The First Season
Friday, May 04, 2012
8:00pm $7 at the door
The First Season
Chicago Filmmakers
5243 N. Clark Street
chicago, IL 60640
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Friday, May 4 - 8pm
THE FIRST SEASON
Official Selection – Slamdance Film Festival
“Five years ago, Paul and Phyllis Van Amburgh quit their jobs in the city, bought a neglected farm in upstate NY, relocated their children, and tried their luck as dairy farmers. Filmmaker Rudd Simmons (producer of Boardwalk Empire) documents their experiences in The First Season, a cinema vérité style doc that proves that modern farming is not for the faint of heart. The camera captures every seemingly mundane aspect of the Van Amburgh's journey: repairing milk pumps, nursing newborn calves, and avoiding creditors. In these details, Simmons expertly crafts a portrait of a family determined to make their new self-sustaining lifestyle a success.
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The First Season
Friday, May 4 - 8pm
THE FIRST SEASON
Official Selection – Slamdance Film Festival
“Five years ago, Paul and Phyllis Van Amburgh quit their jobs in the city, bought a neglected farm in upstate NY, relocated their children, and tried their luck as dairy farmers. Filmmaker Rudd Simmons (producer of Boardwalk Empire) documents their experiences in The First Season, a cinema vérité style doc that proves that modern farming is not for the faint of heart. The camera captures every seemingly mundane aspect of the Van Amburgh's journey: repairing milk pumps, nursing newborn calves, and avoiding creditors. In these details, Simmons expertly crafts a portrait of a family determined to make their new self-sustaining lifestyle a success. Deliberately paced and beautifully scored, The First Season is a worthy addition to the direct cinema genre.” – Ryland Aldrich, Twitch Film (2012, 83 min.)
