American Fable2016

Director
Anne Hamilton

Acters

Peyton Kennedy (Gitty)
Richard Schiff (Jonathan)
Kip Pardue (Abe)
Marci Miller (Sarah)
Gavin MacIntosh (Martin)
Zuleikha Robinson (Vera)

The feature debut from director Anne Hamilton unleashes a torrent of gorgeous, stunningly surreal images as it immerses viewers in a child’s imagination.

A dark, dreamlike mystery plays out amidst the expansive farmlands of the American Midwest in this wondrous, storybook thriller. With her family’s livelihood imperiled by the farm crisis of the 1980s, eleven-year-old Gitty loses herself in a world of fantasy and make believe. But she stumbles into her own fairytale when she makes a startling discovery: a well-dressed mystery man being held captive in her family’s silo. It’s the beginning of a labyrinthine journey that will turn Gitty’s world upside down and force her to question her loyalty to her own family.

“’American Fable’ manages to achieve that rare feat of cinema, being both familiar and unique. Echos of Spielberg, Malick, and del Toro are woven into a distinct coming of age tale, and Peyton Kennedy puts in the performance of the festival…” – Cinapse

“Let writer-director Anne Hamilton tell you a story, because she’s got a heck of one in American Fable…A dream slowly becoming nightmare and we are just lucky enough to be along for the ride.” – Next Projection

“Gorgeously shot, and helmed with a sense of daring and verve” – Variety