SWEAT
The art house Tacoma Film Festival screens Sydney Film School thesis film ‘Sweat’.
Based in the United States, the Tacoma Film Festival celebrates current independent film from around the globe bridging the gap between the local community and outstanding works of art house film.
The eight-day festival takes place at the Grand Cinema, one of the region's strongest art-house movie theatres, that seeks to support indie filmmakers throughout the year and, when possible, plays TFF films for a theatrical run following the fest.
The number and quality of films in TFF improves every year and in 2011 the festival will screen 107 short and feature length films.
Directed by Sam Grant, Sweat was produced in the second half of 2009 and premiered at the awards night of the 11th SFS Film Festival.
Under the tagline “Music can be terrifying”, Sweat takes place in a late night carpark where a lone woman’s mind wanders as shadows dart. Is she really alone at all? The music swells as the stalker reveals themself. Much to the woman’s confusion, it’s far from what she expects.
The inspiration for Sweat's concept came from a dream Sam had many years ago. A dream that was strange enough for him to write down at the time. “I must have recently watched Spielberg's Jaws because I was on a beach surrounded by sand dunes, and something was stalking me assisted by the classic Jaws theme. drrrr dn drrrrr dn. Instead of an oversized shark, a band of violinists playing their own menacing music were hiding behind bushes,” describes Sam. His inspiration for the film changed slightly in its realization due to the time and budget restrictions but kept the same effect and feel.
If you are based in the States don’t miss Sweat’s Tacoma Film Festival screening!
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