Directed and produced by Ruth Leitman. Edited by Ann Husaini an Darcy Bowman. First assistant editor: Jen Fineran
Alma Thorpe’s bizarre views on sexuality, motherhood, God and mail-order sweepstakes, make her a living breathing shrine to Southern Gothic. This intimate and darkly humorous film follows Alma’s daughter Margie’s struggle with a mentally ill mother and abusive alcoholic father. Framed by accusations of incest, ALMA is an unflinching examination of family secrets and pain tangled up in love.
Directed and produced by Ruth Leitman. Edited by Ann Husaini an Darcy Bowman. First assistant editor: Jen Fineran
Alma Thorpe’s bizarre views on sexuality, motherhood, God and mail-order sweepstakes, make her a living breathing shrine to Southern Gothic. This intimate and darkly humorous film follows Alma’s daughter Margie’s struggle with a mentally ill mother and abusive alcoholic father. Framed by accusations of incest, ALMA is an unflinching examination of family secrets and pain tangled up in love.
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1/01/2017 --> Film Forum double feature! Two docs edited by Jen back to back. Alison Klayman's The 100 Year Show followed by Kristi Zea's Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray
12/15/2016 --> The Los Angeles Times' Kenneth Turan picks top 10 films of 2016 and gives a collective shout out to "superb documentaries", including Germans and Jews
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9/9/2016 --> Winner! "Best Editing" for The 100 Years Show, Doc Utah
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