Fort Tilden
Elegantly evolves from an absurdist comedy into a remarkably wounded and uprooted story of friends who're beginning to tire of their...social cocoons.
Fort Tilden
Fort Tilden: New York City’s secluded seaside nirvana where Brooklyn’s hip millennial set flocks on hot summer afternoons for unbridled indulgence (and maybe an illegal substance or two).
In the midst of their respective quarter-life crises, Allie (Clare McNulty) procrastinates instead of preparing for her forthcoming, ill-advised stint in the Peace Corps, while Harper (Bridey Elliott) awaits checks from her father to fund her vague artistic dreams. But the two friends quickly shun their already-meager responsibilities for the day when they insinuate themselves into the planned Fort Tilden afternoon of a pair of cute guys they met at a party. As the two young women board their bicycles and embark on a wildly complicated trek to the beach, they quickly realize that, akin to their confusing, transitional lives, they neither know where they’re going nor how they plan to get there.
The feature film debut of writers/directors Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, FORT TILDEN takes viewers on a comedic journey through the outer boroughs as Allie and Harper cope with creepy neighbors, unpredictable traffic patterns, indignant cabbies, and each other.
In the midst of their respective quarter-life crises, Allie (Clare McNulty) procrastinates instead of preparing for her forthcoming, ill-advised stint in the Peace Corps, while Harper (Bridey Elliott) awaits checks from her father to fund her vague artistic dreams. But the two friends quickly shun their already-meager responsibilities for the day when they insinuate themselves into the planned Fort Tilden afternoon of a pair of cute guys they met at a party. As the two young women board their bicycles and embark on a wildly complicated trek to the beach, they quickly realize that, akin to their confusing, transitional lives, they neither know where they’re going nor how they plan to get there.
The feature film debut of writers/directors Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, FORT TILDEN takes viewers on a comedic journey through the outer boroughs as Allie and Harper cope with creepy neighbors, unpredictable traffic patterns, indignant cabbies, and each other.
Genre
Comedy
Runtime
95
Language
English
Director
Sarah-Violet Bliss,
Charles Rogers
Cast
Bridey Elliott
Awards:
Winner, Grand Jury Award ~ Documentary Feature, South by Southwest
FEATURED REVIEW
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
Let’s be honest: No one desperately needs another comedy about desultory twentysomething white Brooklynites waiting for their grownup lives to begin. But Fort Tilden, the debut feature co-written and directed by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, showcases a satirical voice so dyspeptic it’s ...
Played at
Lumiere Music Hall 8.14.15 - 8.20.15
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