Big Crush
From the Archives
•
Drama, Short Films, 26-Apr-2022
An awkward teenager in Park Slope, Brooklyn goes out one night in search of a boy, any boy, to bring home and prove to her sister she’s actually normal. Sophia Bennett Holmes directs “Big Crush,” a coming-of-age vignette that captures the tentative expressions of a teen girl on a weekend when her parents are away. When her sister barges into Grace’s room — startling her as she scrolls through internet videos of an odd fetish — she implores her to leave the house for a couple hours to give her some privacy with her boyfriend. Grace blurts out that she’s got a friend coming over herself, then wanders through the neighborhood on a scooter trying to find one. Carried by wonderfully understated performances, Bennett Holmes' film is filled with nuance and naturalism as it explores sisterly tensions and bodily fascinations. -KA. Director, Writer, Editor: Sophia Bennett Holmes. Starring Emily Featherman, Michael Mcbride, Maddie Brown. Director of Photography: Zenzele Ojore. Producer, Assistant Director: Gabriela Azevedo. Sound Mixer: Cade Featherstone.
Up Next in From the Archives
-
Mason
A young boy in rural America moves through a typical day trying to keep himself entertained and out of trouble. The observational documentary, “Mason,” directed by Oliver Shahery, follows the titular subject as he shoots at squirrels, plays with toy cars, and drinks Coke. Shahery refrains from ex...
-
Yanvalou
An awkward computer programmer learns to dance to impress his next-door neighbor. With “Yanvalou,” director Angeline Gragasin highlights a dichotomy of cultures — one centered around movement and expression; the other, a digital startup environment that's no less sterile for its balls for chairs ...
-
Member's Mark
Overwhelmed by voices inside her head, a farmhand teeters between reality, nightmare, and an alternate dimension. Marisa DeMarini directs “Member’s Mark,” an elliptical experimental film that frames a psychological breakdown as a disorienting series of motifs - mirrors, lights, extreme close ups ...
