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2012 Cinema Eye Honors: Patterson, Dennis, Guzman, Kapadia, James and Clio Bernard Lead Noms
A foursome of Sundance titles (Position Among the Stars, The Interrupters, Hell and Back Again and Senna) and a trio of titles that were launched at Tribeca (Clio Bernard’s The Arbor), Cannes 2010 (Patricio Guzman’s Nostalgia for the Light) and SXSW (Tristan Patterson’s Dragonslayer) lead the noms with four a piece for this year's five edition of the Cinema Eye Honors -- the annual awards group that honors docu films in directing, editing, design and production tech categories.
Interview: Borderline Films’ Josh Mond, Antonio Campos and Sean Durkin
If the names aren't familiar, their films are...and will be. After film festival accolades for Afterschool (2008), Two Gates of Sleep (2010) and with the Campos' sophomore film Simon Killer in post and poised for another huge film festival premiere, it is the revelation at this year's Sundance Film Festival and association with Indie vet producer Ted Hope on the uniquely titled Martha Marcy May Marlene that has turned the spotlight inwards on a trio of film school friends who've united, branded and excelled in bringing about an evocative and refreshing new works on the American independent film scene.
Interview: Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
Not surprisingly, Durkin won Best Director in Park City, Fox Searchlight picked up the rights during the fest and the quality speaks for itself as it was invited for its international premiere in the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes.
Interview: Brady Corbet (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
Playing a supporting character in Sean Durkin's brilliant film debut Martha Marcy May Marlene, actor Brady Corbet's "recruiter" character is the only player to cross into the feature from Durkin's previous short film, the linked, Cannes-winning Mary Last Seen. Corbet is in a rather interesting phase in his career.
21st Gotham Noms: Martha Marcy May Marlene Grabs 3 Noms But No Best Feature Kudo
Continuing with their policy of spreading the joy in all categories, the Gotham independent film award nominations has Sean Durkin’s “Martha Marcy May Marlene” and Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants” leading the pack with three noms each, but mysteriously it is Durkin's gem that is pushed aside in a Best Feature category that includes Fox Searchlight's The Descendants and Tree of Life, the other best indie film of the year in Jeff Nichols's Take Shelter, and a pair of films that many of us associate to 2010 in Meek's Cutoff and Beginners.
