Arbor, The

This unique take on the late ‘80’s British playwright Andrea Dunbar is a haunting, experimental debut combining documentary archival footage and fictional re-enactments. On-location shooting in a rundown Yorkshire housing unit and lip-synching actors create an eerie and compelling work of cutting-edge "verbatim theater" on screen. Heralded by her contemporaries as “a genius straight from the slums,” Dunbar authored three plays before dying tragically of a brain hemorrhage at age 29 brought on by excessive drinking. The film is a compassionate tribute to a brilliant life cut short. Directed by Cleo Barnard, winner of Best New Documentary Filmmaker Award at the Tribeca Film Festival and Best British Newcomer at the London Film Festival. 

Print Source: Strand Releasing, Brandon Peters, Brandon@strandreleasing.com