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Escaping Freedom
The Pure Imprisonment
USA 2020
produced by Edd Blott, Patrick D. Green, Heather Yokom (executive), Randy Kovach (executive), Neal Hamil (executive), Shari Gilevich (executive) for Any Other Name Entertainment
directed by Edd Blott
starring Patrick D. Green, Kelly Godell, Jonathan Daniel Miles, Brian Adrian Koch, Laura Welsh, Jill Sughrue, Casey Pfeifer, Jeffrey Arrington, Devon Rawlings, Georgie Linscott, Adam Dunlap, Jason Reynolds, Greg James, Jonathan Wexler, George Faux, Kyle Stoltz, Byron K. Beck, Tristan David Luciotti, Brock Anderson, Elizabeth Champion, Michelle Marie Mathews, Jeffrey Stillwell, Ryland Tolleson, Daniel Steward, Joe X. Jiang, Stephanie Leet
written by Edd Blott, music by Alejandro Villanueva Medina
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Vincent (Patrick D. Green) is a popular pastor in is parish - but
behind his facade, he's riddled with self doubt, and he has dark sexual
fantasies he doesn't even like to admit to himself. And of late, his
facade starts to crumble. Then one day, his foster sister Krystal (Kelly
Godell) stops by at his place, who's in many ways the total opposite of
him, she's outspoken, easy-going, hedonistic - and a bit of an alcoholic,
and at the end of the day she's about as broken as he is. However, she
brings out a different side in him, and soon he actually has a date with
Katie (Laura Welsh), a loyal churchgoer who has long had a soft spot for
him. But that date ends in nothing, as it only reveals to Vincent even
clearer what he tried to suppress, that he's actually homosexual, and not
only that, he has fallen for his best friend and colleague Marcus
(Jonathan Daniel Miles). However, that self-realization makes him falling
from faith even more, so much so that he fails to talk one of his flock
out of suicide, and starts thinking out aloud about closing down his
congregation. Eventually it becomes clear to him that he must express his
feelings to Marcus - but at what price? Escaping Freedom
sure is a very interesting film, especially since it refuses to walk the
beaten path stories like this usually take, doesn't try to hammer a
message home or get their leads salvation in the third act, instead it
asks thoughtful questions and tells its story in a very intimate way -
which is also mirrored in the camerawork, much of it is handheld and
sticking closer to the characters than per usual. And a directorial effort
that avoids spectacle or even frills and takes its time to let the story
unfold, and very natural performances from its ensemble cast further help
to make this a pretty impressive movie.
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