For her feature narrative film debut ‘Bull,’ director Annie Silverstein chose to explore a world few people know about; that of the black rodeo circuit in Texas. The film stars Rob Morgan, a recent standout in “Just Mercy,” as Abe, an ex-bull rider who still works the circuit despite the toll it’s taken on his body. Newcomer Amber Havard plays his 14-year-old neighbor Kris, who forges an unlikely friendship with Abe. With Kris’ mother in prison, she is searching for family and connection, which she finds on the rodeo circuit. The film premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it earned raves, before going on to win the grand jury prize at the 2019 Deauville Film Festival. It is now available through video on demand.
Silverstein came to filming through her youth work. “I was using it as a way of working with teenagers; it was about using...
Silverstein came to filming through her youth work. “I was using it as a way of working with teenagers; it was about using...
- 5/4/2020
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
New to streaming this week is director Annie Silverstein’s Cannes Un Certain Regard film from 2019, “Bull,” and according to IndieWire’s review, it’s “a few old cinematic chestnuts at once: a rascally youth shaken from empty rebellion by a world-weary new mentor, rodeos as a conduit for personal liberation, and casting non-actors in documentary-like settings…This evocative coming-of-age story, where black rodeos in rural Texas help an impoverished 14-year-old girl find her potential, stuffs conventional ingredients into a wondrous vision of life on the edge.” From Samuel Goldwyn Films, it’s now available to rent on AppleTV+ or FandangoNow.
But before Annie Silverstein brought the naturalistic “Bull” to France, she made a splash at the 2014 Cinéfondation sidebar in Cannes, where the jury was led by president Abbas Kiarostami, and included filmmakers such as Joachim Trier. Her short film “Skunk,” which IndieWire is exclusively premiering below, served as Silverstein...
But before Annie Silverstein brought the naturalistic “Bull” to France, she made a splash at the 2014 Cinéfondation sidebar in Cannes, where the jury was led by president Abbas Kiarostami, and included filmmakers such as Joachim Trier. Her short film “Skunk,” which IndieWire is exclusively premiering below, served as Silverstein...
- 5/2/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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