Local Spotlight
Director Sophie Rose expected to attend
Filmmaker Sophie Rose crafts a profoundly personal and visually rich documentary, giving voice to each of her parents and siblings long after the family was driven apart by trauma. The roots of that trauma unfold through home movies shot in the Bay Area in the 1990s, where the filmmaker grew up, insightfully assembled and paired with audio interviews that deepen and complicate the reality captured on tape. Present-day images, filmed to fit seamlessly with the older footage, are woven throughout before taking over the narrative, just as the storytelling is handed off between brother, sister, father, and mother. The deeply intimate narration exposes both the clarity and fallibility of memory, probing the overlaps and discrepancies between individual truths. Though inextricably part of the story, as the youngest sibling Rose is nearly absent from those home movies and, in parallel, they reserve their own presence for the epilogue of this emotional, contemplative piece. Even so, the audience feels them behind the scenes, holding space for contradictions and hope for healing. —Laura Henneman
World Premiere