About the Film
With no place to call home, 19-year-old Elena takes a job as a live-in aide. She finds herself thrust into the middle of a family in crisis: all the things that go on between a father, grandmother, mother, and cat. Eventually, Elena strikes something of a balance though... That is, until the prodigal son returns home.
Placing fictional characters alongside real people, 'Exit Elena' is shot through with all the rough edges inherent to family life and home movie form – in short, it’s a dark comedy.
<strong>The screening on 10/3 will be immediately followed by a talk-back with the film's director/co-writer/producer, Nathan Silver and lead actress Cindy Silver.</strong>
Press
"A <strong>layered and hilarious</strong> look at the dynamics of family, relationships, and need."<br>
- Christopher Bell, <a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/review-exit-elena-a-funny-uncomfortable-analysis-of-family-need-20120908" target="blank">Indiewire</a>
3 stars "...quiet and affecting..."<br>
Nick Usen, <a href="http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/exit-elena" target="blank">Slant Magazine</a>
Cast & Crew
Elena: KIA DAVIS<br>
Cindy: CINDY SILVER<br>
Jim: JIM CHIROS<br>
Florence: GERT O’CONNELL<br>
Daisy: DAISY<br>
Nathan: NATHAN SILVER<br>
Larry: LAWRENCE BALIN<br>
Barbara: BARBARA WHITE<br>
Owen: OWEN WHITE<br>
Lily: LILY WHITE<br>
Nurse 1: CHERYL CARNEVALE<br>
Nurse 2: VALERIE BRANCO<br>
Boy from café: CHRISTOPHER FRIEDLICH
Director/Co-Writer/Producer: NATHAN SILVER<br>
Co-Writer: KIA DAVIS<br>
Camera: DAVID DAHLBOM<br>
Assistant Director: DEREK KROESSLER<br>
Editors: NATHAN SILVER, CODY STOKES, & KIA DAVIS<br>
Re-Recording Sound Mixer: ARJUN G. SHETH<br>
Foley Artist: JACQUELINE SOLLER<br>
Colorist: SANDY PATCH<br>
Executive Producer: HARVEY L. SILVER
About Nathan Silver
Nathan Silver graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2005. Since then, the filmmaker has written and directed four short films and five feature films: THE BLIND (2009), EXIT ELENA (2012), SOFT IN THE HEAD (2013), UNCERTAIN TERMS (2014), and STINKING HEAVEN (2015). His films have played in festivals around the world, including Viennale, Vancouver, Slamdance, Sarasota, Deauville, Torino, Munich, and BAFICI. EXIT ELENA opened in New York at the reRun Theatre and received glowing reviews in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Village Voice. SOFT IN THE HEAD opened at Cinema Village in New York and received glowing reviews in The Village Voice, The New Yorker, and Slant Magazine. Recently, Filmmaker Magazine named Silver “one of the most interesting emerging directors in U.S. indie film,” and the New York Times did a profile on him. UNCERTAIN TERMS had its world premiere in competition at Los Angeles Film and its international premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival. He is currently in post-production on his fifth feature, STINKING HEAVEN.
<strong><em>Exit Elena</em> is being shown as part of Filmmaker Breakthroughs, an ongoing series. For other screenings, please click <a href="http://thetanknyc.org/series/2014_filmseries/">HERE</a>!</strong>