Find and follow posts tagged i believe in unicorns on tumblr. Meyerhoffs protagonist, davina natalia dyer is a 16yearold girl, weathering a hurricane of repressed frustration at having to be responsible for her disabled. I believe in unicorns which had its premiere at sxsw 2014 told. It has a great leading performance by natalia dyer, interesting usage of stop motion animation representing the memories and imagination of the movies leading girl and an interesting twist on the generally familiar myth of the unicorn. One viewing of i believe in unicorns and its clear. Leah meyerhoff wrote and directed the magical realist feature film i believe in unicorns starring natalia dyer and peter vack, which was released theatrically after premiering at the sxsw film festival, winning the grand jury prize at the atlanta film festival and additional awards from the tribeca film institute, san francisco film society, woodstock film festival, and adrienne shelly foundation. Apr 09, 2014 i believe in unicorns w leah meyerhoff dallasfilmsociety. The director leah meyerhoff brings her life story to the screen in this work filmed in her childhood home in oakland, calif. Foreground from left, malika zouhaliworrall, leah meyerhoff, laura. Founded by leah meyerhoff, film fatales raises the visibility of marginalized directors and increases the talent pool for industry organizations, programmers and production companies looking to work with more underrepresented voices by recommending directors for jobs, grants, labs, screenings, and other opportunities. I believe in unicorns 2014 123movies 123 movies watch. Yet as the frontwoman for the womenbehindthecamera initiative film fatales, shes a seasoned veteran in. Director leah meyerhoffs drama is basically a teengirl fantasy, penthouse forum for the sassy set a 1990s nostalgia trip complete with smoking, pay phones and developing pictures from film.
Director leah meyerhoff featured in conrad magazine. Leah meyerhoff is a new york based filmmaker whose debut feature film i believe in unicorns premiered in the narrative competition of sxsw 2014 and is currently traveling the film festival circuit. I believe in unicorns is a poetic and deeply intimate film. Its slow, a road trip movie about a kid becoming an adult, but an excellent performance and.
Davina is swept into a whirlwind of romance and adventure, but the enchantment of her new relationship quickly fades when sterlings volatile side begins to emerge. The film stars natalia dyer, peter vack, julia garner, amy seimetz and toni meyerhoff. Davina is swept into a whirlwind of romance and adventure, but the enchantment of her new relationship quickly fades when his volatile side begins to emerge. I just find it hard to believe in the things that i used to.
Its slow, a road trip movie about a kid becoming an adult, but an excellent performance and some great visual. A teenage girl with a rich fantasy life begins a relationship with an older boy in leah meyerhoffs debut feature. With i believe in unicorns, leah meyerhoff rewrites the. Particularly reverential to terrence malicks badlands, it even uses a version of its famous gassenhauer theme, although it must be said that other films have done the same. I believe in unicorns 123movies watch free online follows the lyrical journey of an imaginative teenage girl who runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter, but not even unicorns can save her now. Featuring mtvs peter vack, along with costar natalia. Directed by leah meyerhoff, i believe in unicorns is an ode to the american road movie, featuring a remarkable breakthrough performance from natalia dyer. May 29, 2015 i believe in unicorns is a poetic and deeply intimate film. The faintly faded color palette and impressionistic nature of leah meyerhoffs i believe in unicorns is similar to that of a scrapbook, with each passing moment documented through a streamofconsciousness digesting of emotion. Mar 29, 2014 published on mar 29, 2014 the examiners rektok ross interviews the cast of i believe in unicorns at the south by southwest film festival.
Natalia dyer and peter vack in i believe in unicorns. Firsttime feature filmmaker leah meyerhoff spins a familiar but affecting comingofage tale in i believe in unicorns, a sensitively observed and arrestingly impressionistic drama that feels at. Request i believe in unicorns by leah meyerhoff self. A merging of terrence malicks badlands and terry gilliams tideland might be read as a possible influence on i believe in unicorns, but this very impressive road movie from leah meyerhoff who writes, directs and partially animates some stopmotion sequences forges an. Leah meyerhoff is chosen as one of 5 filmmakers to watch in hollywood on the hudson. Screenwriting submitted 1 year ago by robinsparkles73 psychological all i could find online was the epk. Filmmaker leah meyerhoff is perhaps as well known for her film collective, film fatales, as for her first feature film, i believe in unicorns, which premiered at. Follows the lyrical journey of an imaginative teenage girl who runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter, but not even unicorns can save her now. I believe in unicorns 2014 directed by leah meyerhoff. The title of leah meyerhoffs featurelength writing and directing debut, i believe in unicorns, seems designed to push away anyone dubious about preciousness, especially when it comes to stylish comingofage indies. For colleges, you can actually get a booker and book. Directed by leah meyerhoff and starring natalia dyer, peter vack, julia garner, amy seimetz, toni meyerhoff. Leah meyerhoff is tired of the straight, white, male perspective.
