Arcadia
Directed by	Olivia Silver
Written by	Olivia Silver
Produced by	Julien Favre Jai Stefan Silenn Thomas
Starring	John Hawkes Ryan Simpkins Ty Simpkins Kendall Toole
Cinematography	Eric Lin
Edited by	Jennifer Lee
Music by	The Low Anthem
Production companies	DViant Films Madrose Productions Poisson Rouge Pictures Shrink Media
Release dates	February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13) (DE) October 13, 2012 (2012-10-13) (US)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Arcadia is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Olivia Silver, produced by A Poisson Rouge Pictures and DViant Films. It won the Crystal Bears, Generation Kplus at 2012 Berlinale^[1] and the Grand Prize at the Cine Junior Festival.^[2]

Premise

Twelve-year-old Greta's dad Tom is moving the kids cross-country, promising a California paradise and packing half the household into a dented station wagon. Mom is supposed to join them later. But as they travel through forests, plains and deserts, stopping at fast food joints, shoddy motels, and a poor substitute for the Grand Canyon, Greta gradually realizes that her family is falling apart.

Cast

• John Hawkes as Tom
• Ryan Simpkins as Greta
• Ty Simpkins as Nat
• Kendall Toole as Caroline

Critical reception

Arcadia scored highly with critics, and played to sold out theaters at the Berlin Film Festival. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote: "Ms. Silver’s ability to translate the liminal into cinematic terms, to catch those moments between innocence and knowing, childhood and adulthood, unforgiving and forgiving, makes her someone to watch".

Awards and nominations

• 62nd Berlin International Film Festival
  • Crystal Bear, Generation Kplus^[1][3]
• 23rd Cine Junior Festival
  • Grand Prize at the Cine Junior Festival^[2]
  • "Grain à Démoudre" Prize (from young people aged 10–25 years)^[2]
• 13th Woodstock Film Festival
  • Official selection^[4]