‘MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE’ Prequel Streams For Free

There are numerous films and performances that get lost in the awards shuffle for one reason or another at the end of each year.  Some might be more glaringly absent than others (sorry Fassbender).  Yet, there is one name that many spoke of earlier last year following a number of film festival appearances that unfortunately drifted away into obscurity in the months to follow: Elizabeth Olsen.  In Martha Marcy May Marlene, Olsen delivers a tour de force performance that shows the young actress coping with the past memories of her life in a cult while adjusting to her new “normal’ reality.  Her character feels out of place in both worlds and takes the viewer on a journey that makes you question her own sanity while asking you to analyze your own self-constructed happy life.  It’s a subtle film that feels equally complex.  Horror can be in the eye or the mind of the beholder.  Much like last year’s equally ignored Take Shelter, Martha Marcy presents a real-life horror scenario where the main character must confront his or her’s own personal demons and fears.

Director Sean Durkin has made a short-film prequel of sorts to the feature film that will be showing at at 7PM ET at the Film Society of Lincoln Center‘s Film Center Ampitheater.  However, if you can’t make it to the live event with Sean Durkin in person,  you can sign up to unlock and watch the short at exactly 7pm, by registering here. The event is time specific, so make sure to set an alarm.  A Q&A will be held with the director, cinematographer, and star of the short (not Olsen) following the screening.  Head to Indiewire’s site right here to watch that stream live of the interview through their website.  They’ll be taking questions live from Twitter during the streaming Q&A, for the filmmakers so follow along use the hashtag #marylastseen, tonight on February 20th to participate.

Also, don’t forget to check out the phenomenal debut feature from Durkin when Martha Marcy May Marlene arrives on DVD/Blu-ray tomorrow.  My copy of the Blu-ray is on its way right now to my house, click the link below to order yours.

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Source: Indiewire/ The Playlist