Made in Texas: Tribute to Austin Film Society 2018 / Take Shelter / USA 2011
Take Shelter is the Arkansas-born, Austin-based filmmaker’s rumination on an empire in decline and its shattering effects on masculinity. The film features one of the greatest career performances of Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Shannon, as well as a breakout role for the then-emerging actress Jessica Chastain.
Jeff Nichols, a filmmaker who is steeped in southern culture, has modernized what it means to be an American regional storyteller. Take Shelter is the Arkansas-born, Austin-based filmmaker’s rumination on an empire in decline and its shattering effects on masculinity. The film features one of the greatest career performances of Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Shannon, as well as a breakout role for the then-emerging actress Jessica Chastain. Jeff Nichols moved to Austin after university studies to pursue filmmaking and was the recipient of several Austin Film Society grants early in his career.
Holly Herrick
121 min / Color, DCP
Director Jeff Nichols
/ Screenplay Jeff Nichols
/ Dir. of Photography Adam Stone
/ Music David Wingo
/ Editor Parke Gregg
/ Art Director Jennifer Klide
/ Producer Sophia Lin, Tyler Davidson
/ Production Hydraulx, REI Capital, Grove Hill Productions, Strange Matter Films
/ Cast Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham
/ Sales FilmNation Entertainment
Jeff Nichols (b. 1978, Arkansas, USA). Filmography: Shotgun Stories (2007), Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012), Midnight Special (2016), Loving (2016)
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