Film Astraea

On a newly silent continent where the cities stand empty but the shelves are still stocked a sixteen year old girl comes of age.

Film astraea. Premiered at cinequest 25 after having won the new visions award at the cinequest film festival astraea is a unique look at a post apocalyptic world. The film is a thoughtful rumination on the far reaching tentacles of grief and the crucial importance of asserting humanity that persists in the face of devastation. People drop dead at the dinner table. Astraea astrea or astria ancient greek.

A skill originated from the divine spirit astraea s authority. The scales that are astraea s symbol reside within this body and is a skill that deploy absolute protection against the targets that should be judged. Directed by kristjan thor. A world with literally only a handful of people left as they try to survive trust grow and live.

She is the virgin goddess of justice innocence purity and precision. Astraea screens on tuesday 9 22 at 4pm. Astraea 2015 directed by kristjan thor reviews film cast letterboxd. Best of miff at portland museum of art portland me september 25 27 astraea screens on friday 9 25 at 6 30pm.

Star maiden or starry night in ancient greek religion is a daughter of astraeus and eos. Bend film festival bend or october 8 11 astraea screening tba. The film seems to want to convince us we re supposed to feel equal sympathy with both new constellations but only succeeds when it comes to checking out of callie and matthew s tommy wiseau esque romance. Hollywood film festival los angeles ca 9 23 27 astraea screens on friday 9 25 at 2 30pm and sunday 9 27 at 1 30pm.

She is closely associated with the greek goddess of justice dike daughter of zeus and themis. Although showier fare often tends to overwhelm smaller scale material like astraea it s a film with sufficient singularity of vision to gradually build an appreciative audience with wider exposure. With scotty crowe jessica cummings nerea duhart alec judelson. In sixteen days the human race is all but extinct.

Astraea and james leave and callie and matthew remain. She is not to be confused with asteria the goddess of the stars and the. Pilots collapse mid flight and planes fall suddenly out of the sky.