Sarah Polley Stories We Tell

In honor of the netflix release of sundance sensation dick johnson is dead we re looking back on other documentaries with deeply personal angles.

Sarah polley stories we tell. The hook is as immediate and tawdry as a tabloid headline or afternoon talk show. Stories we tell explores the elusive nature of truth and memory but at its core is a deeply personal film about how our narratives shape and. The film explores her family s secrets including one intimately related to polley s own identity. Stories we tell watch this offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases premieres current events or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims.

In stories we tell the actress and director sarah polley sat down with relatives and friends to talk about her mother who died when ms. The grainy blurry shot and the picture within picture framing emphasize ambivalence and point of view in the vagaries of truth through its intricate structure stories we tell 2012 by sarah polley playing in the sweet hereafter exotica and existenz examines the elusive nature of. Stories we tell is a 2012 canadian documentary film written and directed by sarah polley and produced by the national film board of canada nfb. Prior to watching the trailer of stories we tell i watched an interview of sarah polley discussing this film.

When actress turned filmmaker sarah polley premiered her feature film stories we tell on the fall festival circuit in 2012 no one knew exactly what to expect even polley while the. Stories we tell premiered august 29 2012 at the 69th venice international film festival then played at the 39th telluride film festival and the 37th. Stories we tell 2012 the hook is. She was concerned that this film would not be interesting enough for an audience.

A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers. Sarah polley in the meta narrative stores we tell. Joanna polley marie murphy robert macmillan harry gulkin cathy gulkin sarah polley michael polley mark polley susy buchan john buchan mort ransen claire walker. Directed by sarah polley.

Sarah voiced a concern she had during the making of stories we tell. She was lovely as she answered the interviewers questions concerning this movie.