Fingers in the Wind

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Fingers in the Wind
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Directed byChad Murdock
Written byChad Murdock
Produced byChad Murdock
Starring
  • Taylor Brianna
  • Azendé Kendale Johnson
  • Maya Holliday
  • Torri Grice
CinematographyMaisie Gibb
Brad Nelson
Edited byChad Murdock
Music byBeuys Dorminivil
Release date
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fingers in the Wind is a 2022 drama film directed by Chad Murdock. The film explores the mind of a young woman inhibited by an unclear memory from her childhood. Fingers in the Wind had its international premiere at the 2022 New Orleans Film Festival. [2] [3]

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Plot

A nameless young man (Azendé Kendale Johnson), purchases flowers and shows up at the apartment building of his love interest, Naya (Maya Holliday), but when he rings the bell she is too busy breaking up with her best friend, Faye Wood (Taylor Brianna), to answer. The young man gives up and leaves with the flowers, while the conversation with Naya causes Faye to flee the apartment as well. The two of them wind up in the same place at the park, meeting each other for the first time, when Faye mistakes the young man for a complicated figure from her childhood. They spend a romantic afternoon together, but it soon unravels after a strange encounter with Naya, forcing Faye to face the true nature of her relationship with Naya, as well as the person she mistakes the young man for.  The next morning, Faye flies to her hometown, but soon realizes she is the stranger in town, unrecognizable to everyone, including Nelly, the boy, and her mother.

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the 2022 New Orleans Film Festival. [1] [2]

Critical reception

Fingers in the Wind received positive critical reception. It holds a 100% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews. [4] Reviewing for Film Threat , Jason Delgado stated that "the cast and Chad Murdoch’s originality in both techniques and narrative made it a worthwhile journey." [2] In a review for The Independent Critic, Richard Propes wrote, "Fingers in the Wind will prove to be a unique and rewarding experience." [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fingers in the Wind". New Orleans Film Festival 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Delgado, Jason (October 11, 2022). "Fingers in the Wind". Film Threat. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ Machell, Christopher. "Film Review: Fingers in the Wind". CineVue. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Fingers in the Wind" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  5. ↑ Propes, Richard. ""Fingers in the Wind" a Unique, Intelligent Film". The Independent Critic. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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