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All the Days Before Tomorrow
Thursday, July 26, 9:30 pm
U.S.A.—100 minutes
Written and Directed by François Dompierre.
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With Joey Kern, Alexandra Holden,
Richard Roundtree
The complicated electricity that can sizzle, or
fizzle, through a platonic friendship is elegantly
written into François Dompierre’s first feature.
With a screenplay that captures the push-pull
of two people attracted, sort of, to each other,
Dompierre directs two talented actors in this
impressive debut. Alexandra Holden (Alison)
and Joey Kern (Wes) smartly draw a line, staying
cute but not cutesy in episodes that show
the evolution of their friendship, told mostly
through alternating flashbacks that gradually
reveal the depths of their connection. All the
Days Before Tomorrow will likely trigger memories
of relationships that could have been (if
only she wasn’t dating someone else!) and is a
fine example of American independent storytelling.
And, yes, that is Richard Roundtree
(Shaft) in the surreal dream sequences.
Produced by François Dompierre and Kevin
Leydon. Director of Photography: Gavin Kelly.
Accompanying Short:
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Lost Cargo
The Netherlands—16 minutes
Written and Directed by Pieter Engels and Efim Perlis.
On his long journey,
intergalactic space trucker Eugene occupies
himself with mail-ordering useless gadgets,
leaving the more strenuous work to his robot,
Han-D. However, when his cargo is attacked
by a nasty disease, Eugene's belief in technology
turns against him.
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