2019 Florida Film Festival Official Selection
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Certified Fresh with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes!
In a small agricultural town in the Florida Everglades, hopes for the future are concentrated on the youth. Four teens face heartbreak and celebrate in the rituals of an extraordinary senior year.
Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan paint a detailed and astonishing portrait of Pahokee, a rural village in the Everglades, Florida. Very close-knit, its inhabitants fight to face fragile financial situations and an uncertain future. Through a precise observational approach, the film captures the daily life of this city restoring a rich palette of nuances. From sporting events to beauty contests at school, filmmakers explore social and community rituals, and how gender and identity are portrayed as new stories are created. Going well beyond the teaching of Wiseman, which Lucas and Bresnan have perfectly integrated, the film seems to bathe in the singular atmosphere of a song of Gil Scott Heron, with lingering hints of rural blues tinged with urban echoes. A complex multi-faceted work that recalls both the raw social realism of the new American cinema and the neorealist style. Pahokee is the powerful portrait of a forgotten America, absent from the current political discourse.
France | USA, 2019, 110 minutes, Not Rated, Directed by Patrick Bresnan and Ivete Lucas
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"Lively and rousing as a generational snapshot, buoyed by the lovable, resilient kids at its heart."
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"Lucas and Brenan's debut captures youthful ambitions with abundant energy and variable insight."
—THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER -
"A documentary full of hope, life and beauty in a place mostly known for its struggles."
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"Compelling in its exploration of the stunning marvels of the seemingly mundane, Pahokee astonishes, one subtle dramatic turn after the other."
—HAMMER TO NAIL -
"Beautifully and thoughtfully composed (...) A warm and tender community portrait."
—FILM INQUIRY