The Revival
Directed by Jennifer Gerber
2017 | USA | 85 mins
MADE IN ARKANSAS
Narratives
Southeast Premiere
Special Guests
Expected to attend: Director Jennifer Gerber, Writer Samuel Brett Williams, and Actor David Rysdahl
“Striking. With an attention-grabbing hook and two riveting central performances, Jennifer Gerber’s feature directorial debut The Revival holds you in its grip. ”
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Outfest Los Angeles
In local filmmaker Jennifer Gerber’s Southern Gothic debut, a rugged stranger comes to town, inflaming the repressed desires of a handsome, sensitive church pastor. Evoking Flannery O’Connor and the Coen Brothers, Gerber’s film is both darkly funny and dead-serious: it’s an intense, romantic passion play set in a world of of casseroles, gossipy church ladies, home-cooked drugs, and kissin’ cousins. Handsomely photographed and boldly acted by its two leads, The Revival is a brave, compelling addition to Central Arkansas’ growing list of home-grown films. ~ Mark Thiedeman