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