Fourteen

60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Jo is a bohemian spirit, prone to mental breakdowns since her mid-teens, currently striving to keep her job as a social worker. Mara, a down-to-earth and well-balanced kindergarten teacher, is her best friend ever since Jo backed her up in a bullying incident, a long time ago. Mara does her best to be by her friend’s side in times of trouble, but, as Jo becomes increasingly dysfunctional and self-destructive, Mara is gradually driven to her breaking point. An elliptical chronicle of the last days in a longstanding friendship, set against a sullen background of undefeated loneliness.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Dan Sallitt

Script: Dan Sallitt

Cinematography: Chris Messina

Editing: Dan Sallitt

Sound: Sean Dunn, Lian Luan

Actors: Tallie Medel, Norma Kuhling, Lorelei Romani

Production: Static Productions

Producers: Caitlin Mae Burke

Co-producers: Graham Swon

Art Direction: Josefina Labán

Make Up: Kelly Miller

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: USA

Production Year: 2019

Duration: 94΄

Contact: Static Productions, caitlinmae@gmail.com

Dan Sallitt

Dan Sallitt was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and attended Harvard College and UCLA's school of Theater, Film and Television. He was the head film critic Los Angeles Reader, as well a film critic for MUBI. His previous films are The Unspeakable Act (2012), All the Ships at Sea (2004), Honeymoon (1998) and Polly Perverse Strikes Again! (1986).