Ricky D'Ambrose

A family and a country come undone in Ricky D’Ambrose’s intricate, Spirit award-nominated drama. Deploying a Bressonian framing of richly textured interiors and delicate hand gestures, these nostalgic glimpses at a fractured father-son bond meticulously conjure a bygone ’80s and ’90s Long Island.

The strange disappearance of a controversial philosopher throws an intellectual New York crowd for a loop, igniting a series of existential quandaries. Echoing Antonioni’s L’avventura in both tone and ambience, Ricky D’Ambrose’s haunting debut is an enigma that is well worth pursuing.