High Art
A milestone in American independent filmmaking and for lesbian representation in film.
Film/Theater
The first feature by Lisa Cholodenko (Laurel Canyon, The Kids Are All Right), High Art follows Syd (Radha Mitchell), an ambitious junior editor trying to work her way up at a respected photography magazine (Lisa Cholodenko, 1998) . A leak in the roof of her apartment leads to a chance meeting with Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy), a renowned and reclusive photographer who has stopped making work, and her addict girlfriend Greta (Patricia Clarkson). The encounter represents a potential coup for Syd at her job, but it also opens the door to Lucy’s life lived at the edge. What begins as a close working relationship between the two women quickly becomes more intense.
Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress for Ally Sheedy. A Q&A with the director follows the screening. (101 mins., 4K DCP)