Beeswax

press release: USA | 2009 | 35mm | 100 min.

Director: Andrew Bujalski; Cast: Tilly Hatcher, Maggie Hatcher, Alex Karpovsky

Bujalski’s third feature centers on twin sisters in Austin, Texas: wheelchair bound vintage clothing store proprietor Jeannie (Tilly Hatcher) and unemployed Lauren (Maggie Hatcher), who’s contemplating a move to Kenya. With humor and great attention to intimate details, Bujalski affectionately captures the moment-to-moment-ness of the lives of the young women, their friends, colleagues, and lovers.

Andrew Bujalski: A shining light among filmmakers working in low-budget independently produced features, Andrew Bujalski started a movement with the semi-improvised, character-driven style he later coined as “mumblecore” in movies like Funny Ha Ha. In his subsequent work, notably Computer Chess, he emerged as a daring narrative strategist with a distinct visual style. Our series covers the first four features of the writer, director and sometimes actor, all shown on 35mm prints. Andrew Bujalski will join us in person March 28-30 to present Funny Ha Ha and Computer Chess, as well as a special screening of Sylvester Stallone’s Paradise Alley.

Admission free for all screenings, seating limited. No admission 15 minutes after scheduled start times.