“Here we have a family. And most families have fall-outs. And the ruptured and the intense one in Lynne’s film—amazing documentary—reveals how far blood lines can stretch without losing connection altogether…”
In its program description, Slamdance said the film “offers simultaneous, sometimes contradictory views of one seemingly unknowable man who is publicly the uninhibited center of the frame yet privately ensconced in secrets. … As the startling facts mount, Sachs as a daughter discovers more about her father than she had ever hoped to reveal.”
Now in its 19th year, Doc Fortnight will run from February 5 to 19, 2020, and will include 12 world premieres, 17 North American premieres, and 14 US premieres from 38 countries.
Peter Baxter, Co-Founder and Director of Slamdance Film Festival, talks about this year’s festival, which features Lynne Sachs festival premiere, a documentary on her father and Park City bon vivant Ira Sachs Sr., “Film About A Father Who”.
Intimate and imagistic, the poems unfold a series of miniature stories with sensuous rhythms, telling visual detail, and gentle humor.
“A Month of Single Frames” will play at Headroom + Vertical Cinema at the University of Iowa with a program of films by/ with/ for Barbara Hammer. This program was curated by Deborah Stratman.
The cinematic exploration of her father offers simultaneous, sometimes contradictory views of one seemingly unknowable man who is publicly the uninhibited center of the frame, yet privately ensconced in secrets. As facts mount, she discovers more about her father than she had hoped to reveal.
“It takes undeniable courage to discover and reveal shocking truths about one’s family,” said Slamdance festival manager Alina Solodnikova.
Denis Cooper lists Year by Year as a poetry recommendation.
An evening of poetry at the Court Tree Collective (Brooklyn, NY).
