[/caption]From Wikipedia:
Ink is a 2009 American fantasy film, written and directed by Jamin Winans, starring Chris Kelly, Quinn Hunchar and Jessica Duffy. It was produced by Winans's own independent production company, Double Edge Films, with Kiowa K. Winans, and shot by cinematographer Jeff Pointer in locations around Denver. The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on January 23, 2009[2], and has screened in Denver, the Cancun Film Festival (where it won the Best International Feature award[3]), Rams Head Onstage in Annapolis and in a number of independent movie houses in cities around the US.
To read the full plot this movie, visit the Wiki link above and read the details. The story was touching, uplifting, and yes, it brought tears to my eyes. That said, the most remarkable aspect of this movie was not the plot, although inventive and original. The film itself is exquisite to watch. I can only describe the cinematography as dream-like. It was watching someone's dreams...and nightmares...depicted in as orderly a fashion as the film medium can convey. Everything from the lighting and effects, to the actors themselves, it was gorgeous to behold. At times, I felt moved just by what felt like an unguarded peek into someone's psyche, their private imaginings. It was unlike any other movie I have ever viewed and was almost an entirely new way of storytelling.
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[/caption]The movie was released last year after the filmmakers were rebuffed by every studio they approached. This, in itself, is telling of what the movie industry has become. I can well imagine the out of touch, anachronistic studio executives scratching their heads at a film which doesn't always tell the story in the order you expect, nor which focuses excessively on the violence. The filmmakers then released the film themselves to various festivals and eventually to the mass market via DVD and BluRay. The movie was also heavily pirated online, which the filmmakers actually appreciated as it positioned the film before a much larger audience, which in turn possibly fueled growth in disc sales. The attention was deserved, as were the financial rewards these filmmakers enjoyed. It is a mark of an artisan to so desire others to see the product of his labors.
The nonsequential, sometimes disjointed scenes settled down by the third act to weave together disparate elements from the previous acts. It was allegorical even as it was haunting on a human level in considering ourselves and those around us. Two worlds exist, one oblivious to other yet protected by it.
And a father atoning for his sins with the forgiveness imparted by his daughter's hand on his brow.
The film is available on Netflix (subscription) and Hulu (free), in addition to DVD and BluRay from the filmmaker's website. The trailer is below. I give the movie my highest marks and recommendation.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5I1SavGyA
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