A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Atewenaron David Dearhouse, Meissoon Azzaria, Iohahiio Curotte
Written by:
Majdi El-Omari
Directed by:
Majdi El-Omari
Release Date:
March 13, 2015
Original Title:
Standstill
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 104
A Mohawk war photographer and a Palestinian refugee attempt to overcome the inertia-inducing forces of culture and politics.
Arihote, a Kanienkehaka 'Mohawk', sometime war photographer, whose life is in a rut, witnesses a revenge killing in Montreal by Wedad, a Palestinian refugee. Suddenly, he is overwhelmed by the past as he tries to piece together the present. The characters in Standstill have seen their attempts to move forward thwarted by cultural and political forces infringing on their lives as individuals. Finding new solace in each other may be the first step to freeing themselves from their inertia.
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