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Film Independent Presents Member screenings and special Q&A events was busier than ever. And we know that in-between all the wassailing and socially-distanced NYE cheer, a few of these may have fallen through the cracks. So here now is a full roundup of last month’s Q&A (plus this Coffee Talk.) To see what’s coming up next, go NOMADLAND Guests of honor: Chloé Zhao (writer/director/producer/editor), Peter Spears (producer), Mollye Asher (producer), Dan Janvey (producer); moderated by Mark Olsen (Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times) About: Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, ....
Sun December 13, 2020 Working Man at first seems to be yet another David and Goliath fable. Corporate America closes the last factory in a Midwest town and the employees rise up in protest. But, without warning, the ambling plot suddenly veers off-course. An unsuspecting audience is kidnapped and the story is turned on its head. Uncomplicated people become mysterious and the simple intrigues. It’s an original and most appealing tale. Allery Parkes (Peter Gerety) lives with his devoted wife, Iola (Talia Shire) in a small town in the heart of the Rust Belt. He’s worked in the local factory his entire life and is blind-sided when he’s made redundant. He tries to find another job, but it’s futile and he quietly slips into crisis mode. The next day, he goes back to work at the abandoned factory. His wife is horrified and his neighbors are intrigued. Like Allery, they too lost their jobs and now have nothing more interesting to do than monitor their eccentric neighbor. ....