29° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
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A LITTLE CLOSER

by Matthew Petock
Country: USA
Year: 2011
Duration: 72'


Sheryl is a young woman who lives with her two sons, Marc and Stephen, in the Virginia countryside. She is trying to balance her job as a housekeeper and her motherly duties. But what she really misses is the love of a man who can also be a good father to her children. Marc, who is fifteen, is going through a difficult moment that will end with him losing his virginity; Stephen, who is a few years younger, is feeling the first flickers of his sexuality and has a crush on a teacher.

 

“I once asked a mentor ‘How do I know what I’m supposed to say, as an artist?’ and she responded, ‘You shouldn’t say anything, you should ask questions.’ I didn’t want to give any clear-cut answers or say anything about sex or love or kinship, partly because I just wanted to watch, but also in part because I didn’t think I had any answers to give. I was, in a way, searching for answers myself. [...] And it’s my hope that the film will continue to evolve for me, too.”

Biography

film director

Matthew Petock

Matthew Petock (Richmond, VA, USA) moved to New York in 2003 to study at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. His debut short, Jackson Ward, was presented at numerous festivals and won the Avid Award for best director at the YoungCuts Film Festival in Montreal, dedicated exclusively to directors twenty-five and under. Thanks to the university courses he has followed, Petock has been able to observe the post-production of Martin Scorsese’s most recent films, like The Departed, Shine a Light, Shutter Island and Public Speaking. A Little Closer is his first feature-length film.

FILMOGRAFIA

filmografia/filmography

Jackson Ward (cm, 2008), A Little Closer (2011). 

Cast

& Credits

regia, sceneggiatura, montaggio/director, screenplay, film editing

Matthew Petock

fotografia/cinematography

Daniel Patrick Carbone

scenografia/production design

Holly Clarke

suono/sound

Christopher Foster

interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters

Sayra Player (Sheryl), Parker Lutz (Marc), Eric Baskerville (Stephen), Chris Kies (Gabe), Catherine Andre (Joanna), Stephanie Parrott (la signora/Ms Moss), Natalie Racoosin (Anastasia), Rolland Colella (Don)

produttori/producers

Rachael Kliman, Matthew Petock

produzione/production

Armian Pictures, Flies

coproduttori/coproducers

Holly Clarke, Zachary Shedd

vendita all’estero/world sales

Coach 14

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