An email to Miranda July kickstarts an amusing road trip in this
Canadian quasi-doc. When a Québécois filmmaker decides her creative
practice needs a fresh start, she emails Miranda July out of the blue
and, before getting any response, drives to Los Angeles with her
cinematographer (Isabelle Stachtchenko, the film’s actual
cinematographer). More than just a travelogue, Sophie Bédard
Marcotte’s film is a playful take on documentary clichés (landscape
film, op doc, the ‘cowboy film’) and a gently moving film about
creative partnerships.
_“Combining techniques of video installation art and documentary
investigation, L.A. Tea Time is more than just a journey to meet a
hero, or a journey to find one's self; it's a subtle process of
finding the means to make sense of all the weird ideas we have
rattling around our brains.” - Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Screen Anarchy _
Directed by Sophie Bédard Marcotte | 82 minutes | 15+ | Australian
Premiere
Country: Canada
Year: 2019
Language: French, English
cinema
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