Aug 01, 2017 one of the absolute lures of doing strange weather was the fact that it was a lead and that i was going to get to stretch out for the length of an entire film. If only strange weather had given these people more room to breathe beyond the churning plot. In 2018, the bfi published an indepth report into the state of independent british film that concluded the traditional business model for independent film is no longer fit for purpose. We are so proud to showcase films made by new yorkbased, independent film. We have a passion for 35mm and try to promote cinema as an art form in the greater portland community. Darcy baylor holly hunter is an academic administrator at a mississippi college, but another round of budget cuts puts her job like nearly everything in her life in limbo. A poignant, lyrical drama about a mother hunter, who, in an effort to deal with the grief over the death of her son, travels the back roads of the deep south to settle a score. Details include the date it was added to netflix in the usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. Film the faulknerian strange weather puts holly hunter through the wringer. Casting the independent feature film, strange weather.
The freezing winter, the hot spring, the cool summer and the nearrecord warm autumn of. She sets out for new orleans to confront her son s old classmate and settle the score. Strange weather trailer 1 2017 holly hunter, carrie coon drama movie hd official trailer. In strange weather, darcy baylor holly hunter works as a college administrator in georgia and thinks about getting her degree but can never seem to fill out the application. Written and directed by katherine dieckman, known for music videos, strange weather recyles wellworn movie themes, most prominently thelma and louise. Strange weather is a collection of famous and lesser known compositions by bob dylan, tom waits, the stones, leadbelly, jerome kern, doc pomus and dr john, amongst others. A mother holly hunter, in an effort to deal with the grief over the death of her son, travels the back roads of the deep south to settle a score. Katherine dieckmanns strange weather is hiffs southampton. After making a brief impression in terrence malicks song to song and following a part in this summers the big sick, holly hunter will take the lead in strange weather. Official selection, ashland independent film festival 2017 official selection, provincetown film festival 2017 official selection, munich international film festival 2017 official selection, edinburgh international film festival 2017.
But we dont even see the inside of one of these sausage emporiums. News science strange weather phenomenon in mexico causes the sun to develop a halo video. Talking dog movies go down very well in the american midwest, whose heavily armed denizens appear to greatly enjoy sentimental stories about heroically loyal mutts. Provincetown film society, institute, festival, cinema. Holly hunter, carrie coon disappoint in indie film. Strange weather stars holly hunter as a mother who travels the back roads of the deep south to settle a score in an effort to deal with. Warnings over british independent film scenes spiral of. Strange weather films is a company founded in 2010. Strange weather is a 2016 drama film written and directed by katherine dieckmann. Holly hunter is at her best and her performance is incredible.
In addition to scoring the film strange weather, she performed tarifa on twin peaks. A stunning performance by holly hunter elevates this careful treatment of the subject of youth suicide. Jun 27, 2017 strange weather trailer 1 2017 holly hunter, carrie coon drama movie hd official trailer. Shed also never heard the name katherine dieckmann. It was screened in the gala presentations section at the 2016 toronto international film festival.
Sep, 2016 in strange weather, alas, that backstory essentially becomes the whole story, as hunters griefstricken protagonist darcy baylor embarks on a mission to find out exactly what precipitated the. Each selection in strange weather is a wellcrafted piece of storytelling, with characters to care about and conflicts creepy, mindboggling and actionpacked. Strange weather films opens silverlake offices hollywood. Oct 18, 2018 the 30 best truly independent films of the 21st century. Rachel cohen is an independent film producer based in new york and, since 2007, head of production at ideal partners. Strange weather 2016 on netflix usa new on netflix usa. I dont want to ruin the movie by giving away too much of the plot, but imo. The 24th annual hamptons international film festival announces manchester by the sea and 20th century women as centerpiece films festival announces southampton opening night film, strange weather starring holly hunter east hampton, ny september 16, 2016 the hamptons international film festival hiff. Most recently, rachel produced katherine dieckmanns strange weather, starring holly hunter, which had a gala premiere at the 2016 toronto film festival, and the feature documentary film, house of z. Holly hunter in strange weather 2016 holly hunter and kim coates in strange weather 2016 holly. This film raises the specter of our changing climate with.
