presents

rocks

July 25-26

A Q&A with director Signe Baumane will follow each screening.

Curtesey of Zeigeist Films

ABOUT THE FILM

Latvia, the late 1920’s. Anna, a young woman, pretty and educated, falls in love with an adventurous entrepreneur, 30 years her senior. But with marriage comes great jealousy, and the entrepreneur hides Anna away in the forest, far from other men, where she bears him eight children. The Great Depression hits them hard. Then Latvia is overrun with invasions by the Soviets, then the Nazis, then the Soviets once again. Anna is a pillar of strength, defying the hardships, raising her young, teaching them survival secrets of the forest. But something inside her is terribly wrong.

Years later, Signe, a young artist, asks her father, “How did my grandmother die?” Her father is evasive. His seven siblings are evasive, as well. Signe strongly suspects that Anna committed suicide. Clues of mental illness had always leaked through the family stories. Signe suffers from depression herself. Her suicidal fantasies get her locked away for four months in a Soviet mental institute. Three of her cousins, all women, battle madness, as well. Could there be a link between Anna and the four granddaughters? Defying the stigma that silences so many, Signe takes us on a journey deep into her own depression where she looks to confront the family demons.


ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
Signe Baumane was born in Latvia and received a BA degree in philosphy at Moscow University. After graduating she delved into several projects including animation, film, and illustration. Then in 1995 she decided to come to New York where she continued in the film industry and has since produced several animated shorts, which have been accepted into numerous film festivals including but not limited to Sundance, Berlin, Annecy, Venice and Tribeca. Rocks in My Pockets is her first feature film.

July 25, 1:00pm
UPSTATE RHINEBECK
6415 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck

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$7 General Admission

Tickets will not be mailed.
A list will be held at the door.

July 25, 5:00pm
ROSENDALE THEATRE
408 Main St, Rosendale, NY 12401

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$7 General Admission
$5 for Members
Member tickets may only be purchased through Rosendale Theatre





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