Film: POINT TRAVERSE April 15, 2010

Part of the 2010 Wisconsin Film Fest, plays with "On a Lonely Drive"

***Filmmakers scheduled to attend***

Midwest Premiere
Directed By: Albert Shin (IMDB)
production Assistant: Matthew Rovet
writer: Albert Shin, Robin Patrick Smith
cast: Will Ennis, Dave Rachar, Rachel Nauruzova, Justin Major, Heather Gallagher
cinematographer: Roland Echavarria
sound design/mix: Steve Cupani
original music: Quinton Moody
producer: Albert Shin, Robin Patrick Smith, Roland Echavarria

Roland Echavarria’s splendid, moody cinematography and sound design by Steve Cupani perfectly capture the bleak northern landscapes of Point Traverse. This is an artful, delicate story of two friends, Adwin and Cael, who have followed different paths. At first Cael (Dave Rachar) feels like the more classically cinematic of the two: a handsome drifter in a black leather jacket, rolling back into town. He takes a job as a nighttime janitor and meets Mia, another outsider who aims to escape to a better life. The real screen presence, though, is Adwin (Will Ennis), who runs a fast-food restaurant on the outskirts of town. Compared to Cael, he’s the responsible one, who’s made something of himself. He too meets someone new, a girl who applies for a job at the restaurant. But the routine of frying chicken sandwiches and listening to the hum of the electric lights eventually makes him realize how little he has, and the opportunities that he’s missed. This is a challenging, effective film that carefully unfolds into unexpected directions. Director Albert Shin says: “How many of us have confronted the possibility that perhaps we are not destined for something special? Or even if we do reach our dreams, why do we catch ourselves sometimes staring blankly into our coffee cups or out our apartment windows? We are so often overcome by intangible feelings that make us restless and dissatisfied. What would a film that explores such an elusive notion look like? ” 2009, 103 mins, digital video.

Official Website: http://filmguide.wifilmfest.org/tixSYS/2010/filmguide/Country/CC