loud and longing
USA | 2023 | 100 min
Directors | Isabel Ellison + Ryan Guiterman
Lucy and Lucien are two childhood friends who share a deeply troubled past, but they've managed to carve out a life for themselves in New York City. But when their cousin Matt inexplicably appears, dredging up painful shared history, Lucy and Lucien both grapple with childhood trauma, sobriety, and loss. They must rely on their chosen family of artists and sex workers to help bring them through.
Colorist | Brendan Dean
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“A stunning, powerful dissection of trauma and longing.”
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“Loud & Longing has a 2010’s arthouse quality to it and presents in a similar style to the Safdie Brothers’ 2014 film Heaven Knows What. Stripped back of any superfluous characteristics, Loud & Longing is bare-bones but still manages to keep its edge.”
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“In directors Isabel Ellison and Ryan Guiterman’s Loud & Longing, the “struggling” in struggling artist has little to do with money and making a living. The crux here is overcoming one’s past to be free.”