Advertisement
My favorite non-fiction film at SXSW 2008 was Tommy Davis’ One Minute to Nine, a haunting portrait of a mother’s last few days at home with her family before she heads off to prison for killing the husband and father who abused and terrorized them all. My review attracted a number of comments from people wondering where they could see it; I myself wondered why the doc seemed to disappear from the festival circuit in the Spring with no formal announcement regarding distribution. I had hear a while back that HBO had picked up the film for broadcast, and in this interview with AJ Schnack, Davis confirms the HBO deal, and says the film will also be back to festivals and in theaters prior to its premiere on the channel in late 2009. Good news for an extremely sad film.
Kevin Buist
FLAME + CITRON Review
Christopher Campbell
Happy Halloween Links. Today in Film...
Brandon Harris
5 80s Literary Adaptations Worse Than...
Kevin Kelly
John Krasinski, Brief Interviews With...
Karina Longworth
SpoutBlog, Now Available in Book Form
Paul Moore
October 31, Karina’s Last Day
Lauren Wissot
Sasha Grey Interview
We’ve had a bit of trouble getting this episode to go through the iTunes feed, so we hope this re-post will fix the problem. The original post, with episode description and embedded player, is here.
filmcouch-114
Great news! I’ve been wanting to see this ever since reading your SXSW2008 coverage but it was barely even playing at American film festivals. Go, Sheila Nevins.
How to purchase this dicument, please?
Thank you.
I personaly know Wendy and the boys and hope that this movie will inspire some change in this world!!!
Although this doc was dark, chilling, and heart-wrenching, it is worth
watching. It will stay on your mind for days.. I am glad HBO picked it up.
I saw One Minute to Nine at Locarno Film Festival in 2007 and it has not left my mind since. There are few documentary films that leave an impression on me, mainly because the subject matter always seems to be marred by outdated and formulaic methods (i.e. talking heads and unnecessary captions). This was not the case with One Minute to Nine. Not only is One Minute to Nine incredibly moving, but it is also innovative in its style. The full story of Wendy’s struggle to overcome the violence in her marriage is revealed to the audience progressively and allows the viewer to understand Wendy’s story naturally almost as if Davis is granting the trust necessary to reveal such a horrific story. It is the type of film that leaves you feeling so aware and united with Wendy that it would be impossible to forget. I can’t wait for more people to see this film.
I LOVE YOU! WENDY AND RANDY!!!! MISS YOU VERY MUCH…. LOVE DANIELLE, randy’s cousin and wendys neice…….
Its a really good film even though every time our family watch’s it we cry…. but its ok … good movie and lots of personal trails my family went threw”’
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE FILM.