#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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