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306 Hollywood (NEXT)
About: Visual artists and sibling filmmakers Elan and Jonathan Bogarín examine the life of their late grandmother by turning her cluttered Newark home of 71 years into an “archeological dig.” Artistic shots of all her worldly possessions are intercut with candid home movie footage, interviews, dramatic reconstruction (using audio recordings from 1972), and surreal flights of fancy.
Buzz: This strange and stylish documentary comes alive when Annette Ontell, the late subject of the film, is seen on screen, her musings on life proving both funny and moving. What happens around that footage is a meditation on family, memory, and old age that drew mixed reactions from the screening crowd.
One more thing: 306 Hollywood is the first documentary to ever play in Sundance’s NEXT strand, which showcases innovative films that are able to transcend the confines of an independent budget.
About: Visual artists and sibling filmmakers Elan and Jonathan Bogarín examine the life of their late grandmother by turning her cluttered Newark home of 71 years into an “archeological dig.” Artistic shots of all her worldly possessions are intercut with candid home movie footage, interviews, dramatic reconstruction (using audio recordings from 1972), and surreal flights of fancy.
Buzz: This strange and stylish documentary comes alive when Annette Ontell, the late subject of the film, is seen on screen, her musings on life proving both funny and moving. What happens around that footage is a meditation on family, memory, and old age that drew mixed reactions from the screening crowd.
One more thing: 306 Hollywood is the first documentary to ever play in Sundance’s NEXT strand, which showcases innovative films that are able to transcend the confines of an independent budget.
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