The Sweet East, the directorial debut of cinematographer Sean Price Williams (e.g., the Safdie brothers’ Good Time), is a genre-defying indictment of the idealistic image the United States has of itself. High school student Lillian (rising star Talia Ryder) abandons a school trip under dramatic circumstances – and apparently leaves her old identity behind. From that moment on, she becomes whoever it is people see in her on her aimless wanderings. An ironic commentary of contemporary life in the United States, the film is also a dig at the country’s indie film scene – all with the help of postmodern references to, among other things, Edgar Allan Poe.
Anna Kořínek
104 min / Color, DCP
Director Sean Price Williams
/ Screenplay Nick Pinkerton
/ Dir. of Photography Sean Price Williams
/ Music Paul Grimstad
/ Sound Dean Hurley
/ Editor Stephen Gurewitz
/ Art Director Madeline Sadowski
/ Producer Craig Butta, Alex Coco, Alex Ross Perry
/ Production Marathon Street
/ Coproduction Base 12
/ Cast Talia Ryder, Earl Cave, Simon Rex, Ayo Edebiri, Jeremy O. Harris, Jacob Elordi, Rish Shah
/ Sales The Match Factory
Sean Price Williams (1977, Wilmington, Delaware). Filmography: Eyes Find Eyes (2011, co-dir.), The Sweet East (2023).
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