PARALLEL LINES
Dir. Nina Davenport

Documentary, USA, 2003, Digital, 98 min.

SYNOPSIS
Parallel Lines chronicles the filmmaker’s journey in the fall of 2001 from California back home to New York, where her apartment once overlooked the World Trade Center. Driving along back roads as she slowly winds her way to Ground Zero. She stops to talk with strangers about September 11th, which unexpectedly provides a unique window into the inner lives of Americans. The people she encounters at random inevitably want to share their own personal stories of loss: a woman tells of losing custody of her children, a veteran describes a veteran describes his battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a cowboy reveals that his mother murdered his father, a Native American speaks with anger about the destruction of his culture and language. The film weaves together a wide range of subjects, from the meaning of love to the horror of the atomic bomb, becoming a portrait of American identity. These poignant glimpses along the open road of an America in mourning reveal heartache, humor, surprise and, above all, the drive to endure.

CREW
Directed, Produced, Filmed & Edited: Nina Davenport; Music: Sheldon Mirowitz; Sound Design: Dave Ellinwood.

FILMMAKER BIO
Nina Davenport
PARALLEL LINES is Nina Davenport's third film. Her first film, HELLO PHOTO, completed in 1995 and funded by Harvard University's Film Study Center, depicts her travels throughout India. While editing the film, she worked as a teaching assistant in the filmmaking program at Harvard, where she had studied as undergraduate. Premiering at Rotterdam, HELLO PHOTO won numerous awards at festivals, including "Best Documentary" from Melbourne, Australia, "Outstanding Independent Film" from the New England Film & Video Festival and "Best Cinematography" from Cork, Ireland. Davenport's second film, ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID, premiered in 2000 on HBO/Cinemax Reel Life and on Channel Four's True Stories in the United Kingdom. A feature-length, personal documentary shot on 16mm, ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID has aired in numerous other countries, and is distributed on video by Docurama/New Video. Davenport is the recipient of many grants, including from the National Endowment for the Arts. She works as a producer and camera person on many television shows, including NBC's Crime & Punishment, Bravo's The 'IT' Factor and PBS' Art Close Up. She shoots and edits all of her films, and is currently finishing her fourth film, LOS PERICOS, about a mariachi duo in Mexico. Davenport grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and lives in New York City.


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