Brief Reunion (2011)

Aaron Clark's comfortable life in the bucolic New England countryside is shattered by the unexpected arrival of former classmate Teddy who accuses him of business improprieties and cover-ups, with unforeseen consequences.

Director:

John Daschbach

Writer:

John Daschbach

Stars:

Joel de la Fuente, Alexie Gilmore, Scott Shepherd

Cast

Cast overview:
Joel de la Fuente	...	Aaron
Alexie Gilmore	...	Lea
Scott Shepherd	...	Teddy
Francie Swift	...	Gitta
Quentin Mare	...	Mark
John Ellison Conlee	...	Gavin
Kristy Hasen	...	Simone
Raven Pierson	...	Katie
Faith Catlin	...	Cynthia
John Griesemer	...	Det. Pond
Aaron Sharff	...	Det. Miller

Storyline

Aaron Clark's comfortable life in the bucolic New England countryside is shattered by the unexpected arrival of former classmate Teddy who accuses him of business improprieties and cover-ups, with unforeseen consequences.

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Taglines:

How far would you go to keep the past in the past?

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 2011 (USA)

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,085, 18 January 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$8,543

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kagami Films, Triboro Pictures, JD Media Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Nic Roeg's kind of mystery

Saw the genre-bending BRIEF REUNION at THE QUAD CINEMA in NYC. What I liked best and which most of the crew of critics completely missed in their rush to apply niche keywords to this first feature-length effort by John Daschbach is the great skill with which the director puts his characters through their paces in the fractured unraveling of an enigmatic and complex mystery (The 70s work of English directors Nicolas Roeg and John Schlesinger come to mind).

Daschbach also places his people in a lush atmosphere of lakes, country houses and green meadows at summer's height. The landscapes he chooses, vividly photographed by Joseph Foley, virtually shimmer in spots. The locations undertake as much a role in the course of the story as the actors. They bely the chicanery, evasion, mayhem and murder that ultimately occurs while at the same time foretelling it. In this way BRIEF REUNION works against expectation and more importantly, convention. The film rightly avoids the boilerplate smash cut storytelling so prevalent these days and takes its time. The characters breathe and the effect is that tension, foreboding and turmoil slowly build. Our discomfort grows incrementally with the characters on the screen. At film's end we are surprised to find out whom we have and haven't been rooting for.