BLOOD STRIPE

Showings

Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sat, Oct 21, 2017 5:00 PM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sun, Oct 22, 2017 12:00 PM
Event Info
Dialogue:Q&A following both screenings with director Remy Auberjonois and star Kate Nowlin.
Series Info
Series:Filmmaker Spotlight
Coming Soon
Film Info
Rating:Not Rated
Runtime:92 mins
Director:Remy Auberjonois
Year Released:2017
Production Country:USA

Description

Q&A following both screenings with director Remy Auberjonois and star Kate Nowlin.

"Nowlin's performance, however, is a marvel of inner turmoil and physical exertion." —Holllywood Reporter

"Defies the Hollywood odds by getting it right for military women." —We Are the Mighty

"The script relies on subtext and Ms. Nowlin's expressions to convey her condition. She's up to the task; even in the many silent moments, she's compelling." —The New York Times

"Auberjonois' polished feature debut provides an impressive showcase for co-scenarist Kate Nowlin as a career Marine derailed by PTSD upon return to civilian life." —Variety

Our Sergeant (Kate Nowlin) returns home after a third tour with the Marines in Afghanistan. Unable to sleep, wracked by paranoia and anxiety, it is clear that in addition to the scars she bears on her body, she also carries unseen wounds. When a boisterous homecoming party provokes an explosive outburst, Our Sergeant has nowhere to turn, and so she runs deep into the North Woods of Minnesota. Discovering a picturesque summer camp on a lake, Our Sergeant seeks refuge and, at first, finds solace. But she cannot outrun her own heart of darkness and the pristine wilderness eventually becomes fraught with peril.

BLOOD STRIPE explores a character that is relatively new to both U.S. policy and to movies – a fully-combat-participatory female soldier. Co-filmmakers Remy Auberjonois and Kate Nowlin (the pair co-wrote the film, while Aubjernois directed and Nowlin stars) deftly build the story to an emotional crescendo, reminding us of how little we understand PTSD beyond its definition. It is both an unusual and universal portrait of trauma and war’s cost to the individual and society.

Winner of the U.S. Fiction Prize at the 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival, “Blood Stripe” opens in New York on September 29th and Los Angeles on October 13th.