Driftwood
Directed byPaul Taylor
Written byPaul Taylor
Produced byAlex Megaro
StarringJoslyn Jensen
Paul C. Kelly
Michael Fentin
Release date
  • January 24, 2016 (2016-01-24) (Slamdance Film Festival)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Driftwood is an American independent film written and directed by Paul Taylor. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival where it was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for best narrative feature.[1]

Plot

The film concerns a young woman who mysteriously washes ashore and is claimed by an older man. While she convalesces at his remote cabin he attempts to domesticate and condition her.

Cast

Production

Driftwood was shot in six days and is entirely dialogue-free. Every piece of audio was re-recorded or foleyed in post-production.[2]

Release

Driftwood had its world premiere at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival and played at various film festivals around the United States including The Columbus International Film + Video Festival,[3] Slamdance Cinemaclub screenings in Los Angeles and Chicago,[4] the Tallgrass Film Festival, the Virginia Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival[5] and had its international premiere at the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland.

Reception

Driftwood was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival[6] and has generally received positive reviews from critics. Dennis Harvey of Variety said it was a "beguiling feature directing debut".[7] It has been compared to films made within the Greek Weird Wave movement.[8] It has gone on to receive multiple awards including the Golden Strands Excellence in the Art of Filmmaking award at the 2016 Tallgrass Film Festival[9] and the Programmer's Award at the 2016 Virginia Film Festival.[10]

References

  1. ^ Sharf, Zack. "Here Are the Winners of the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  2. ^ "How They Did It: The Radical Sound Design of Driftwood, Shot Without a Sound Crew - MovieMaker Magazine". MovieMaker Magazine. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  3. ^ "Columbus film festival joins with CCAD". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  4. ^ "Arclight Cinemas And Slamdance Expand Cinema Club Program Lineup - Slamdance". slamdance.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  5. ^ "CUCALORUS :: Annual Festival of Independent Film". www.cucalorus.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  6. ^ "Slamdance: 'The Million Dollar Duck' Wins Top Audience, Jury Documentary Feature Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  7. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2016-02-04). "Film Review: 'Driftwood'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  8. ^ Umstead, Ben (2016-01-24). "Slamdance 2016 Review: DRIFTWOOD, On The Strange Life Of Objects". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  9. ^ "2016 Tallgrass Film Festival Announces Filmmaker Awards for the Just Completed 14th Edition | Selig Film News". Selig Film News. 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  10. ^ "29th Annual Virginia Film Festival Makes History - Virginia Film Festival". Virginia Film Festival. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

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