"Lockhart’s work bears a rare potential—that of bringing the riches of experimental cinema to a broad filmgoing public without sacrificing any of its rigor, mystery or inquiry." Senses of Cinema

Artist and filmmaker Sharon Lockhart has crafted an exquisite, meditative portrait of youth in the small rural village of Pine Flat in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Pursuing and expanding her fondness for long takes and static compositions, she captures in 12 shots moments of fragility, innocence, playfulness and sometimes sadness. Shot over the course of two and a half years, the film explores the tension between documentary portraiture and narrative desire. Pine Flat is a singular film as complex as it is spare, as endearing as it is demanding.

In person: Sharon Lockhart

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