DARK NIGHT
2016 | dir: Tim Sutton | 85 min
A haunting, artfully understated critique of American gun culture, Tim Sutton’s third feature is loosely based around the 2012 massacre in Aurora, Colorado that took place during a multiplex screening of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Employing a mesmerizing documentary-style technique and a cast of non-professional actors, DARK NIGHT follows the activities of six strangers over the course of one day, from sunrise to midnight, the shooter among them. Shot in Sarasota, Florida and lensed by veteran French DP Hélène Louvart (PINA, THE BEACHES OF AGNES), the dream-like visuals articulate both Sutton’s carefully crafted landscapes and the characters’ sense of alienation and suburban malaise. Winner of the Lanterna Magica Award at the Venice Film Festival following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, DARK NIGHT is essential viewing, not only for art-house filmgoers, but for anyone invested in the debate over gun violence in America as well.
“Haunting”
Eric Kohn – IndieWire
“A mysterious elegy of a film, pregnant with both the beauty of the everyday and the menace of impending violence.”
A.A. Dowd – A.V. Club
“A thought provoking requiem”
Rodrigo Perez – The Playlist
“Sundance at its best”
Manohla Dargis – The New York Times
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| February 3-9, 2017 | Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY | get ’em |
| February 3-9, 2017 | Alamo Drafthouse New Mission | San Francisco, CA | get ’em |
| February 9-12, 2017 | American Cinematheque – Spielberg Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | get ’em |
| February 10-16, 2017 | Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center | New Orleans, LA | get ’em |
| February 10-11, 2017 | Union Cinema | Milwaukee, WI | get ’em |
| February 17 & 20, 2017 | Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar | Austin, TX | get ’em |
| February 24 – March 2, 2017 | Facets Cinematheque | Chicago, IL | get ’em |
| February 24 – March 2, 2017 | Grand Illusion Cinema | Seattle, WA | get ’em |
| February 24, 2017 | Alamo Drafthouse Littleton | Littleton, CO | get ’em |
| February 24, 2017 | Mayfair Theatre | Ottawa, Canada | get ’em | February 24, 2017 | Alamo Drafthouse Houston | Houston, TX | get ’em | February 24 – March 4, 2017 | The Royal | Toronto, Canada | get ’em | March 1, 2017 | Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers | Yonkers, NY | get ’em |
| March 2-3, 2017 | Wexner Arts Center | Columbus, OH | get ’em |
| March 3-5, 2017 | Webster University | St. Louis, MO | get ’em |
| March 8, 2017 | Regal Hollywood 20 Theater, Sarasota Film Festival | Sarasota, FL | get ’em |
| March 30-31, 2017 | Sun-ray Cinema, Sleeping Giant Festival | Jacksonville, FL | get ’em |
| March 31-April 2, 2017 | Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | get ’em |
| March 31, 2017 | Wisconsin Film Festival | Madison, WI | get ’em |
| April 13, 2017 | Cable Car Cinema | Providence, RI | get ’em |
| April 14-16, 2017 | Walker Arts Center | Minneapolis, MO | get ’em |
| April 18, 2017 | PhilaMOCA | Philadelphia, PA | get ’em |
| April 20-22, 27-29, 2017 | Winnipeg Film Group | Winnipeg, Canada | get ’em |
| May 12-14, 2017 | Hamilton Theater | Hamilton, NY | get ’em |
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