A dreamy and quirkily twisted comingofage story, leah meyerhoffs i believe in unicorns may well tread very familiar territory, but it does so in a unique and gently striking style, resulting. Its greatest achievement is how it conveys the loss of innocence as a teenage girl discovers womanhoodindependence through a roadtrip with her boyfriend. And her new film, i believe in unicorns, shatters the traditional love story mold. Watch i believe in unicorns full movie online 123movies. However, this newly discovered freedom seems to be just as disturbing as the home life she seeks to escape. I believe in unicorns tells the story of an imaginative teenage girl who runs away from home with an older boy, but not even unicorns can save her now. May 29, 2015 one of the finds at 2014s sxsw film festival was leah meyerhoff s directorial debut i believe in unicorns, about the aftermath of a 16yearold girls first sexual experience, and the. But make no mistake, this is an amazing directorial debut from leah meyerhoff, a dreamy coming of age film that feels like the lost little sister of peter jacksons careerdefining heavenly creatures. In i believe in unicorns, a princess meets her punk prince. I believe in unicorns, is a nice starting point for director leah meyerhoff its her first feature film. Review of leah meyerhoffs i believe in unicorns agnes films. The indie drama, which debuts simultaneously this weekend in new york and on vod platforms, is a sensitive and engrossing drama about davina natalia dyer, a naive young.
Filmmaker leah meyerhoff is perhaps as well known for her film collective, film fatales, as for her first feature film, i believe in unicorns, which premiered at sundance in 2014. I believe in unicorns takes us on a road trip through the stunning and complex landscape of troubled young love. Leah meyerhoff s debut feature film i believe in unicorns premiered in the narrative competition of sxsw 2014 and is currently traveling the film festival circuit. Despite drawing heavily from these renowned sources, firsttime writerdirection leah meyerhoff isnt simply. Still, its a delicate, insightful comingofage storyinspired by meyerhoffs own autobiographyabout davina, a strongwilled, imaginative, lonely teenager natalia dyer who falls in love for the first time. Davina natalia dyer is an imaginative and strongwilled teenage girl who often escapes into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Leah meyerhoff is chosen as one of 5 filmmakers to watch in hollywood on the hudson i became a filmmaker because it satisfied the creative side of my brain and the social activist side. While far from perfect, i believe in unicorns is unusually attuned to how it feels for a teenager to have her first intense, quasimature relationship, and how. I believe in unicorns the comingofage film every woman needs to see. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Its slow, a road trip movie about a kid becoming an. I believe in unicorns 2014 leah meyerhoff synopsis. Jarin blaschke took the award for his work on i believe in unicorns, which was written and directed by leah meyerhoff. Filmmaker did an extensive profile of the film fatales last year, and as gender parity in the film industry moves to the forefront of industry news, the fatales has seen a dramatic increase in its members and.
A custommade bound unicorns art book of still images from set, signed by writerdirector leah meyerhoff. The intruder and i believe in unicorns among winners. In one of the opening scenes, divina comes into the kitchen and puts on her mothers stockings. The studied directors unique combination of sensitivity and inventiveness allowed her to turn in the moving unicorns, a story about a girl who loses herself in her fantasies when her first love turns violent. She is also the full time carer of her quadriplegic mother. There was a golden unicorn dangling from the neck of writerdirector leah meyerhoff when i met her. Meet the woman filmmaker whos leading nycs gender equality charge. Mar 24, 2014 firsttime feature filmmaker leah meyerhoff spins a familiar but affecting comingofage tale in i believe in unicorns, a sensitively observed and arrestingly impressionistic drama that feels at. With her new film i believe in unicorns, leah meyerhoff has officially arrived.
