In The Maiden, Graham pursues his taste for gentle, fragmented and polyphonic storytelling. We follow Colton, a high-school student who finds his classmate Whitney’s diary. Upon seeking to give it back to her, he discovers that she has gone missing. As we read the young woman’s diary, we are plunged into her love story with Colton’s best friend, and the archeology of symbolic, environmental and family violence upon which this Canadian suburban town is built.
Graham’s films are like this recovered diary: the poetic excavation of lost voices, hushed stories that reflect our society. A pantheistic tribute to earnest adolescence with entwined narratives whose characters beckon with outstretched arms. A true “teen movie” halfway between the anguish of Charles Burns’ graphic novel Black Hole and the fell lyricism of The Virgin Suicides.
Through its Next Step programme, La Semaine de la Critique guides the short-film directors who were selected for the competition towards their first feature film. Next Step is a 5-day workshop held in France in December. During the workshop, the filmmakers have the opportunity to discuss their projects with international experts and tutors so that they may be advised on their scripts, to understand the reality of the industry and define the right development strategy. Furthermore, the workshop organises meetings with music composers to promote the directors’ attention towards music scoring. This year, three composers will share their experience and expertise during one-to-one consultations with each director, so as to guide them optimally in their artistic choices. In partnership with the Moulin d’Andé-Céci, Next Step is supported by the CNC and the SACEM.
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