The Sweet East
The Sweet East
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A picaresque journey through the cities and woods of the Eastern seaboard of the United States. An odyssey of a teenager getting her first glimpse of the wider world on a class trip. A punk variation on Alice in Wonderland.

Lillian is on a school trip, but she doesn't seem to fit in with her peers, and she's often on her own.
Separated from her schoolmates, Lillian meets Caleb, who helps her escape and puts her on the start of her adventure. A shattered mirror opens up a secret doorway to the basement and Caleb leads Lillian down the dark, eerie "rabbit hole". She embarks on a fractured road trip in search of America. Along the way, she falls in with a variety of strange factions, each living out their own alternative realities in our present day.

"The Sweet East is a flare shot across the sky of America. America made this film. We hoped to make something relevant about our home. In fact, it's an old country, but its back is strong, its muscles are robust, the joints limber; and isn't it exciting to see where we are next driven? /.../ Is it a coming-of-age road movie, or is it a story about staying true to yourself when you don't know 100% who you are. The important thing is that we are unsure about everything. Because being sure is boring. Being sure is what traps us." (Sean Price Williams)
Section: PERSPEKTIVES
Directed by: Sean Price Williams
Country, year: USA, 2023
Length: 104
Subtitles: slovenian
Language: English

Screening in cinema:

Sat, 11.11.2023 21:00 Kosovel Hall Buy
Sun, 12.11.2023 16:00 Kinodvor Cinema Buy
Sun, 19.11.2023 19:00 Kino Bežigrad Buy

VOD service:

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Please note that this film is not available as VOD service.
Screenplay:
Nick Pinkerton
Cinematography:
Sean Price Williams
Music:
Paul Grimstad
Cast:
Talia Ryder (Lillian), Earl Cave (Caleb), Simon Rex (Lawrence), Ayo Edebiri (Molly), Jeremy O. Harris (Matthew), Jacob Elordi (Ian), Rish Shah (Mohammad), Gibby Haynes (Abbot), Jack Irv (Troy), Cameron Andre (Adam), Betsey Brown (Betsy), Jonathan Daniel Brown (g. Franks), Peter Buntaine (S.P.W.), Kaili Corcoran (Becky), Adam Friedland (Eric)
Producent:
Base 12 Films & Marathon Street
craigbutta@gmail.com
Sales:
The Match Factory
info@matchfactory.de
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About director
Born in 1977 in Wilmington, Delaware, US. This is the directorial debut of internationally renowned US cinematographer who Sean has shot films for directors including Abel Ferrara, Josh and Benny Safdie and Alex Ross Perry. Williams is known for his fluid camerawork (often handheld) and a heightened attention to available light.
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2023 The Sweet East (Sladki vzhod)