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Reversion Sugar
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Directors/Screenwriters: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck a73 Executive Producer/Editor: Anna
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Boden a73 Producers: Paul Mezey, Jamie Patricof, Jeremy Kipp Walker a73 Cinematographer:
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Andrij Parekh a73 Music/Composer: Michael Brook a73 Principal Cast: Michael Gaston, Andre
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Holland, Rayniel Rufino, Algenis Pérez Soto, Jaime Tirelli a73
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Director/Screenwriter/Producer: Mia Trachinger a73 Producer: Rebecca Sonnenshine a73
Cinematographer: Patti Lee a73 Editor: Mischa Livingstone a73 Music/Composer: Jonathan
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The directors of Half Nelson explore culture shock in this
a73 Principal Cast: Tom Maden, Jason Olive, Leslie Silva a73
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unconventional look at one immigrant’s story. Sugar follows the
In a world in which the past, present, and future unfold
idiosyncratic journey of 19-year-old Miguel Santos, a.k.a. Sugar,
simultaneously, a woman struggles to preserve her romance
a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro De Macorís, struggling to
with the man she loves. Eva is missing a gene that prevents her
make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of
from experiencing time in a linear manner; she endures life as
poverty.
a chaotic jumble of past, present, and future, where actions
Miguel finally gets his break when he’s recruited to play minor
have no consequences, destiny is written in stone, and morality
league baseball in Iowa; but when his performance on the
has no relevance.
mound falters, he begins to question the single-mindedness of
She desperately tries to avoid a destiny that harms Marcus, the
his life’s ambition. As his dream begins to fall apart, Miguel
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man she loves. Part gritty road movie, part lo-fi science fiction,
decides to leave baseball to follow another kind of American
part love story, Reversion traverses the sprawling landscape of
dream. His odyssey finally brings him to New York City, where
Los Angeles in search of fate, free will, and the nature of
he struggles to find community and make a new home for
morality. While the world of Reversion is decidedly
himself, like so many before him. Sugar examines and redefines
extraordinary, its passionate love story is what makes the film a
what it means to chase after the American dream. Closing Night
richly emotional experience. [adult content, language, violence]
Film. [adult content, language]
Mia Trachinger
Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Directors’ Statement
Director’s Statement
For me, this film is about a loss of
It’s not a typical story about someone trying
perspective, and the consequences of that
to make good and lead the team to the
loss. I was motivated to write Reversion
championship. It’s about this particular
during the second term of the Bush
person trying to adjust to a totally new
administration. My impression was that
world. It’s a new take on the immigrant
they had no real care for the future, no
experience, with the hero ending up in a small town in Iowa
regard for the past and no understanding of the relationship
instead of moving to a big city with a large immigrant
between cause and effect.
community.
I wondered: what if everybody acted like they did? What kind
We think this is going to open a lot of people’s eyes to an aspect
of world would it be? How would society function? I came up
of the game of baseball they’re not familiar with. At the same
with the idea of outlaw genetic mutants who lack a gene that
time, it’s also a coming-of-age story and a self-discovery story,
delineates time and because of that, act in this very rogue way.
and we think many people will be able to relate to that
experience. It’s ultimately a pretty personal story about a very
specific person and his journey, it came about through this
Filmography: Bunny
accumulation of details of a common experience.
Filmography: Gowanus, Brooklyn; Half Nelson; Have You Seen This Man; Young Rebels
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