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North Starr

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North Starr
Directed byMatthew Stanton
Written byMatthew Stanton
Produced by
  • Matthew Stanton
  • Peter Levermann
  • Paula Wyndham
StarringJerome Hawkins
Matthew Stanton
Chris Sullivan
Isaac Lamb
Zach Johnson
Wayne Campbell
CinematographyPeter Levermann
Edited byPeter Levermann
Music byJ.B. Reynolds
Release date
  • January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20) (Sundance)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

North Starr is a 2008 film directed by Matthew Stanton.

It was scheduled to compete in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[1]

Plot

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A young African American man living in Houston witnesses his best friend's brutal murder, then flees to the small, racially intolerant, backwater town of Trublin.

Cast

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  • Jerome Hawkins as Demetrious
  • Matthew Stanton as Darring Clements
  • Chris Sullivan as Sprit
  • Isaac Lamb as T.J.
  • Zack Johnson as Justin
  • Wayne Campbell as Wayne

Reception

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Justin Chang of Variety described the movie as "a messy Texas stew of racial tension, personal liberation and murder-in-retrospect detective story." He praised the likable characters but criticized the "self-indulgent" first-time director's work.[2] James Greenberg of The Hollywood Reporter called it "long on passion and somewhat lacking in execution," stressing the lack of experience on the part of the producer-director-writer-actor Matthew Stanton.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition" (PDF). 2007-11-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  2. ^ Chang, Justin (2008-01-24). "North Starr". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  3. ^ Greenberg, James (2008-01-23). "North Starr". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
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