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    Arcadia

    Olivia SILVER 2012 USA Fiction color 90min English BD
    The film is a coming-of-age story set in a vast, cross-country landscape. Arcadia begins when twelve-year-old Greta's dad Tom wakes her up before dawn and crams her and her two siblings into a dented station wagon. They set off on a 3,000 mile journey from the New England woods to the California desert. On the way, Tom
    tells enchanting stories, paints pictures of a California paradise, and assures the kids that Mom will soon join them. Greta believes him at first, mesmerized by the strange new scenery and clinging to her stuffed bunny Harrison. Older sister Caroline nonchalantly accepts his stories, more focused on the boyfriend she's leaving behind. And nine-year-old Nat, who is too young to suspect a thing, is eager to see the epic Grand Canyon. But Tom's mood shifts as often as the landscape outside their window, and the kids soon find themselves
    in increasingly unpleasant and even dangerous situations. Mom's presence seems to recede further with every mile they travel.

    Director

    Olivia SILVER

    She grew up in Connecticut and California and is a graduate of the UCLA MFA Directing program. After earning a BA in English, she worked in book publishing and foreign policy before turning to filmmaking. She has worked for the Oscar-nominated writer/ directors John Sayles and Hany Abu-Assad. Her thesis film Little Canyon premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and screened at numerous film festivals. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, writing a script about a woman who travels from New York to France to uncover a dark family mystery.

    Director's Statement ▾

    Olivia SILVER

    2006 Aisle 73
    2008 Little Canyon
    2012《樂土》Arcadia

    Director & Screenplay/ Olivia SILVER Producer/ Julien FAVRE, Jai STEFAN, Silenn THOMAS
    Cinematography/ Eric LIN Editing/ Jennifer LEE Production Design/ Adrianna SERRANO Costume
    Design/ Kim H. NGO Casting/ Emily SCHWEBER Sound Design/ Tom PAUL Music/ The Low
    Anthem CAST/ John HAWKES, Ryan SIMPKINS, Kendall TOOLE, Ty SIMPKINS

    日舞頻道Sundance Channel
    陳蕾琪CHEN Lei-Chi
    Leichi67@gmail.com

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