East River (film)

East River
Directed by Marc Grey
Written by Marc Grey
Starring Lupita Nyong'o
Tommaso Spinelli
Music by Anthony Mascorro
Cinematography Kamil Plocki[1]
Edited by Thomas Lindsay[1]
Production
company
Kozak Films[1]
Release dates
 2008
Running time
 17 minutes
Country USA

East River is a 2008 short film written and directed by Marc Grey, notable for being the onscreen debut of future Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o.[2][3][4]

Plot

This short film, which has no dialogue, follows a wanderer (played by Tommaso Spinelli), newly arrived in New York City, as he walks and cycles around Brooklyn. He eventually meets a photographer (played by Lupita Nyong'o) in Red Hook with whom he appears to start a relationship. The director, Marc Grey, describes the file as being "about the relationship between physical and emotional space."[2][5]

Reception

Writing for Film School Rejects, critic Christopher Campbell described confusion around the romance as "more mystifying than frustrating" and went on to say "the plot is not as important as the semi city symphony that arises out of the man’s wandering."[5] The Huffington Post described the film as being "rife with sunshine-drenched shots of Brooklyn bike-riding and gray-skied self-reflection."[2]

Cast

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gordon, Emerson (Feb 12, 2014). "Watch Oscar Nominee Lupita Nyong'o's First Film, the 2008 Short 'East River'". Indiewire. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Watch Lupita Nyong'o's First Film, 2008's 'East River'". The Huffington Post. Feb 13, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "East River". Big Story Group. Feb 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lupita Nyong'o biography". Big Story Group. Archived from the original on Mar 25, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Campbell, Christopher (Nov 3, 2013). "Watch '12 Years a Slave' Breakout Lupita Nyong'o In Her Film Debut 'East River'". Film School Rejects. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Intrepid, Never Tepid". Green Hill Camera. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Strasbourg International Film Festival Awards". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Film Schedule - Colorado Springs Independent" (PDF). Colorado Springs Independent. Apr 23, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

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