Wednesday November 11, 2009
That Evening Sun (Cucalorus)
Abner Meecham, an aging Tennessee farmer discarded to a nursing facility by his lawyer son, flees the old folks' home and catches a ride back to his country farm to live out his days in peace. Upon his return, he discovers that his son has leased the farm to Abner's old enemy and his white trash family. Not one to suffer fools or go down easy, Abner moves into the old tenant shack on the property and declares that he won't leave until the farm is returned to his possession. But Lonzo Choat, the new tenant, has no intention to move out or give in to the old man's demands. This sets up a ruthless grudge match between Abner and Choat, each man right in his own eyes, each too stubborn to give an inch. Angered by his son's betrayal, and haunted by recurring dreams of his long‐dead wife, Abner sets about his own path toward reclaiming his life. Lines are drawn, threats are made, and the simmering tension under the Southern sun erupts, inevitably, into savagery.
Starring Hal Holbrook, Ray McKinnon, Walt Goggins, Mia Wasikowska and Carrie Preston. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at SXSW 2009. Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature at the 2009 Sarasota Film Festival and the 2009 Nashville Film Festival.
Director: Scott Teems
Cinematographer: Rodney Taylor
Producers: Laura Smith, Terence Berry, Raymond McKinnon, Walton Goggins
Format: 35mm
Runtime: 110 minutes
ACE Films partners with Cucalorous Film Festival to host screenings in UNCW's Lumina Theater.
Info on the festival can be found at: Cucalorus.org
Tickets will be available at Sharky's Box Office on the first floor of the Fisher Student Center, next to the entrance for Lumina Theater. Tickets may also be purchased at www.etix.com.
Lumina Theater. 7 p.m. Advance Tickets Recommended or carry a Cucalorus Pass. Presented by the Cucalorus Film Festival.
Parking: On Thursday and Friday before 5 p.m., Cucalorus guests my park at one of the 25 hooded meters on Riegel Road, utelize the Greene Track parking lot or the Visitors Parking lot. After 5 p.m. parking lot E will also be available. During the weekend, Cucalorus guests may park in any lot. Please refer to the interactive campus map: http://www.uncw.edu/ba/campus_map/index.htm
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