Until Branches Bend

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Until Branches Bend
Directed by Sophie Jarvis
Written bySophie Jarvis
Produced byTyler Hagan
Sara Blake
Magali Gillon-Krizaj
Michela Pini
Olga Lamontanara
Starring Grace Glowicki
Lochlyn Munro
CinematographyJeremy Cox
Edited byKane Stewart
Music byKieran Jarvis
Production
companies
Experimental Forest Films
Ceroma Films
Cinédokké
Reign Films
Distributed byPhoton Films
Release date
  • September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10)(TIFF)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Until Branches Bend is a Canadian drama film, directed and written by Sophie Jarvis, and released in 2022. The film stars Grace Glowicki as Robin, a cannery worker who finds what she believes to be an invasive insect inside of a locally-grown peach, and must convince the community to take the threat seriously. [1]

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The cast also includes Alexandra Roberts, Quelemia Sparrow, Lochlyn Munro, Antoine DesRochers, Cole Sparrow-Crawford, Paul Kular, Janet Walmsley, Dave Kenneth MacKinnon, Michelle Brezinski, Charlie Hannah, Justin Lacey, Bhavkhandan Singh Rakhra, Michael Charrois, Leanne Merrett, Fabian Gujral, John Collins, and Glenda Klassen.

The film entered production in summer 2021 in and around Penticton, British Columbia, under the working title Invasions. [2]

The film premiered in the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022. [3]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. [4] Courtney Small of That Shelf wrote that "Until Branches Bend is such an effective and unnerving film because Jarvis keeps everything grounded in a reality that is identifiable. One is always aware of the dangers Robin faces while navigating a community that is becoming increasingly more hostile towards her. While Robin’s safety remains top of mind, thanks to Glowicki’s sensationally layered performance, one can also understand the frustration that the locals have because of big corporations monopolizing and governing how farmers and crop pickers make a living. Jarvis’ film also captures the arrogance of capitalism from a generational wealth perspective as well." [5]

Awards

The film was longlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award. [6]

It won the award for Best British Columbia Film at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival. [7]

It won the 'Prix De Soleure', the largest film prize in Switzerland, at the 2023 Solothurn Film Festival. [8]

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References

  1. Brennan Phillips, "Invasions seen across the South Okanagan and Similkameen". Penticton Western News, August 18, 2021.
  2. Andreas Wiseman, "‘Riverdale’ Star Lochlyn Munro Among Cast For Canada-Switzerland Co-Pro ‘Invasions’". Deadline Hollywood , August 3, 2021.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 4, 2022). "Toronto Unveils Discovery & Wavelengths Sections; Midnight Madness Opening Includes Roku's 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  4. "UNTIL BRANCHES BEND". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  5. Courtney Small, "TIFF 2022: Until Branches Bend Review". That Shelf, September 10, 2022.
  6. "JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DGC DISCOVERY AWARD LONG LIST DROPS AT VISIONARIES" Archived 2022-09-29 at the Wayback Machine . Yahoo! Movies , September 11, 2022.
  7. Noel Ransome, "‘Riceboy Sleeps’ and ‘Until Branches Bend’ win top film prizes at VIFF". Toronto Star , October 7, 2022.
  8. "Le Prix de Soleure récompense Sophie Jarvis pour "Until Branches Bend" - Le Temps" (in French). 2023-01-25. ISSN   1423-3967 . Retrieved 2023-10-12.