Trey Edward Shults' Waves is a wrenching tale of forgiveness that plays with narrative and form. I will never forget the way I felt when I saw Trey Edward Shults' directorial debut, Krisha. The microbudget drama (made for $30,000), mined from a deep well of Shults' own family trauma, chronicles a Thanksgiving family reunion from the perspective of the titular middle-aged woman. She's a recovering alcoholic, and though she maintains—indignantly—that she’s sober, a barrage of chaotic but meticulously choreographed sequences depict her unraveling. Over the course of 24 hours, Krisha's self-destructive behavior and return to drugs and alcohol cause the family to spiral into extreme dysfunction, like a slow-motion train wreck led by a histrionic conductor. The film is a harrowing experience, with a cinematic gravitas evocative of John Cassavetes and Ingmar Bergman. With it, the 27-year-old announced himself right out of the gate as one of the most exciting talents to watch. "We shot enough for a four-hour film: 150 pages of script over 35 days and more than 50 locations." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 12 December, 2019