Analog Days

A small gem from the American independent scene. The hugely talented Mike Ott depicts four college kids in California over the course of a year. Lloyd has dropped out and works in a video store, when he isn’t smashing up Republican campaign offices in the middle of the night. Molly, Jordan and Tammy are half-heartedly pursuing their studies, but all three dream of achieving more than their prospects allow them to. The down-played fictional narrative is however most of all a framework for a string of sharp and ironic observations, which impale the intolerable insecurity of teenage existence. The tone of the film touches on Van Sant, Solondz and Linklater, but also manages to retain its very own voice – possibly because Mike Ott always approaches his young anti-heroes at eye-level. –CPH:PIX