The Slow Business of Going

Greece, United States

2000

101 Min

Color

English

Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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PROD Matthew Johnson, Athina Rachel Tsangari

SCR Jim Davis, Matthew Johnson, Tasca Shadix, Athina Rachel Tsangari

CAST Lizzie Curry Martinez, Maria Tsantsanoglou, Gary Price, Kenny Strickland, Daniel Aukin, Sandra Carter, Mike Martin, Lauryn Pithey-Petrie

ED Leah Bowers, Kyle Henry, Matthew Johnson, Athina Rachel Tsangari

Petra Going is a migrant cyborg, an agent of the Global Nomad Project: an international “Experience Data Agency” which sends hundreds of “receivers” like her to wander the globe and record a succession of random encounters. Periodically, they return to agency headquarters where they deposit their accumulated memories into an archive. This archive is available to users who then vicariously and virtually inhabit the ready-made landscapes of touristic consciousness. The motto of the GNP: “Nostalgia for Rent”. –LIFFE

Director

Athina Rachel Tsangari

Athina Rachel Tsangari was born in Greece, and studied theatre at New York University before obtaining her M.F.A. in film production at the University of Texas. She co-founded and served as artistic director of the Cinematexas International Short Film Festival before producing the film Kinetta (05), serving as associate producer on the film Dogtooth (10). Her first feature film as director was The Slow Business of Going (00). Attenberg (10) is her second feature film. –TIFF