Forum of Independents 2001 / echoes / USA 2000
Leslie, a rebellious young woman living in Manhattan’s East Village, has had a series of empty relationships. One night at a party, she steals a purse which contains a clue to her mysterious past. Hitching a ride in her quirky friends’ junk Volvo, she sets out on a road trip which ultimately leads her to a revealing confrontation with her estranged mother and to the truth about herself. This Japanese director’s debut depicts the profound solitude of young people in New York’s East Village. With beautiful black-and-white photography, the film follows one woman’s search for warmth and attachment from the chaotic streets of Manhattan to the peaceful countryside of Virginia.
72 min / Color, 16 mm
Director Atsushi Funahashi
/ Screenplay Atsushi Funahashi
/ Dir. of Photography Eric Van Ben Brulle
/ Music David Ullmann
/ Editor Atsushi Funahashi
/ Producer Atsushi Funahashi
/ Production Village Productions
/ Cast Eden Rountree, Paolo Pagliacolo, Allison Wright, Bobby Sobel, Jo Marino
Atsushi Funahashi (Osaka) graduated from Tokyo University having taken a course in cinema studies. He wrote and directed several short films and also a documentary. After receiving a scholarship, he came to New York in 1997 to study filmmaking at the School of Visual Arts and graduated in 2000. echoes is his first feature film.
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