''Driftwood'' is an American independent film written and directed by Paul Taylor. The film had its world premiere at the 2016
Slamdance Film Festival
The Slamdance Film Festival is an annual film festival focused on emerging artists. The annual week-long festival takes place in Park City, Utah, in late January and is the main event organized by the year-round Slamdance organization, which als ...
where it was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for best narrative feature.
Plot
The film concerns a young woman who mysteriously washes ashore and is claimed by an older man. While she convalesces at his remote cabin he attempts to domesticate and
condition her.
Cast
* Joslyn Jensen as young woman
* Paul C. Kelly as old man
* Michael Fentin as young man
Production
Driftwood was shot in six days and is entirely dialogue-free. Every piece of audio was re-recorded or
foleyed in post-production.
Release
Driftwood had its world premiere at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival and played at various film festivals around the United States including The Columbus International Film + Video Festival, Slamdance Cinemaclub screenings in Los Angeles and Chicago, the
Tallgrass Film Festival
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, the
Virginia Film Festival,
Cucalorus Film Festival
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and had its international premiere at the
American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland.
Reception
Driftwood was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival and has generally received positive reviews from critics. Dennis Harvey of Variety said it was a "beguiling feature directing debut". It has been compared to films made within the
Greek Weird Wave movement. It has gone on to receive multiple awards including the Golden Strands Excellence in the Art of Filmmaking award at the 2016 Tallgrass Film Festival and the Programmer's Award at the 2016 Virginia Film Festival.
References
External links
Official website* {{IMDb title, 4532446, Driftwood
2016 films
American independent films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films