The Dryden will screen River of Grass (Kelly Reichardt, U.S. 1994, 76 min.)

River of Grass, Kelly Reichardt's (Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy) darkly funny debut feature, brought the writer/director back to the suburban landscape of southern Florida, where she grew up with her detective father and narcotics agent mother. Shot on 16mm, the film follows the misadventures of disaffected housewife Cozy, played by Lisa Bowman, and the aimless layabout Lee, played by up-and-comer Larry Fessenden, who also acted as a producer and the film's editor. Described by Reichardt as "a road movie without the road, a love story without the love, and a crime story without the crime," River of Grass introduces viewers to a director already in command of her craft and defining her signature style.

[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Apr-4]