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"Antero Alli offers a challenging consideration
of identity
that mixes
mysticism
with sharp satire
and rueful emotional
drama in a
profound
statement
on
how we see ourselves
and
how we want to be perceived by others."
- Phil Hall (click for full review)
OUT OF THE WOODS (2015/final cut, 2021; 87 min.) A Drama of Magical Realism. A former professional Mentalist is interviewed by a documentary filmmaker about how he came upon his mind-reading talents after a fatal fall in the forest and how he mysteriously came back to life but with amnesia. Wandering through the dark woods, he hears disembodied voices until discovering these voices are actually the thoughts of those he encounters along the way. Not remembering who he is, he absorbs their thoughts and a phantom identity develops within him. OUT OF THE WOODS follows one man’s journey down the rabbit hole of haunted dreams, weird luck, and worldly ambitions to discover his true nature and...his one true love.
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NATHAN ROSQUIST as "The Filmmaker" and MICK ROCHE as "Charlie Atterbury"
“A haunting, visually engaging,
thematically
intriguing
and dramatically exciting film...
beautifully
photographed,
well-edited, and finely acted". - Charles Kruger, flickstorm
ALICIA IVANHOE as "Bonnie" , MALACHI MAYNARD as "Charlie", SYLVI ALLI as forest spirit
ROBIN COOMER as "Lorraine Bender" and Andrew Guruvich as "Frank Nation"
In 'OUT OF THE WOODS', the ensemble cast provides
richly textured interpretations of unfortunate souls unable
to
moor their needs to someone that cannot see them for
what
they are,
if only because he is unable to establish
his own self-identity.
- Cinema Crazed
VISION STATEMENT, THE CASTING PROCESS, PRODUCTION STILLS
SYLVI ALLI as the forest spirit
“Out of the Woods” carries the virtues of Alli’s canon: handsome
cinematography, a screenplay that is not afraid to take the viewer
into
difficult intellectual terrain (how often do you see an anthropomorphic
tree spirit in a contemporary film?) and devious flashes of dry humor,
particularly when Charlie is positioned into using his mentalist powers
for audiences. And Sylvi Alli, the filmmaker’s real-life and reel-life
collaborator, is here as the elusive forest entity and as one of the
creative
forces on the haunting soundtrack. - Phil Hall, NYC
DIRECTOR'S VISION STATEMENT
THE CASTING PROCESS
PRODUCTION STILLS
ANTERO has been writing and directing feature-length art films
since 1993. His deep
background in experimental theatre (since 1975) imprints
his
work
with its distinct theatricality. Alli's movies are extensively
reviewed
at the popular
review
site,
filmthreat.com
and screen publically in Portland OR, where DVDs of his
films
can also
be rented at Movie Madness.
CONTACT
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