Matt Wilkins makes movies the way a cheironomer makes music, or the way Kennedy plots against Castro: He assembles assemblies, describes contours and nurtures key plot points, but the title of director is ill-fitting and plausibly deniable. You could almost say his film company doesn’t even make movies — they make processes, one of which will have its Seattle premiere during SIFF this year.
Believe me, it’s not half as precious as it sounds. Marrow is dark and tough as nails. It’s about the all-too-familiar family conflicts and the backhanded way legacies are sometimes passed down.
Previous Sisyphus projects had smaller budgets and lesser visions. How small? Small enough to draw the titles for one in ketchup on a bathroom floor. That’s one reason why I’m encouraging you to see Marrow: Matt’s maturation as a filmmaker might have been inevitable, but that doesn’t make it any less delightful to witness. Mainly, though, it’s a good movie, plain and simple.
Wednesday, June 1
7:00 pm
Harvard Exit, Capitol Hill
Saturday, June 4
3:30 pm
Admiral Theater, West Seattle
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That’s a really great description of what kind of films we make and where we’re coming from. If people want to see a commercial mainstream genre film, they have thousands of options out there. This film is for people who want to see something daring and original– something a little bit out of their comfort zone. An emotional horror film with a trace of the absurd.
Even within the mainstream there are options, but these stories of yours…Needless to say, I’m totally looking forward to Wednesday.