Directed by Tom DiCillo | USA | 2015 | Documentary | 70 mins
Sponsor: Todd Lockwood
Film Source: filmmaker
Filmmaker in attendance to introducer and for Q&A
DiCillo (Living in Oblivion, also showing at this year’s festival) descends into the subterranean world of the NYC subway and records humanity passing by in a highly stylized, poetic film. Structured in eight parts, with a mesmerizing soundtrack, we delve deep into the psyches of the people who either inhabit this world or are merely passing through. No hidden cameras were used and mostly the people we see on screen are aware of being filmed and yet they remain unself-conscious. At no time do we feel voyeuristic. The camera constantly shifts and explores and, just as in real life, people come and go and we are left wondering what might happen to them.