If you don’t know Josephine Decker, you soon will. Actor/writer/director extraordinaire, Decker has been weaving in and out of the independent film-scape for years, with films like “Flames” and “Thou Wast Mild And Lovely.” Her projects are vibrant, full of imagination and color. And as seen in the trailer for her latest project, there’s a child-like wonder evident that the director has curated her whole career.
“Madeline’s Madeline” premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival with resounding admiration. We had the opportunity to see the film, and you can read our review here. Ultimately, this is Helen Howard‘s electric persona that keeps you engaged. Miranda July (“The Future,” “Me And You And Everyone We Know“) and Molly Parker (“Lost In Space,” “House Of Cards“) play Madeline’s mother and theatre director, respectively.
The addition of July makes a partnership in indie film heaven. July, herself, is an accomplished independent film director with her features “The Future” and “Me And You And Everyone We Know.” Combining these two formative, creative minds, Decker brings out in July the portrayal of an indecisive mother. While Parker breaks out of her more collected roles from “Lost In Space” and “House Of Cards” to play up her eccentricities.
As you can gage from the trailer, Decker and her team are playing by their own rules when it comes to this youthful examination of personhood and wellbeing. As you see in the trailer, this film isn’t going to be for everyone, as Decker forms her own means of communicating the narrative through the art of cinema. It’s a constant push and pull that mimics the story. The trailer rips images into pieces, and subsequently, the lives of the women in the film. It’s a bombastic cinematic experience that you just have to see to believe.
“Madeline’s Madeline” hits theaters August 10th.
Here’s the trailer and full synopsis:
Madeline (newcomer Helena Howard) has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop’s ambitious director (Molly Parker) pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother (Miranda July) into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. The resulting battle between imagination and appropriation spirals out of the rehearsal space and rips through all three women’s lives.