Flipside is a 2023 feature documentary film directed by Chris Wilcha.[5]
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| Directed by | Chris Wilcha[1] |
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| Cinematography | Adam Beckman |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $52,247[3][4] |
The film is a semi-sequel to The Target Shoots First[6] his 1999 72-minute documentary CalArts MFA thesis film[7] about his work at Columbia House record club.[7] that was a winner at Slamdance Film Festival for best documentary feature and best editing.[8][9][10]
Plot
edit"When filmmaker Chris Wilcha revisits the record store he worked at as a teenager in New Jersey, he finds the once-thriving bastion of music and weirdness from his youth slowly falling apart and out of touch with the times. FLIPSIDE documents his tragicomic attempt to revive the store while revisiting other documentary projects he has abandoned over the years...."[11] IFC Center
Release
editThe film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023.[12] In 2024, after screening at various documentary festivals and a limited release in New York and Los Angeles, it was made available on streaming platforms.[13][14]
Reception
editFestival programmer Thom Powers describes it as "a comic yet deeply moving reflection on opportunities lost and gained".[12]
(4 stars) "The director’s wise and discursive narration, which worms its way from regret about life’s disappointments to gradual acceptance of the compromises we all make, ties together the film’s subject matter with the skill and vision of a novelist, weaving together threads about creativity; doing what one loves vs. what one must; the impulse to hold on to the past, ever at war with the need to let go and move on; growing up and growing old; finding purpose; selling records and selling out; and discovering a kind of bliss in the cracks between."[15] - Washington Post
References
edit- ^ "Chris Wilcha". Vimeo. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Morfoot, Addie (May 31, 2024). "Judd Apatow on Why He Produces Documentaries Like 'Flipside': 'Life Is More Fascinating Than Fiction'". Variety. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Flipside (2024)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Flipside". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Anne (July 26, 2023). "TIFF's 2023 Documentary Slate Favors Oscar Contenders and Sales Titles, from Paul Simon to Frederick Wiseman". IndieWire. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Chris Wilcha. "The Target Shoots First". vimeo. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Murthi, Vikram (May 31, 2024). "Hard Drives Full of Abandoned Projects: Chris Wilcha on Flipside". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (March 6, 2000). "The Target Shoots First". Variety. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "The Target Shoots First". www.vdb.org | Video Data Bank. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (December 2, 1999). "A Corporate 'Target'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Flipside". IFC Center. IFC. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Powers, Thom (August 1, 2023). "TIFF Docs: Flipside". TIFF.net. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ del Barco, Mandalit (August 1, 2024). "Decades in the making, Chris Wilcha's documentary 'Flipside' is now out on demand". NPR.
- ^ Thompson, Luke Y. (May 31, 2024). ""More a Labor of Love Than a Paying Gig": Chris Wilcha Returns to Documentary With 'Flipside'". International Documentary Association.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (June 17, 2024). "Review : 'Flipside' documentary is a poetic meditation on life's vicissitudes". Washington Post. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
