Surviving Cliffside (2014)
- Directed by
- Jon Matthews
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 06m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows a family living in a West Virginia trailer park plagued by crime and drugs. It shows their daily struggles and resilience without judgment.
rawintimateobservationalslow-pacedatmosphericgroundedgrittyunflinching
What happens
Surviving Cliffside is a 2014 documentary film and the directorial debut of Jon Matthews. The film premiered at the 2014 South by Southwest Film Festival and follows a family that lives in a Cliffside, a trailer park in Alum Creek, West Virginia, known for its crime and drugs. During production, Jon Matthews was mentored by filmmaker Debra Granik (Winter's Bone, Down to the Bone) and filmmaker Spike Lee, who also awarded him a grant to complete the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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