October Country (0+)
USA, 2009, colour, 80 min.
Directors: Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher
Directors: Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher
"October Country" is a beautiful rendered portrait of an American family struggling for stability while haunted by the ghosts of war, teen pregnancy, foster care and child abuse. This vibrant and intimate documentary examines the forces that unsettle the working poor and the violence that lurks beneath the surface of American life. Every family has its ghosts some metaphorical, some literal. The Mosher family has more than most. Shot over a year from one Halloween to the next, the film uses rich visual metaphors and floats through multiple storylines to paint a portrait of a family who are unique but also sadly represantative of the struggles of America's working class.
AWARDS
2009 SILVERDOCS Grand Jury Prize for best US Documentary Feature
Michael Palmieri
Michael Palmieri
began directing film and television in 2001. He has directed over twenty music videos for such artists as Beck, The Strokes, Belle and Sebastian, The New Pornographers, The Foo Fighters, and The Bravery. His commercial work includes spots for Converse, Coke, MAC Cosmetics, and ESPN. Other notable collaborators include the political cartoonist and journalist Garry Trudeau of Doonesbury, fine artists Tauba Auerbach and Adrian Paci, cinematographer Christopher Doyle, and the Academy award winning documentary filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. An adjunct professor of film and video at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, he now resides in Portland, Oregon.
FILMOGRAPHY
“October Country” is Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher’s directing debut.
Donal Mosher
Donal Mosher
is a photographer, writer, and musician. His photo documentary work inspired the film “October Country”. Portions of the project have been shown in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco's SF Camerawork as well as online at the Marjorie Wood Gallery. His fiction and non-fiction writings have appeared in SF Camerawork, Instant City, Satellite, Frozen Tears, and Life As We Show It - Writing On Film. Donal is also a principle subject of Robert Arnold's documentary film "Key of G," which focuses on life and work with a severely disabled young man.
FILMOGRAPHY
“October Country” is Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher’s directing debut.
USA, 2009, colour, 80 min.
Directors: Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher
Directors: Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher
"October Country" is a beautiful rendered portrait of an American family struggling for stability while haunted by the ghosts of war, teen pregnancy, foster care and child abuse. This vibrant and intimate documentary examines the forces that unsettle the working poor and the violence that lurks beneath the surface of American life. Every family has its ghosts some metaphorical, some literal. The Mosher family has more than most. Shot over a year from one Halloween to the next, the film uses rich visual metaphors and floats through multiple storylines to paint a portrait of a family who are unique but also sadly represantative of the struggles of America's working class.
AWARDS
2009 SILVERDOCS Grand Jury Prize for best US Documentary Feature