Instructions on Parting
Directed by Amy Jenkins
Produced by Mary Kerr
Produced by Mary Kerr
A closely observed elegy to the ever-changing seasons and the indelible love of family generations.
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Overview
- Genre
- Personal Doc, Human Interest, Nature, and Religion
- Synopsis
Over the course of one tumultuous year, Artist and Director Amy Jenkins confronts the cancer diagnoses of her mother and sister, and also welcomes her first child to life. Crafted in a unique visual style, the film weaves breathtaking vignettes of nature unfolding with cinéma vérité family footage to lead us to a bold and daring acceptance our own mortality.
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 95 minutes
Credits
- Amy Jenkins ... Director/Producer/Editor
- Mary Kerr ... Producer
- Bara Jichova Tyson ... Co-Editor
- Noah Hoffeld ... Composer
- Amy Jenkins ... Director
Production Details
- Country
- United States
- Years of Production
- 2003 to 2018
- Locations
- New York, New Hampshire, Utah
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2018
- Festivals
- WORLD PREMIERE: Museum of Modern Art, Doc Fortnight Festival, New York; INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE: Sydney Film Festival, Australia; CANADIAN PREMIERE: DOXA Film Festival, Vancouver
- Awards
- WINNER, BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Athens International Film and Video Festival, Athens, Ohio; WINNER, FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR: New Hampshire Film Festival, Portsmouth, NH
- Language
- English
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