Taking place during the course of one eventful summer, Alexandre Rockwell’s SWEET THING is a bittersweet yet uplifting portrait of that magical time in youth when a day can last forever. In coastal Massachusetts, a dysfunctional family, portrayed in all shades of black-and-white, lead forgotten lives. Discovering freedom and enchantment among the boats and railway tracks of New Bedford, 15-year-old Billie and her 11-year-old brother Nico embark on an adventure into the fantastic and poetic world of childhood, unseen by the adults around them.

Winner of the Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, SWEET THING was also nominated for the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.

“Alexandre Rockwell’s SWEET THING is one of the most powerful new films I’ve seen in years. The whole film has soul, but the fact that Rockwell didn’t go the easy way and shoot it on digital, but instead (like a real filmmaker) shot it on black and white 16mm film makes it a divine soul.” –Quentin Tarantino

DIRECTED BY ALEXANDRE ROCKWELL
UNITED STATES | 2020 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE