21st Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 18-28, 2024 Globe Cinema

12th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 20-24, 2024 Globe Cinema

Without

USA, 2011 : Alberta Premiere
Archives 2012
In Cinema Globe Cinema
Sat, Apr 21 1:30 PM

description

Scarred by mysterious past events, a nineteen year old girl tumbles into solitude when she takes a job as a caretaker for a catatonic old man on a remote wooded island with no cell signal or Internet access. Cut off from the outside world, she begins a slow progression of mental and emotional disintegration as she struggles to maintain a daily routine while in conflict with her own guilt, sexuality and loss.

Without is an intimate portrait of a young woman in crisis. The film explores the meaning of loss in a culture where digital technologies so often stand in for physical connection. It is a look at the unique set of social pressures that accompany female sexuality in an age where everything is public, and people are willing participants in constant personal surveillance.

OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Seattle International Film Festival 2011
Locarno International Film Festival 2011
BFI London Film Festival 2011

press for Without

"Without is a micro-budgeted minimalist stroke of genius"
- TwitchFilm

screened with a short film

Hope

Canada, 2011,11 min Director: Pedro Pires

details

Narrative / Drama

88 Minutes

credits

Director/Writer:
Mark Jackson

Producers:
Mark Jackson & Jessica Dimmock

Cast:
Joslyn Jensen, Ron Carrier

Website:
www.rightonredfilms.com

community

awards

Someone to Watch, Independent Spirit Awards 2012
Special Jury Award, Slamdance Film Festival 2011
Special Jury Award, Florida Film Festival 2011
Grand Jury Award for Independent Vision, Sarasota Film Festival 2011

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