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DARK NIGHT

2016 | dir: Tim Sutton | 85 min

A haunting, artfully understated critique of American gun culture, Tim Sutton’s third feature is loosely based around the 2012 massacre in Aurora, Colorado that took place during a multiplex screening of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Employing a mesmerizing documentary-style technique and a cast of non-professional actors, DARK NIGHT follows the activities of six strangers over the course of one day, from sunrise to midnight, the shooter among them. Shot in Sarasota, Florida and lensed by veteran French DP Hélène Louvart (PINA, THE BEACHES OF AGNES), the dream-like visuals articulate both Sutton’s carefully crafted landscapes and the characters’ sense of alienation and suburban malaise. Winner of the Lanterna Magica Award at the Venice Film Festival following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, DARK NIGHT is essential viewing, not only for art-house filmgoers, but for anyone invested in the debate over gun violence in America as well.

“Haunting”
Eric Kohn – IndieWire

“A mysterious elegy of a film, pregnant with both the beauty of the everyday and the menace of impending violence.”
A.A. Dowd – A.V. Club

“A thought provoking requiem”
Rodrigo Perez – The Playlist

“Sundance at its best”
Manohla Dargis – The New York Times

IN THEATERS
February 3-9, 2017 Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY get ’em
February 3-9, 2017 Alamo Drafthouse New Mission San Francisco, CA get ’em
February 9-12, 2017 American Cinematheque – Spielberg Theatre Los Angeles, CA get ’em
February 10-16, 2017 Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center New Orleans, LA get ’em
February 10-11, 2017 Union Cinema Milwaukee, WI get ’em
February 17 & 20, 2017 Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Austin, TX get ’em
February 24 – March 2, 2017 Facets Cinematheque Chicago, IL get ’em
February 24 – March 2, 2017 Grand Illusion Cinema Seattle, WA get ’em
February 24, 2017 Alamo Drafthouse Littleton Littleton, CO get ’em
February 24, 2017 Mayfair Theatre Ottawa, Canada get ’em
February 24, 2017 Alamo Drafthouse Houston Houston, TX get ’em
February 24 – March 4, 2017 The Royal Toronto, Canada get ’em
March 1, 2017 Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers Yonkers, NY get ’em
March 2-3, 2017 Wexner Arts Center Columbus, OH get ’em
March 3-5, 2017 Webster University St. Louis, MO get ’em
March 8, 2017 Regal Hollywood 20 Theater, Sarasota Film Festival Sarasota, FL get ’em
March 30-31, 2017 Sun-ray Cinema, Sleeping Giant Festival Jacksonville, FL get ’em
March 31-April 2, 2017 Speed Art Museum Louisville, KY get ’em
March 31, 2017 Wisconsin Film Festival Madison, WI get ’em
April 13, 2017 Cable Car Cinema Providence, RI get ’em
April 14-16, 2017 Walker Arts Center Minneapolis, MO get ’em
April 18, 2017 PhilaMOCA Philadelphia, PA get ’em
April 20-22, 27-29, 2017 Winnipeg Film Group Winnipeg, Canada get ’em
May 12-14, 2017 Hamilton Theater Hamilton, NY get ’em


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