Ashland independent film festival usa 15 june 2017 provincetown film festival germany 27 june 2017 munich international film festival uk 30 june 2017 edinburgh international film festival usa 28 july 2017. The album is highly rated by most music critics but not particularly accessible to the casual fan. Strange weather is a film directed by katherine dieckmann with holly hunter, carrie coon, ransom ashley, walker babington, year. The strange life of a radical activistturnedrecluse who videotaped everything on tv for 30 years in the name of truth. The forecast for strange weather, a rather dour roadtrip movie through the backroads of dixie taken by two gal pals that is weighed down by. This short, quirky love story has a very distinctive, very japanese sensibility. In strange weather, mississippi didnt just inspire locations. During scouting, the filmmakers spotted a man driving a vintage, pale mint green ford f. Strange weather films was the production company for 2012s cirque du soleil. They can be very dangerous and often take people by surprise. Top 5 powerful microbursts caught on video strange. Screenings select wednesdays at waters edge cinema. Five questions for strange weather writerdirector katherine dieckmann. The provincetown film art series, now in its 14th year, is sponsored by the provincetown film society pfs and provincetown art association and museum paam, and is curated and hosted by howard karren, arts editor of the provincetown independent.
With the 2016 festival less than three weeks away, hiff today announced the saturday and sunday centerpiece films manchester by the sea and 20th century women, respectivelyand the southampton opening night film, strange weather, starring holly hunter. Film uses mississippi to tell story the clarion ledger. Her son walker committed suicide seven years ago, and the only constants in darcys life since then have been her gardening and her best friend, byrd carrie coon. A grieving mother sets off on a road trip with her best friend to confront the man she believes stole her late sons milliondollar business idea. Strange weather is a flashback to indies from a time where youd root for them just for existing, and if anyone deserves that kind of break its a woman like darcy baylor. Strange weather official trailer hd holly hunter youtube. Strange weather 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Strange weather is a demonstration of hills range and readiness to tell the hell out of any tale, be it supernatural or straight, silly or completely serious. Holly hunter, carrie coon, and katherine dieckmann talk. During scouting, the filmmakers spotted a man driving a vintage, pale mint green ford f150 ranger and waved him down. Sep 14, 2016 strange weather is a flashback to indies from a time where youd root for them just for existing, and if anyone deserves that kind of break its a woman like darcy baylor. Holly hunter and carrie coon lead first trailer for strange weather 07 june 2017. Dec 21, 2017 author virginia debolt posted on july 28, 2017 august 1, 2017 categories movies tags carrie coon, holly hunter, independent film, katherine dieckmann, strange weather, women directors 1 comment on watch this.
With holly hunter, carrie coon, kim coates, choppy guillotte. Even when darcy visits galeforce persuasiveness upon. Nov 12, 2015 in strange weather, mississippi didnt just inspire locations. The film was released theatrically on july 28, 2017. Seven years prior to the events of the film, walker baylor committed. Academy award winner holly hunter gets behind the wheel in this engrossing story of a womans quest for rectitude in the wake of harrowing loss.
She never really stops thinking about her teen son, who committed suicide years before. Worlds away and is currently working on the animated feature beasts of burden. The first six months of 2019 have had their share of strange weather. Van etten had just released i dont want to let you down, the followup ep to her exquisite 2014 album are we there. Worlds away was released in cinemas on 21 december 2012. Sweden 26 october 2017 internet also known as aka original title strange weather. We show a variety of arthouse films, independent movies, foreign films, and cult films. Seven years after her son committed suicide, darcy deduces that one of his business school classmates stole his thesis concepta familystyle hot dog jointand turned it into a franchise. A microburst is an unusual weather phenomenon which causes a sudden surge of incredibly high winds.
