As Aristotle once explained, every story is either a tragedy or a comedy. This film is a tragedy – in the true sense of that word. It’s very depressing, and sad, but depressing in a good way, if that’s possible to imagine. I say that because it captures some very beautiful, intimate moments of connection among friends dealing with the hardship of young life. As You Are is the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, premiering at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and it will hopefully give Miles the break he needs to make more films – because he seems to be a very talented storyteller. While it’s not the best film of the fest, it does show quite a bit of potential, and it’s a powerful story about love and what it makes you do. ›››
Continue reading Sundance 2016: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte’s Impressive Debut ‘As You Are’
Powered by WPeMatico
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.