Rachel Lang’s impressive feature film debut effortlessly interlaces comedy and drama with spare, striking compositions and understated droll humor. Lang fully immerses us in free-spirited Ana’s quarter-life crisis, as she negotiates the disparate elements of her peripatetic existence and her love life. Discovery Salomé Richard is intoxicating as Ana: erratic, unreliable, yet very relatably human. Whether expressing her story in cinematic views of a jungle dreamscape, stunning shots of Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame de Haut chapel, or cringeworthy squirts of ketchup onto a plate of vegetables, Lang’s images beautifully float along much like Ana’s life, constructed loosely upon the completion of an interminable bathroom renovation for her beloved grandma, in the company of a lovelorn handyman who can’t seem to fix anything. Ana’s meandering inspires recognition of our own lost moments in life, and the ability to find the strength and faith required to embrace the journey every step along the way.
Guest in attendance 10/10 & 10/11: Rachel Lang (director, writer)
There will be a ticketed reception following the 10/10 screening of the film at Theresa & Johnny's with director Rachel Lang in attendance.
Thanks to our Community Partners the Alliance Française de San Francisco and Women's Film Institute.