Product Description

Fourteen-year-old Henrietta - Henri for short - longs for everything she doesn't have. Looking down a road that turns bad instead of right, Henri (Addie Land) and her mother Kate (Cara Seymour) are forced to move in with her grandmother.

Review

…a rare, deeply personal American film… [Zentelis] has an unpretentious, effortless style and is highly skilled with her first-rate cast… Zentelis pulls of a scene of maternal sacrifice (beautifully played by Cara Seymour) that recalls Barbara Stanwyck's best moments in Stella Dallas. --Los Angeles Times

…affecting slice of low-watt indie filmmaking that goes where few American movies bother: below the poverty line. --Boston Globe

…it's virtually impossible to watch the movie and not be moved…Evergreen is a calm eye in the aftermath of a hurricane of summer movies. It doesn't have lots of stars or a big budget. It wasn't written by committee or rewritten by test screenings. It's a brave statement by a talented new filmmaker, brought to life by a wonderful cast. And it deserves your attention. --Washington D.C. Journal

About the Director

Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, EVERGREEN marks Enid Zentelis' (Director & Writer) feature film directorial debut. EVERGREEN recently opened in a 115 theaters nationwide and received critical acclaim when a first-of-its-kind deal was inked with AMC Theaters. This deal marked the first time a major exhibitor pacted directly with a filmmaker and was the first feature to be distributed solely via satellite. EVERGREEN was selected to participate in the prestigious Sundance Institute Writer's Lab in 2000. In addition, EVERGREEN was selected for a Sundance-produced live reading as well as extensive production support from Kodak, Panavision and Deluxe. EVERGREEN also won Zentelis a 2002 NYFA Grant in screenwriting. Zentelis' original screenplay, GRASPING THE SPARROW'S TAIL, is being produced by Bridget Johnson Films (AS GOOD AS IT GETS, BOTTLE ROCKET). Other screenplays in development include MAKE LOVE NOT WAR and FAUNA AND FLORA. In addition, Zentelis recently directed and produced a short film on President Clinton and THE CLINTON FOUNDATION for Radical Media, as well as directed videos for major record labels on ERIC CLAPTON, 3 DOORS DOWN and WILCO among others. Zentelis received a BA from Hampshire College and an MFA from the NYU Graduate Film Program, where she was the W.T.C. Johnson full-scholarship recipient.

• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.72 ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ Enid Zentelis
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Dolby, Color, Multiple Formats, Widescreen
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 26 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ November 10, 2009
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Mary Kay Place, Cara Seymour, Gary Farmer, Bruce Davison
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Indiepix
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1