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Short Film: AMERICAN QUARTET, 9min., USA, Music

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In a 2030s small town bitterly divided over who belongs, a young Muslim-American woman puts herself at risk when she shares her private, digitized memories with strangers, challenging the status quo in the hope that empathy will triumph over hate.

“American Quartet, through innovative storytelling and without speaking a word, poignantly communicates the future of hate, humanity, and courage.”
– Irshad Manji, author, “Don’t Label Me”

“Dvořák’s music is a perfect underscore for this American story of love, hate and identity…”
– Elliott Forrest, WQXR

“American Quartet” is a short film set in the near future, in which the newest device is a telepathic diary. The diary, owned by everyone, records only each individual’s emotions and memories for the purpose of retrieving and re­-experiencing them. It centers on Noreen, a young home health aide starting to make a home for herself in a small American town, only to find that there are people who don’t want to share their town with her. Andrew, a young man who lost his father in a war in the Middle East, does his utmost to make sure Noreen knows she’s unwelcome. And the majority of citizens, shepherded by longtime city councilwoman Sonia, are more interested in minimizing strife than in facing the underlying issues that plague their town. But with the help of Antonia, a newly-elected and justice-hungry city councilwoman, Noreen might have a chance at creating a place she can call home. Antonín Dvorák’s beautiful “American Quartet” drives the film and allows the characters to tell their stories entirely without dialogue.

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News & Reviews
  • “Brian Wolfe gives a powerful performance”

    The Brooklyn Reporter

    https://brooklynreporter.com/2020/02/bensonhurst-native-brian-wolfe-stars-in-his-first-lead-film-role/

  • “”Shot beautifully with a top-tier cast…” “An excellent short piece that effortlessly mixes the techniques of early silent cinema with a moving orchestral soundtrack””

    Future Conscience

    https://www.futureconscience.com/american-quartet-from-filmelodic-digital-emotions-classical-music-and-futurist-hope/

  • “Will it take a technological breakthrough for Americans to learn empathy?”

    Inquirer.net

    https://usa.inquirer.net/50938/fil-ams-debut-film-to-premiere-at-the-philip-k-dick-festival

  • “Filmelodic – Reviews”

    http://filmelodic.com/press

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Published June 23, 2020
Categorized as Experimental Short Films, Music Videos, Short Films at Festival Tagged 9min., AMERICAN QUARTET, feedback film festival, Music, USA

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