Rooftop Films

La Devocion, a film I made probably three years ago, has been accepted into the Rooftop Films summer series in New York City. This is quite an accomplishment for this little film (I have spoken about it here a couple times). Here's what the Artistic Director for Rooftop Films had to say about it:

"It gives me great pleasure to tell you that Rooftop Films would like to screen "La Devocion" as part of the 2007 Summer Series. Personally, I was really blown away by the film. It's so raw and wild, and yet very insightful and well-thought-out. At first glance, the characters seem somewhat haphazard and cliché, but every scene builds a more and more rich understanding, and the characters constantly surprised me with nuanced ideas. The scene where the couple's argument devolves into pure repetition is a brilliant example: it's a formalist trick, a metaphoric reduction of the way couple's arguments spiral, but one could also sense that maybe they are aware of the repetition, and are actually just fucking with each other. In the end, I thought the story was rich, performances are intense and impassioned, and the filmmaking dynamic and exciting. Congratulations."

Pretty cool. I am very happy for the director, this has been a long journey for him.

Love,
Aislinn