Apache Junction, Ariz., Nov. 4 -
The Pinal County Greens today passed a resolution recommending the film Green, directed by Sophia Takal,
Green has been among the most notable debut films on this year's festival circuit. Sophia Takal picked up an emerging female filmmaker prize at the South by Southwest Film Festival, landed on the list of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film and is a Gotham Award nominee. Green has its Los Angeles premiere as part of AFI Fest, with screenings today and tomorrow.
As Mark Olsen wrote at the Los Angeles Times:
A hothouse portrait of female jealousy, competition and desire, the film is about an urban couple (Lawrence Michael Levine and Kate Lyn Sheil) spending time in the country so he can work on a blog about sustainable farming. A neighboring local (Takal) inserts herself into their routine, first striking up a friendship with each of them, before seemingly wanting more, making herself a wedge in their relationship. Imagine a micro-budget back-to-the-country "Black Swan," flirting with psychological horror as rural quiet is mined both for its pastoral beauty and creeping sense of menacing unease.
"We urge everyone to see Green when they can," said Richard Grayson, Pinal County Greens co-chair.
