[[5][6]] Plot
This short film, which has no dialogue, follows a wanderer (played by Tommaso Spinelli), newly arrived in New York City, as he walks and cycles around Brooklyn. He eventually meets a photographer (played by Lupita Nyong'o) in Red Hook with whom he appears to start a relationship. The director, Marc Grey, describes the file as being "about the relationship between physical and emotional space."[[8]]
Reception
Writing for Film School Rejects, critic Christopher Campbell described confusion around the romance as "more mystifying than frustrating" and went on to say "the plot is not as important as the semi city symphony that arises out of the man’s wandering."[8] The Huffington Post described the film as being "rife with sunshine-drenched shots of Brooklyn bike-riding and gray-skied self-reflection."
Cast
- Lupita Nyong'o
- Tommaso Spinelli
Awards
- 2009 Strasbourg International Film Festival - Winner Best Camera/Cinematography[8][12][13]
- 2009 Indie Spirit Film Festival - Official Selection[14]
- 2009 Newfilmmakers Film Festival - Official Selection
- 2010 CineRail Paris Film Festival - Official Selection
- 2010 Hollyshorts Film Festival - Official Selection
References
1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news| first = Emerson| last = Gordon| title = Watch Oscar Nominee Lupita Nyong'o's First Film, the 2008 Short 'East River'| date = Feb 12, 2014| publisher = Indiewire| url = http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-oscar-nominee-lupita-nyongos-first-film-east-river| accessdate = May 9, 2016}}
2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news| first = Christopher| last = Campbell| title = Watch ’12 Years a Slave’ Breakout Lupita Nyong’o In Her Film Debut ‘East River’| date = Nov 3, 2013| publisher = Film School Rejects| url = https://filmschoolrejects.com/watch-12-years-a-slave-breakout-lupita-nyong-o-in-her-film-debut-east-river-ec71501791d9#.4defgrfw9| accessdate = May 9, 2016}}
3. ^1 {{cite web| title = East River| date = Feb 12, 2014| publisher = Big Story Group| url = https://bigstorygroup.com/movies/east-river/| accessdate = May 9, 2016}}
4. ^1 {{cite web| title = Lupita Nyong'o biography| publisher = Big Story Group| url = http://www.tribute.ca/people/lupita-nyongo/43032/| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150325044010/http://www.tribute.ca/people/lupita-nyongo/43032/| archivedate = March 25, 2015| accessdate = May 9, 2016| deadurl = yes| df =}}
5. ^1 {{cite web| title = Intrepid, Never Tepid| publisher = Green Hill Camera| url = https://blog.greenhillcamera.com/intrepid-never-tepid/| accessdate = May 9, 2016}}
6. ^1 {{cite web| title = Strasbourg International Film Festival Awards| publisher = FilmFestivals.com| url = http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/editor/strasbourg_international_film_festival_awards&usg=AFQjCNEeRZeJTGWPuXujb7qGC1EJSMUjPg&bvm=bv.121421273,d.cGc| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160509172622/http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/editor/strasbourg_international_film_festival_awards%26usg%3DAFQjCNEeRZeJTGWPuXujb7qGC1EJSMUjPg%26bvm%3Dbv.121421273%2Cd.cGc| archivedate = May 9, 2016| accessdate = May 9, 2016| deadurl = yes| df =}}
7. ^1 {{cite news| title = Film Schedule - Colorado Springs Independent| date = Apr 23, 2009| publisher = Colorado Springs Independent| url = http://www.csindy.com/other/IndieFilmFest09.pdf| accessdate = May 9, 2016}}