Synopsis
Filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax returns to his rural Michigan hometown following the death of his infant niece and the subsequent arrest of his brother-in-law as the culprit. Using the audio-visual approaches of essay film, first-person cinema vérité, staged actions, and decades of home movies, Madsen navigates a town steeped in opioid addiction, economic depression, and religious fervor, while using the act of filmmaking to rebuild familial bonds and reimagine justice. Posing empathy as a tool for creating a more just world, North By Current does not seek to investigate a crime, but creates a relentless portrait of an enduring pastoral family, poised to reframe and reimagine narratives about incarceration, addiction, trans embodiment, and ruralness.
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Festival History
- Bolton International Film Festival 2022
- Independent Spirit Awards 2022 generic - Truer than Fiction
- Berlin International Film Festival 2021 generic
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2021 generic - Feature
- Outfest: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2021 generic
- Tribeca Film Festival 2021 generic
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| IMDb | tt10196480 |
| TMDB | 737277 |
