The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Set in a nightmarish Bardo, a place between death and rebirth, a tormented writer faces down demons of his own making. Forced to confront the darkest moment in his life, he mines fractured and repressed memories for a way out. A woman is at the center of all the writer’s afterlife encounters. She is the subject of his life’s greatest regret, and she materializes everywhere in this Otherworld. The writer cannot detach any thoughts of his life from her.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Key crew
- Anne WaldmanWriter
- Michael Joseph McQuilkenDirector
- David T. LittleWriter
- Michael Joseph McQuilkenWriter
Cast
- Timur BekbosunovThe Man
- Jennifer Harrison NewmanThe Woman
Themes
operaafterlifepurgatoryrock operaexperimental narrativebeat poetryexperimental cinema