have a tremendous ability to innovate, experiment, and lead us boldly into the future of independent filmmaking,” said Peter Baxter, Slamdance President and Co-Founder.
Ok, Good
Director: Daniel Martinico
Screenwriters: Hugo Armstrong, Daniel Martinico.
Cast: Hugo Armstrong
(USA) World Premiere
A series of...
The 2012 Slamdance Film Festival will take place January 20–26, 2012, in Park City, Utah, at the Treasure Mountain Inn. It will showcase 18 feature-length competition films - 10 Narrative Films and 8 Documentary Films, including 13 World Premieres.
“Our competition showcase reflects new approaches to filmmaking that mirror the challenging times in which we currently live. These films showcase filmmakers who have a tremendous ability to innovate, experiment, and lead us boldly into the future of independent filmmaking,” said Peter Baxter, Slamdance President and Co-Founder.
Ok, Good
Director: Daniel Martinico
Screenwriters: Hugo Armstrong, Daniel Martinico.
Cast: Hugo Armstrong
(USA) World Premiere
A series of...
- 12/14/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Ten narratives and eight documentaries are lined up for the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival Competition. Variety's Dave McNary reports that two titles "already generating buzz are Bindlestiffs in the feature lineup and We Are Legion: The Story of Hacktavists in documentaries. Bindlestiffs, directed by Andrew Edison, stars Andrew Edison, Luke Loftin and John Karna as smart-mouthed high school virgins, who are suspended from school on a graffiti charge and flee to the inner city to live out the plot of The Catcher in the Rye. We Are Legion, directed and written by Brian Knappenberger, is a look inside the world of Anonymous, the radical 'hacktivist' collective that's redefined civil disobedience for the digital age."
The other narrative features:
Roller Town from Glen Jm on Vimeo.
Andrew Bush's Roller Town, with Kayla Lorette, Mark Little and Scott Vrooman.
Derek Franson's Comforting Skin, with Jane Sowerby, Tygh Runyan and Victoria Bidewell.
The other narrative features:
Roller Town from Glen Jm on Vimeo.
Andrew Bush's Roller Town, with Kayla Lorette, Mark Little and Scott Vrooman.
Derek Franson's Comforting Skin, with Jane Sowerby, Tygh Runyan and Victoria Bidewell.
- 12/14/2011
- MUBI
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