Film
It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home + Freezer Fright
Cert:(adv 15)
Dir. Kris Swanberg
USA , 61 mins, 2009
Cast: Kris Swanberg, Jade Healy, Chris Trujillo, Nick Drashner, Caitlin Donohue
International Premiere
This film is screening with
Freezer Fright.
The Swanbergs Kris and prolific writer/director husband Joe are one of the busiest and best connected couples in micro-budget American independent cinema right now, Kris acting in Joe's Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) and now stepping behind the camera for her debut as writer/director, It was great, but I was ready to come home (which Joe has co-produced). Shot around the mountains and coastal towns of Costa Rica, it's another example along with Uncharted selections Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo and Lowlands of adventurous American filmmakers looking beyond their nation's borders. It's the story of best friends Cam (Healy) and Annie (Swanberg) as they deal with their emotions and their pasts while trying to enjoy a holiday away from everyday life's stresses and strains with results that are less spikily combustible than, say, Mary Bronstein's Yeast (Uncharted States 2009) but no less penetrating in their clear-eyed analysis of female relationships. Featuring music from the Orange Mighty Trio and outstanding cinematography from Ben Kasukle, It was great
is a disarmingly fresh, invigorating miniature.
Print source: Kris Swanberg
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