Leah meyerhoff of i believe in unicorns talks about creating short films for career opportunities as a director and how to finance your indie film. The hudson valley film commission is a non profit that helps. Leah meyerhoff talks about her new film i believe in unicorns. Her gorgeous, slightly gothic i believe in unicorns uses the. She has received attention as the writer and director of the feature film i believe in unicorns starring natalia dyer and peter vack. I became a filmmaker because it satisfied the creative side of my brain and the social activist side. Awardwinning filmmaker on how to finance your indie film. A unicorns dvd signed by director leah meyerhoff or digital download your choice.
I believe in unicorns is a 2014 american independent comingofage romantic drama film written and directed by leah meyerhoff. I believe in unicorns marks the directorial debut of leah meyerhoff and its a story that taps very deeply into a lot of feelings many women had when they were in high school. Jun 27, 2015 an interesting conversation with my friend leah meyerhoff about how she made the film and her interaction with the audience post screening of her new film i believe in unicorns. Leah meyerhoff is an award winning independent filmmaker who wrote and directed the narrative feature film i believe in unicorns starring natalia dyer and peter vack, which was released theatrically after premiering at sxsw, winning the grand jury prize at the atlanta film festival and additional awards from tribeca film institute, san francisco film society, woodstock film festival, and the adrienne shelly foundation. Perhaps teenagers will embrace i believe in unicorns as they did the popular younglove movies, the spectacular now and the fault in our stars. Rear from left, marielle heller, paola mendoza, danielle lurie, drew denny and angela tucker. Interview with leah meyerhoff, writer and director of i. Leah meyerhoffs film i believe in unicorns tells the story of divina natalia dyer, a sixteenyearold girl who believes in unicorns. On tuesday i did the following interview with meyerhoff, dyer, and vack about their unusual movie. Leah meyerhoff wrote and directed the magical realist feature film i believe in unicorns starring natalia dyer and peter vack, which was released theatrically after premiering at the sxsw film festival, winning the grand jury prize at the atlanta film festival and additional awards from the tribeca film institute, san francisco film society. I believe in unicorns 2014 i believe in unicorns 2014. Filmmaker leah meyerhoff talks to us about her criticallyacclaimed short film. The film was released on may 29, 2015, by gravitas ventures. Leah meyerhoff is raising funds for i believe in unicorns on kickstarter.
The film tells the story of davina, an imaginative and strongwilled teenage girl who often escapes into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Indiepix films i believe in unicorns dvd leah meyerhoff. Indiewire the performances are strong, the imaginary visions suggestive, and the film as a whole is swoony, tender, skittish, a little scary in short, this is what young love feels like. I believe in unicorns is an ode to the american road movie that wears its influences on its sleeve. Leah meyerhoff is an award winning filmmaker who wrote and directed the narrative feature film i believe in unicorns which was released theatrically after premiering at sxsw, winning the grand jury prize at the atlanta film festival and additional awards from woodstock film festival, nashville film festival, tribeca film institute, ifp, and the adrienne shelly foundation. Her previous short films have screened in over 200 film festivals, won a dozen awards, and aired on several cable networks. But it also lingers long after the final credits have rolled and bodes well for writerdirector leah meyerhoffs future. Leah meyerhoff is a student academy awardnominated director, producer and screenwriter. A teenage girl learns about love the hard way in leah meyerhoffs whimsical i believe in unicorns starring natalia dyer. Having grown up quickly as the sole caretaker of her disabled mother, she looks for salvation in a new relationship with an older boy.
May 27, 2015 with that in mind meyerhoff penned her first feature, i believe in unicorns, a semiautobiographical tale pulled from memories of her own tumultuous youth. A road trip through the stunning and complex landscape of troubled young love. Interview with leah meyerhoff, writer and director of i believe in unicorns. Starring natalia dyer, peter vack, julia garner, amy seimetz. I believe in unicorns is the kickstarter project of the day. The film fatales collective trains a lens on gender. I believe in unicorns by leah meyerhoff kickstarter. Leah meyerhoff will make an oncampus appearance at 12. Davina is an imaginative and strongwilled teenage girl who often escapes into a beautifully twisted fantasy life. Dont miss i believe in unicorns, an honest movie about young. A teen girl learns love and sex the hard way in leah. From student academy award nominated director leah meyerhoff twitch, oscar nominated producer heather rae frozen river, and emmy award winning executive producer allison anders gas food lodging, i believe in unicorns.
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