Archive of films This Is Martin Bonner / This Is Martin Bonner

USA
2013, 83 min

Section: Another View
Year: 2013

After moving to a small town, Martin Bonner works helping parolees adjust, and even though he is pushing 60 he wants to begin leading a new life. This fresh meditation on friendship and the possibilities of getting a second wind in life gains support from sparsely emotional performances and inconspicuous yet resourceful direction.

Synopsis

Approaching sixty, Martin Bonner is getting ready to move to a small American town and start his life over. The divorced Australian father of two adult children has just found work in a Christian nonprofit organization which helps parolees reenter society. One of these is Travis Holloway, a shy fortysomething who did twelve years for murder and is now gradually getting his bearings in a world without bars. Chad Hartigan’s second film is a gentle and realistic portrait of two men who may be uprooted but who are far from lost. Although inconspicuous, Hartigan’s directorial style is very carefully thought out. Lead actors Paul Eenhoorn and Richmond Arquette turn in masterful, sparsely emotional performances, while director of photography Sean McElwee’s largely static camera and the expressive musical score are other pluses in this fresh meditation on friendship and the possibility of getting a second wind in life.

About the director

Chad Hartigan (b. 1982, Nicosia, Cyprus) is the son of an Irish father and an American mother (missionaries both). He graduated in direction from the North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking. His feature writer-director debut Luke and Brie Are on a First Date (2008) premiered in competition at the Hamptons IFF; in 2013 the film was flattered with a South American remake under the title Luna en Leo. His second feature This Is Martin Bonner first screened at Sundance where it picked up the Audience Award for Best of NEXT, subsequently earning a variety of awards at other festivals.

Contacts

Chad Hartigan
4715 1/2 Willow Brook Ave., 90029, Los Angeles
United States of America
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.chadhartigan.com

ICM Partners
10250 Constellation Blvd., 9th Floor, CA 90067, Los Angeles
United States of America
Tel: +1 310 550 4440
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.icmpartners.com

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About the film

Color, HD CAM

Section:	Another View

Director:	Chad Hartigan
Screenplay:	Chad Hartigan
Dir. of Photography:	Sean McElwee
Music:	Keegan DeWitt
Editor:	Julio C. Perez IV
Producer:	Cherie Saulter
Production:	600 West Productions, LLC
Cast:	Paul Eenhoorn, Richmond Arquette, Sam Buchanan
Contact:	Chad Hartigan, ICM Partners

www:	www.martinbonner.com

Guests

Chad Hartigan

Film Director

Richmond Arquette

Actor

Keegen Dewitt

Music Composer

Margaret Dewitt

Film Crew

Lauren Smitelli

Film Crew