In 2015, the year this story begins, sharon van etten had never scored a film. We have a passion for 35mm and try to promote cinema as. Holly hunter stars as a mother determined to find out what happened the day her son died. Darcy drifts through the extremely hot, droughtfilled days, occasionally seeing clayton. Independent films tend to have a limited theatrical release in comparison to studio films, though there are many cinemas throughout the world catering for audiences and fans of independent film. Holly hunter and carrie coon try hard to save strange weather, an obviously lowbudget indie movie, but their fineacting exercises misfire. Jul 28, 2017 darcy notes of mark that he had a weirdass energy and i was hoping maybe some of that would rub off on the film. Joined by recent emmy nominee carrie coon as byrd, her best friend, neighbor, and coworker, strange weather is the sort of film that.
Strange weather holly hunter stars as a mother determined to find out what happened the day her son died. Backstage uses cookies to personalize your experience, to enable marketing campaigns, and to analyze our traffic. May 22, 2015 news science strange weather phenomenon in mexico causes the sun to develop a halo video. Newly released video shows the extent of damage nebraska suffered during catastrophic flooding in march. Strange weather 2016 r 1h 31m independent dramas a grieving mother sets off on a road trip with her best friend to confront the man she believes stole her late sons milliondollar business idea. Strange weather 2016 a poignant, lyrical drama about a mother hunter, who, in an effort to deal with the grief over the death of her son, travels the back roads of the deep south to settle a score. Sharon van etten scoring indie film strange weather.
Oct 26, 2017 joe hill, the author of several terrifying bestsellers, rises to this challenge in strange weather, a striking if sometimes uneven collection of four short novels. The topsyturvy weather of 2011 had a rollercoaster effect on british wildlife, it has now become clear. Cloudy with a chance for terror in joe hills strange weather. Additionally, kenneth lonergans film machester by the. Strange weather to be presented as southampton opening. Casting for the independent feature film, strange weather. The faulknerian strange weather puts holly hunter through. However, we do witness darcy being blessed by an irrigation machine while standing in a cotton field as if being cleansed of the past. Sharon van etten recently contributed to the squidbillies soundtrack and covered the flaming lips for the amazon series gortimer gibbons life on normal street, so it comes as no great surprise.
Sharon van etten and katherine dieckmann on scoring strange weather. Receiving its world premiere as a gala presentation at the 2016 toronto international film festival, katherine dieckmanns fourth feature, strange weather, a southern road trip movie in which the landscape is both physical and psychological. The 30 best truly independent films of the 21st century. Strange weather 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. One of the absolute lures of doing strange weather was the fact that it was a lead and that i was going to get to stretch out for the length of an entire film. Strange weather here is all the information you need about strange weather on american netflix. Holly hunter stars as a fiftysomething academic administrator whose job is suddenly in peril due to university budget cuts. Strange weather on way in science gallery independent. The return, delivered her cover of skeeter davis the end of the world for the man in the high castle, and made her acting debut in netflixs surprise hit the oa.
Sep 16, 2016 katherine dieckmanns strange weather will be the southampton opening night film at the hamptons intl. Much of his work has been adapted for film and tv, including. Sep 19, 2016 strange weather katherine dieckmanns strange weather will be the southampton opening night at the hamptons international film festival, which runs from october 610 this year, variety has reported. Sensitive to such auras, darcy baylor holly hunter lets intuition guide her actions throughout strange weather, a story of grief couched in a road movie. Sharon van etten and katherine dieckmann on scoring. Katherine dieckmanns strange weather will be the southampton opening night film at the hamptons intl. Dec 27, 2011 the topsyturvy weather of 2011 had a rollercoaster effect on british wildlife, it has now become clear. S cience and art collide in a dublin gallery for the next three months as part of a new interactive exhibition examining allthings weather related.