We Go Way Back
Sep 30, 2010
(Lynn Shelton, 2006, USA, 35mm, 80 min)
Winner of both Best Narrative Feature and Best Cinematography at Slamdance, We Go Way Backwas Lynn Shelton's entry into the festival world that brought her later to Humpday fame. On her 23rd birthday, Kate (Amber Hubert) opens a letter that she wrote as a precocious adolescent to her imaginary grown-up self. The letter asks, "Are you happy?" Knowing the answer is "no," Kate moves in a dreamlike state, passive and indifferent as Jiffy muffins burn and various men take advantage of her. Throughout, we hear 13-year-old Kate's voice echo in adult Kate's thoughts. Eventually, the young Kate character (Maggie Brown) makes an appearance, leading to a moving confrontation.
Screens with
Alchemy Of The Oracles
(Karn Junkinsmith, 2008, USA, 16mm, 9 min)
Edited on our 16mm flat bed, Karn Junkinsmith’s beautiful film is an extravaganza of bopping female bodies lacking wardrobe control, shot by Benjamin Kasulke (We Go Way Back).