Wilderness

Running time: 82 mins

Lost in the wilderness of new love. John, a jazz musician, and Alice, his new girlfriend, go away together to the remote countryside of Cornwall. Their weekend starts sweetly, a delicate dance of eroticism and insecurity as they tenderly profess their undying love. But as the hours unfold and reality impinges on their illusory bubble of infatuation, betrayals and power plays mount until even lovemaking becomes a minefield. Will their budding affection give way under the staggering weight of their terror of not being enough? If you've ever been in love and hoped for it to be "the one," this insightful duet will slice to the quick. A classy jazz score puts the icing on the cake. – Pia Chamberlain Preceded by the short film: Muscle; dir. Heidi Marshall; USA; 14 min.