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Treading Water
thursday may 2 7:00 pm Screening $11 - COLONY THEATRE Film plus post-screening Reel Women reception $20 |
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It's hard to tell which is more awful for Casey's mom, the fact that Casey is a lesbian or that she's a dock worker (be still our beating hearts!). Either way, Casey is in exile from her well-to-do Catholic family, living just across the bay (but worlds apart) from their pristine waterfront home, in a tiny house boat that she shares with her girlfriend Alex. But when Christmas rolls around, familial duty calls, and even the black sheep must make an appearance. This remarkable and gracefully written drama is a knowing portrait of an uptight New England clan grappling with secrets and silences, and the lesbian daughter who feels torn between her true love and the ties-that-bind.
Other conflicts tear at the well-manicured family facade: one of Casey's brothers is a prep-school drug-dealer, another feels responsible for a friend's long-ago death. As these story lines converge, first-time feature film director Lauren Himmel deftly finds a way to mine some complex emotional truths. Supported by a wonderful ensemble cast, the ravishing Angie Redman and Nina Landey beautifully capture Casey and Alex's difficult struggles and committed love for one another. With gorgeous northern seascapes and a haunting score, this polished film provides no easy answers but will continue to resonate with you long after you leave the theater.
Director Lauren Himmel will attend the screening and discuss her film with the audience.
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