Whirlpool

Two twentysomething strangers, Agathe and Victor, meet on holiday at Niagara Falls. Both lost souls - Agathe, adopted and bogged down in a complex relationship with her therapist, Victor coping with a family drama -- impulsively decide to share a motel room, romance evolves into a road trip across New York State to the airport in Boston. Uninhibited sexual chemistry, organic moments of humor, and improvised, unrehearsed acting converge in this vibrant, non-linear narrative throwback to vibrantly experimental period of late sixties cinema. Influenced by Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless, Jack Cardiff's The Girl on a Motorcycle and Stanley Donen's Two for the Road, THE WHIRLPOOL was shot over 11 days spread over 5 weeks in 3 countries (USA, France, and Canada) on a $6000 budget. Filmed with small hand-held cameras, including an iPhone, the production originated in e-mails between director Alvin Case and the French actress Feoux and their correspondence provided ideas for the storyline, the locations and possible themes. THE WHIRLPOOL premiered as a part of the Bright Future Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it was hailed as "a kaleidoscopic drama with stunningly beautiful cinematography."

Two twentysomething strangers, Agathe and Victor, meet on holiday at Niagara Falls. Both lost souls - Agathe, adopted and bogged down in a complex relationship with her therapist, Victor coping with a family drama -- impulsive... Read more