Winner, Critic's Jury Prize IFP/West Film Festival. Co-filmmakers Josh Apter and Peter Olsen create a haunting beautifully crafted thriller about what happens when ordinary people are pushed to…
Kaaterskill Falls
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Northern California Premiere Winner, Critic's Jury Prize IFP/West Film Festival. Co-filmmakers Josh Apter and Peter Olsen create a haunting beautifully crafted thriller about what happens when ordinary people are pushed to their limits. Mitchell and Ren are about to have a peaceful weekend alone in the Catskillsthat is until they pick up and befriend a mysterious hitchhiker, Lyle. Soon, Mitchell and Ren's plans for a quiet vacation are a distant memory-as things go from bad to worse and straight to hell-and their marriage is crumbling under Lyle's overshadowing presence. Shot in thirteen days with little money and a two-person crew, Kaaterskill Falls was completely improvised by its actors and only loosely structured on paper by its directors. Recently nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards-The John Cassavetes Award for Best Feature under $500,000 and Best Debut Performance, for which the entire ensemble cast was nominated-Apter and Olsen's first feature collaboration is gutsy, poignant, but most of all, very unexpected. Reviewed by Al Owens