Drifting Elegant
Locally produced Drifting Elegant sheds light on the complex racial and class dynamics in the United States through the story of Victor, a young Arab-American man convicted of rape, and the three people whose lives he affects: Nate, a white journalist with stubborn ideals; Nate's wife, who is starting to question those ideals; and Nate's best friend, an African-American housing developer. Tension builds in a small San Francisco apartment as the characters confront their blind spots and the ways in which sexual desire and prejudice collide. Outside the apartment, the landscapes of the educated urban elite and the working class are vividly contrasted. Director Amy Glazer, also a Bay Area theater director, expresses psychological intensity through the characters' movements through space, while Stephen Belber's screenplay provides astute observations and dry humor. This timely, suspenseful film asks hard questions, the answers to which loom uncomfortably as it moves to a conclusion. — A. Corbin
Director: Amy Glazer
Producer: Barnaby Dallas, Nick Martinez, Mitch Glazer, Rick Hubert
Screenwriter: Stephen Belber
Cinematographer: Jim Orr
Editor: Matt Barber
Cast: Josh Stamberg, Coby Bell, Donnie Keshawarz, Jennifer Mudge, Lenore Thomas
Print Source: Southbay Film Studios
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA, 95192-0098
Tel: 408.687.8537
Official Website: www.trft.org
Sponsor:
A Party Center
