A tearjerker about a teenage boy and his friend, their love for cinema classics and efforts to buck up a, yes, dying girl, the film drew a minutes-long standing ovation after its premiere, and set off a bidding war among distributors, eventually selling to Fox Searchlight.
The winner of the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for documentary was “The Wolfpack,” about six brothers, the Angulos, who spent most of their lives locked up at their father’s direction in a Lower East Side public housing apartment, with films being their lone window to the world. The director, Crystal Moselle, happened on the brothers’ story after spotting them on the street five years ago. “I stalked these kids on the street one day and here I am,” Ms. Moselle told the gathered audience – which was outfitted pretty much to a person in sweaters and warm slacks, and lining rows of folding chairs – after collecting her award. (The film was picked up by Magnolia Pictures).
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The cast recounts what it was like to film extralong takes, where missteps could be costly and successful completion would result in cries of “Bravo!”Read more…
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