Movies - Holler : discover a new clip

By Mulder, 24 may 2021

“My film is a semi-autobiographical story about how challenging it was to transcend where I came from as a young woman, both practically and emotionally. Like Ruth, the teenage girl at the center of my story, and many young girls across America, I was vulnerable to a fractured system that felt rigged against me, particularly when it came to access to education for young people living in the margins. That lack of access made me feel like my voice didn’t matter, and that is a horrible feeling for any young girl to carry with her. In order to pursue the life that I wanted, I had to leave behind the family and community that created me which felt like a betrayal. Holler is not only a glimpse into that part of my life, but also a window into the lives of thousands of girls who, like Ruth, live in towns that are currently in a state of atrophy from fewer opportunities and a shrinking population. They are faced with the choice of forced reinvention or abandoning their hometowns completely.” - Nicole Riegel

IFC Films presents Holler from filmmaker Nicole Riegel (Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch 2020) and starring Jessica Barden (The end of the f***ing world, Jungleland). The film had its world premiere at the Deauville American Film Festival on September 8, 2020. It also screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival as part of TIFF Industry Selects on September 9, 2020. Initially the film was set to world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020, however, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2021, IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film. It is scheduled to be released on June 11, 2021.

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Synopsis :
In a forgotten pocket of Southern Ohio where American manufacturing and opportunity are drying up, a determined young woman finds a ticket out when she is accepted to college. Alongside her older brother, Ruth Avery joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way. Together, they spend one brutal winter working the scrap yards during the day and stealing valuable metal from the once thriving factories by night. With her goal in sight, Ruth finds that the ultimate cost of an education for a girl like her may be more than she bargained for, and she soon finds herself torn between a promising future and the family she would leave behind.

Holler
Written and directed by Nicole Riegel
Produced by Michael Bachochin, Adam Cobb, Rachel Gould, Katie McNeill, Jamie Patricof, Christy Spitzer Thornton
Starring Jessica Barden, Gus Halper, Austin Amelio, Grace Kaiser, Pamela Adlon, Becky Ann Baker
Music by Gene Back
Cinematography: Dustin Lane
Edited by Kate Hickey
Production companies : Hunting Lane Films, Level Forward, Feigco Entertainment
Distributed by IFC Films
Release date : June 11, 2021 (USA) (Theaters and On demand)
Running time : 90 minutes