In the new drama Runoff, which we’ll open at the Town Center and Claremont on July 24, the beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of a farm town. As harvest draws near, Betty confronts a terrifying new reality and will go to desperate lengths to save her family when they are threatened with being forced from their land.
An old friend, struggling to keep his own farm profitable by any means necessary, offers Betty a way out. She refuses to get involved, but as the pressures on her family mount and they are on the brink of eviction, her husband, Frank, reveals that he is seriously ill.
How far will one to go to take care of one’s own? Recalling all that is heartland Americana, this film combines an ecological urgency with a compelling yet sensitive story.
Three-and-a-half [out of four] stars. As an experience, it’s amazing. If you want to be able to say you were there when a great American filmmaker’s career kicked off, you need to see Runoff.
– Matthew Zoller Seitz, Roger Ebert.com
Riveting… inexorably powerful… impressive… Joanne Kelly sparkles.
The filmmakers will participate in Q&A’s on the following schedule:
Claremont 5:
- Saturday July 25th following the 1:20pm show: Q&A with producer Kurt Pitzer
- Saturday July 25th following the 7:10pm show: Q&A with Kurt Pitzer
- Sunday July 26th following the 1:20pm show: Q&A with writer-director Kimberly Levin & Kurt Pitzer
- Sunday July 26th following the 7:10pm show: Q&A with Kimberly Levin & Kurt Pitzer
Town Center 5:
- Friday July 24th following the 7:10pm show: Q&A with Kurt Pitzer
- Saturday July 25th following the 1:20pm show: Q&A with Kimberly Levin
- Saturday July 25th following the 7:10pm show: Q&A with Kimberly Levin
- Wednesday July 29th following the 7:10pm show: Q&A with Kimberly Levin & Kurt Pitzer
- Thursday July 30th following the 7:10pm show: Q&A with Kimberly Levin & Kurt Pitzer