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+ Q&A, co-presented with Psychologies Magazine
Filmmaker: Kelly Reichardt
With Michelle Williams (Oscar-nominee, Brokeback Mountain & Blue Valentine) and Shirley Henderson (Bridget Jones, Trainspotting)
USA / 2010 / 104 min / English
Awards: Official competition, Venice Film Festival Golden Lion 2010 / nominated, Independent Spirit Awards 2011
BFI Southbank NFT1, Wed 9 March, 8.20pm
A starkly modern drama of faith and survival set on the 19th century pioneer trails across the American midwest, starring Michelle Williams
The Portland-Oregon Trail, 1845. When stranded settlers meet a Native American wanderer, they are torn between trusting their own guide and taking a leap of faith. Award-winning director Kelly Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy) combines devastating desert landscapes with an intimate survival drama. This stark, original take on the American Western was researched from original diaries of women on the pioneer trails and won acclaim for its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
Followed by Q&A with Shirley Henderson, hosted by Psychologies editor Louise Chunn
'Eerie and disturbing... fascinating and tremendously well-made'
Guardian
'Reichardt wonderfully captures the brutal toughness of the pioneer life... an elegantly crafted film that makes the most of its stunning locations'
Screen Daily
Kelly Reichardt
American landscapes and narratives of the road are themes that run throughout Reichardt’s work. She has previously won acclaim for her films Wendy and Lucy, also starring Michelle Williams and for which she won a Toronto Film Critics Association Award; Old Joy, winner of the Sarasota Film Festival Jury Prize, Rotterdam International Film Festival Tiger Award and Los Angeles Critics Association Independent Film Award; and River of Grass, nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.
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Screening co-presented with Psychologies Magazine; courtesy of Soda Pictures