Out of Focus
From the Archives
•
Drama, Music, Short Films, 17-Jan-2023
In Philadelphia, an aspiring rapper tries to carve out a space for himself but begins to lose hope. “Out of Focus,” directed by Alex Sulock, is a cinema verite snapshot about artistic pursuit that maneuvers in a flow of spontaneous energy. Over the course of a couple weeks, Ray roams around his hometown writing raps, making videos, shooting the shit with friends. Throw in an up-and-down relationship with his girlfriend and trouble at home with his mom — he’s kicked out of his house and forced to sleep in his car — and Ray’s life is on shaky ground. His passion for the rap game is his only constant but even that is beginning to falter. The film is stylistically low-key but sharp in its editing and perfectly believable in its performances. -KA. Director, writer, editor: Alex Sulock. DP: James Ball, Alex Sulock. Cast: Ray Lemontee, Xa Bucks, Alex Sulock, Alexis Rodriguez, Jennifer Rodriguez, Chris Martinez, Satchel Aubrey.
Up Next in From the Archives
-
Living My Best Life in Hudson Yards
The story of a fool in a smart city– a glimpse into our glorious future where no scrap of data goes un-personalized. | Directed by Danny Garfield.
-
Art Boy
An art assistant for a gallery in New York knows his role well, to live in romantic poverty and be paid in social clout and drugs. “Art Boy,” directed by Taylor Ervin, is a sharp-edged depiction of an art scene where the actual art is a second tier concern over the lifestyles and personas behind ...
-
The Gentleman Darks
In the rural backwoods, where living in squalor will keep you invisible, two desperate young men venture into the darkness to meet a mysterious but powerful man. The ominous Gentleman offers the nervous men an opportunity but they must go along with a cult-like initiation. An exercise in suspense...
