The two lead actresses do a very good job carrying the film almost entirely on their own. It is also one of the best films to come out of the. Sophia takal is raising funds for always shine tribeca film festival world premiere. It would appear as though beth is more appealing to those around her because of her fragility.
Narrative feature film award at the 2016 tribecca film festival. Photo courtesy of tribeca film festival hitchcockian doubles from hollywoods lowest rungs retreat to big sur for a weekend of hiking, drinking and mutual torment in always shine, a psychological. Though the tribeca film festival doesnt necessarily attract the same allnight bidding wars as sundance or the sometimes controversial highheeled glamour of cannes, it remains a reliable. Sophia takal s always shine and deb shovals awol have many things in common. Always shine official trailer oscilloscope laboratories hd oscopelabs. Winner of the 2016 tribeca film festival award for best actress mackenzie davis. Mackenzie davis won the best actress prize at the tribeca film festival for her turn in this gripping study of friendship and jealousy. It would appear as though beth is more appealing to those. Always shine is the interesting kind of terrible, a terribleness borne of poor creative decisions and artistic miscalculations. For starters, both are films about a duo of women by female directorsthe former a jagged psychological thriller about two actresses, the latter a bittersweet lesbian romance. This is the first of jesse hassengers dispatches from the 2016 tribeca film festival, which continues through this weekend. The tribeca film festival typically offers a range of genres.
Always shine earned high praise at its tribeca film festival world premiere, with davis even scooped up a best actress award for her work. Sophia takal s always shine, a chronicle of the increasingly fraying bonds between two actresses, deals with hollywood strivers, but unlike chris prynoski nerdland, its more interested in its characters psychologies than in scoring easy satirical points. Sophia takals always shine, a chronicle of the increasingly fraying bonds between two actresses, deals with hollywood strivers, but unlike. In short, always shine is a true treasure of tribeca 2016, and possibly one of the best films of the year.
Reaching the shattering point of their friendship and, seemingly, the films narrative, takal and screenwriter lawrence michael levine also takals real life partner suddenly stage a mindbending coup that brings the films own construction into focus. Why always shine director sophia takal encourages actors. It had a limited release on november 25, 2016, by oscilloscope laboratories. From its fantastic opening credits, i knew i was going to be into sophia takals psychological drama always shine. In the eerie always shine trailer, actresses resentment becomes. The film had its world premiere at the tribeca film festival on april 15, 2016. Well, now, shes finally back with always shine, which had its debut at the tribeca film festival, where it received quite a lot of accolades from critics and audience members alike. Demetri martin has a comedy style that depends on a certain deadpan simplicity, so its something of a shock to see him participating in something as elaborate as a feature filmespecially one he wrote, directed, produced, and stars in himself. Losing characters as carefully sketched and beautifully performed as beth and anna to a more experimental agenda is a deep. It had a limited release on november 25, 2016, by oscilloscope. It is also one of the best films to come out of the 2016 tribeca film festival.
Always shine premiered at the 2016 tribeca film festival. Best friends anna and beth take a weekend trip to big sur. Always shine is a 2016 american psychological thriller film written by lawrence michael levine and directed by sophia takal. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Always shine, in which the hollywood dream factory becomes a nightmare. Its about the way sexism chooses to manifest itself today. Awards best actress, us narrative competition tribeca film festival. Once alone, however, the two womens suppressed jealousy and deepseated rage eventually rise to the surface in this haunting examination of obsession. Always shine frenemies taunt one anothers acting changes in thriller that loses psychological edge as it turns meta. True history of the kelly gang soars as a trippy antiwestern. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate breakin to the local fbi offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary americans in. Two movies at the 2016 tribeca film festival, fear, inc.
When the plot takes over with its evasiveness and phantasmagoria, it seems to use the excuse of self awareness as an answer to your questions. It also stars levine, alexander koch and jane adams. Mackenzie davis, always shine deliver powerful thriller. Always shine is not a mumblecore kitchensinkreality film. Sophia takal collecte des fonds sur kickstarter pour son projet always shine tribeca film festival world premiere. Always shine premiered at the 2016 tribeca film festival and opens on november 25. Both women are talented, although i am not yet familiar with their work. Hitchcockian doubles from hollywoods lowest rungs retreat to big sur for a weekend of hiking, drinking and mutual torment in always shine. Find highquality always shine premiere 2016 tribeca film festival stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. The horror tropes are familiar, bordering on cliche. In the end, even with its shaky introduction and unsatisfying climax, always shine effectively lingers with a pair of deeply committed performances and takals layered dissection of the vulnerabilities inherent in the world of filmmaking. The film stars mackenzie davis and caitlin fitzgerald as two friends going for a weekend retreat to big sur. Actress caitlin fitzgerald from always shine poses at the tribeca film festival getty images studio on april 15, 2016 in new york city. Mackenzie davis and caitlin fitzgerald on always shine the stars of always shine vent about the life of working actors and finding filledout characters in an increasingly lonely.
He wrote always shine and has a role and a producer credit, though shes said the film came directly from her experiences as an actor. Always shine is about two women at war, sure, but its also very keenly aware of perception. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Its an inadvertent argument for the virtues of convention.
How the competitive world of hollywood pushed sophia takal. The film is at its best when centered on the two and their interactions. Demetri martins directorial debut dean and ingrid jungermanns first feature women who kill were among the top films of the 2016 tribeca film. A feminist psychological thriller set in big sur, ca by sophia takal. Always shine is a film with plenty of style, from its title sequence with an 80s font and frenetic pace to its final cut to black. This year, the horror movies presented their own kind of range. Forty years before wikileaks and the nsa scandal, there was media, pennsylvania. How the competitive world of hollywood pushed sophia takal to make her chilling always shine. Selah and the spades is a paean to the struggle to be seen.
Always shine follows best friends anna halt and catch fires mackenzie davis, who won the tribeca film festivals best actress award for her work here and beth masters of sex star caitlin. What is truly terrifying is the cataclysm opening up. Always shine trailer starring mackenzie davis film. Some of the stylistic choices work better than others. Always shine is a potent statement on gender and femininity, disguised as an avantgarde thriller. Mackenzie davis, always shine deliver powerful thriller on. The entire film is a rumination on the relationship between performance and performer, best demonstrated in our introduction to the two leads, the.
The film was released in a limited release on november 25, 2016. Tribeca winner always shine sold to oscilloscope variety. The plot follows what it says in the description of the film, so one gets a glimmer of what the story is going to be. Once a slate for always shine pops up in the middle of the action, the film has officially folded its central relationship into a more theoretical design. The tense and wellacted always shine tells an absorbing story while making a sharp, thoughtprovoking statement on womens roles in hollywood. With mackenzie davis, caitlin fitzgerald, lawrence michael levine, khan baykal. Directed by sophia takal, the movie, which premiered at the festival. Always shine premiere 2016 tribeca film festival stock. I sat down with takal at tribeca to talk about how he came to. The film went onto screen at the montclair film festival. Actress caitlin fitzgerald from always shine poses at. Ambiguity is baked into this film, and its intentional.