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KRITIKERUKA CRITICS’ CHOICE

LAKE LOS ANGELES USA 2014 DIRECTOR: Mike Ott SCREENPLAY: Mike Ott, Atsuko Okatsuka CINEMATOGRAPHY: Mike Gioulakis CAST: Johanna Trujillo, Roberto Sanchez, Eloy Méndez RUNNING TIME: 1h 27m PRODUCER: Athina Tsangari, Drea Clark, Alexandra Gioulakis, Atsuko Okatsuka, Trinity Shi, Frederick Thornton SOURCE: Small Form Films

Eksilkubaneren Francisco bor ved grensa Mexico/usa der han livnærer seg på strøjobber og ved å huse uregistrerte meksikanske immigranter. Ti år gamle Cecilia kommer alene og blir hos Francisco lenger enn de andre. I henne finner kubaneren noen å dele livet med, for en stakket stund. Da Cecilia blir plukket opp for å gjenforenes med sin far, synker Francisco igjen inn i en tilværelse der han leser inn lange, velformulerte kjærlighetsbrev til sin kone på Cuba – brev han kanskje aldri vil sende. Cecilia oppdager at faren likevel ikke kommer for å hente henne, og rømmer alene ut i ørkenen Lake Los Angeles, der alle slags farer truer.

lake los angeles er siste film i Mike Otts «Antelope Valley»- trilogi, som også består av littlerock (2010) og pealblossom hwy (2012). Poetisk og usentimentalt setter den søkelys på menneskers kamp for å finne sin plass og en vei ut av ensomheten. Cuban exile Francisco makes a living by taking day jobs and housing undocumented Mexican immigrants on the U.S. border. Ten year old Cecilia comes alone to his house and stays longer than most. In her, Francisco finds a companion in his solitary existence. When Cecilia is picked up to be reunited with her father, Francisco returns to his lonely life reading long eloquent love letters to his wife into a tape recorder, letters that may never be sent. Cecilia discovers that her father is not coming for her after all, and takes off on her own into the desert of Lake Los Angeles.

lake los angeles concludes Mike Ott’s Antelope Valley Trilogy, which includes littlerock (2010) and pearlblossom hwy (2012). In a poetic and unsentimental way, he investigates how people try to find their place and how they battle with loneliness.

REGISSØREN Mike Ott (f. 1977) er en amerikansk regissør og manusforfatter. Han studerte film ved California Institute of the Arts, og har fått sine filmer vist ved en rekke internasjonale festivaler. Han underviser nå i film ved University of South California. Hans film LITTLEROCK ble vist på TIFF i 2011. THE DIRECTOR Mike Ott (b. 1977) is a director and screenwriter. He studied film at the California Institute of the Arts, and his feature films have screened at international festivals. Presently he also teaches film directing at the University of Southern California (USC). His second feature LITTLEROCK screened at TIFF in 2011. FILMOGRAPHY (UTVALG/SELECTION): 2006 ANALOG DAYS 2008 A. EFFECT (SHORT) 2010 LITTLEROCK (TIFF 2011) 2012 PEARLBLOSSOM HWY


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