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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Alistair Banks Griffin’s Two Gates of Sleep

Most recently invited to the NYFF 08’s with his short Gauge, Griffin appears to be part of a collective of filmmakers worth keeping a very close eye on. There’s an inkling of Days of Heaven, Ballast and Shotgun Stories (guns/open fields) and that’s enough to get me interested.

Eric Lavallée

Published on January 12, 2010

#71. Two Gates of Sleep

Photo Exclusive: Featuring Brady Corbet and David Call.

Director/Writer: Alistair Banks Griffin
Producers: Andrew Renzi (Sympathy for Delicious) and Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin, and Josh Mond (Afterschool)
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: When Jack’s mother turns up dead at the edge of a field near his rural home, he and his brother set out on an arduous journey to fulfill her last wish…(more)

Cast: Brady Corbet, Karen Young and David Call.

Why is it on the list?: Most recently invited to the NYFF 08’s with his short Gauge, Griffin appears to be part of a collective of filmmakers worth keeping a very close eye on. There’s an inkling of Terrence Malick and more recent examples such Ballast and Shotgun Stories (guns/open fields) and that’s enough to get me interested.

Release Date/Status?: A major European film festival such as Cannes is likely.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022, he was a New Flesh Juror for Best First Feature at the Fantasia International Film Festival. Current top films for 2023 include The Zone of Interest (Glazer), Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Pham Thien An), Totem (Lila Avilés), La Chimera (Alice Rohrwacher), All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (Raven Jackson).