To Nowhere Photo: Mads Junker
Sian Astor-Lewis’ coming-of-age drama, To Nowhere, sees two friends, Tulip (Lilit Lesser) and Finn (Josefine Glaesel) hanging around a quiet part of London. Aside from Tulip’s anxious struggle to express her romantic feelings for Finn, everything seems otherwise okay. Finn, however, has not confided in Tulip about a trauma that will change the dynamic of their relationship.
In conversation with Eye For Film, Astor-Lewis discussed her feature directorial début, the influence of European-esque art house cinema, and expressing a beauty and vibrance in grittier storytelling.
Casper Borges: Why film as a means of creative expression? Was there an inspirational or defining moment?
Sian Astor-Lewis: I suppose I fell into it. I started making films when I was 17. School had been a complete disaster and I had no idea where the hell I was going. A friend of mine asked me to help out...
Sian Astor-Lewis’ coming-of-age drama, To Nowhere, sees two friends, Tulip (Lilit Lesser) and Finn (Josefine Glaesel) hanging around a quiet part of London. Aside from Tulip’s anxious struggle to express her romantic feelings for Finn, everything seems otherwise okay. Finn, however, has not confided in Tulip about a trauma that will change the dynamic of their relationship.
In conversation with Eye For Film, Astor-Lewis discussed her feature directorial début, the influence of European-esque art house cinema, and expressing a beauty and vibrance in grittier storytelling.
Casper Borges: Why film as a means of creative expression? Was there an inspirational or defining moment?
Sian Astor-Lewis: I suppose I fell into it. I started making films when I was 17. School had been a complete disaster and I had no idea where the hell I was going. A friend of mine asked me to help out...
- 7/1/2023
- by Casper Borges
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Two young women drift, drink and explore volatile emotions in Sian Astor-Lewis’s debut feature, with powerful performances by Lilit Lesser and Josefine Glæsel
There are quite a few feature films around about teenage or very young women falling in love or at least experiencing queer desire for the first time, more than there were though far fewer than ones about young men. Some have been excellent – see, for example Pariah, But I’m a Cheerleader, or Portrait of a Lady on Fire. But some of the less polished examples have a worthy earnestness baked in, as if they’re on a didactic mission and straining to offer positive role models. To Nowhere, on the other hand, feels deeply personal, bloody as a fresh wound, and entirely sugar-free.
Made with just enough budget to cover a couple of song clearances and a few fancy fetish-shop props, this debut feature from writer-director...
There are quite a few feature films around about teenage or very young women falling in love or at least experiencing queer desire for the first time, more than there were though far fewer than ones about young men. Some have been excellent – see, for example Pariah, But I’m a Cheerleader, or Portrait of a Lady on Fire. But some of the less polished examples have a worthy earnestness baked in, as if they’re on a didactic mission and straining to offer positive role models. To Nowhere, on the other hand, feels deeply personal, bloody as a fresh wound, and entirely sugar-free.
Made with just enough budget to cover a couple of song clearances and a few fancy fetish-shop props, this debut feature from writer-director...
- 6/27/2023
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
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