In this bittersweet fairy tale about life at a crossroads, Brynn and her boyfriend Laika take an impromptu road trip in an effort to escape the general malaise and melancholy of their dead-end lives in the city. Starring: Martha Brown, Morgan Campbell, Odinaka Malachi Ezeokoli, Aubin Wise, Nate Wise Feelings of alienation, love and revelations rekindle her interior flame.Īgnieszka Smoczynska’s second feature (made between T he Lure and The Silent Twins), Fugue evokes the social taboos around motherhood and the pressure on women to accept maternity without hesitation or reflection, as though the biological capacity of giving birth means that every woman should be willing to be a mother. Her estranged husband and son do not recognize this woman who looks familiar and yet behaves like a stranger.
Two years later, she returns to her former family to assume against her will her role as wife, mother and daughter. To make an additional $10 donation to The Future of Film is Female, select the “Event + Donation” ticket on the checkout screen.Īlicja suffers from memory loss and has rebuilt her own free spirited way of life. The Future of Film is Female presents a special screening of Agnieszka Smoczynska’s just released sophomore feature from 2018, FUGUE, along with the director in conversation. Starring: Gabriela Muskala, Lukasz Simlat, Malgorzata Buczkowska
