USA,
2018, 91 min
Directed by:
Aaron SchimbergScreenplay:
Aaron SchimbergCinematography:
Adam J. MinnickComposer:
C. Spencer YehCast:
Jess Weixler, Adam Pearson, Stephen Plunkett, Charlie Korsmo, Sari Lennick, Joanna Arnow, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Kati Skelton, Keith Poulson, Sayra Player (more)Plots(1)
Aaron Schimberg's impressive second feature is his response, as a filmmaker with facial deformity, to cinematic portrayals of disfigured people, from Freaks to The Elephant Man. Simultaneously empathetic and sardonic, Chained for Life's multi-layered meta-narrative casts Jess Weixler as Mabel, a well-intentioned Hollywood star. She takes the role of a blind woman in a hospital-based horror movie about abnormalities, directed by an egomaniacal German filmmaker. As shooting progresses, Mabel gradually falls for her friendly British co-star Rosenthal, played by actor Adam Pearson. (Anti-Worlds Releasing)
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