BAIT (2019)
Described by The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw as "like F. W. Murnau directing an episode of EASTENDERS," Cornish director Mark Jenkin's (GOLDEN BURN) hypnotic, hilarious and utterly original seaside melodrama has taken the festival circuit by storm since debuting at this year's Berlinale to sold-out crowds. Set in a once-thriving Cornish fishing village, BAIT tracks the ongoing war between locals and tourists through the eyes of Martin (comedian Edward Rowe), a proud fisherman forced to sell his boat and relinquish his home to a fancy London family looking for a weekend getaway spot. A weird and wonderful tale of gentrification, masculine pride and small-town anxiety, BAIT would be a worthy companion piece to Robert Egger's THE LIGHTHOUSE, Guy Maddin's MY WINNIPEG or Sergei Eisenstein's STRIKE. Shot on 16mm film in grainy black and white and hand developed, the film's unique visual style complements its beautifully handled blend of the comic, the sublime, the surreal and all-too-real, making it a breakout feature not to be missed. Winner, Audience Award, Best Feature Film, 2019 IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival; Official Selection, 2019 Berlin, New Directors/New Films, Edinburgh, Vancouver and Galway film festivals. DIR/SCR Mark Jenkin; PROD Kate Byers, Linn Waite. UK, 2019, b&w, 89 min. In English. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 89 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, December 20, 2019
Genre: Drama
