Sabrina Doyle “Authenticity” is the holy grail for a certain type of narrative filmmaking. Specifically, films that make a virtue of depicting poor people and the “issues” they face.
Quite often, an improvisational, doc-style aesthetic helps cement the idea that we’re just peering in. Gaining a privileged insight into “real lives.” But it bears stating that such films are artificial constructs too.With my debut feature, “Lorelei,” I wanted to try something different.
I grew up in a low-income family — my dad works in construction and neither of my parents graduated high school — so this is personal for me.
My interior life, my imaginary life, allowed me do things that weren’t expected for someone from my background: get into my dream.
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