Bluebird
Lance Edmands, 2015

Catalog No.: FTF-053
Length: 91 minutes

Bluebird explores the interconnectedness of a small town in the northern reaches of Maine. When Lesley, the local school bus driver, (Tony nominee Amy Morton) becomes distracted during her end-of-day inspection, she fails to notice a sleeping boy in the back of the bus. What happens next shatters the tranquility of her small Maine logging town, proving that even the slightest actions have enormous consequences. Stricken by an overwhelming sense of guilt, Lesley’s fragility is further tested by her husband (John Slattery)—a local logger preoccupied by the imminent closing of the town paper mill—and the boy’s mother Marla Krause), a disaffected young woman looking to take advantage of a delicate situation. Shot on location in the stark, frozen Maine hills, Bluebird fosters a profound sense of place—chillingly capturing the setting’s lonely yet beautiful tone—thanks to the masterwork of cinematographer Jody Lee Lipes (Martha Marcy May Marlene, Tiny Furniture).

Written and Directed by Lance Edmonds
Cinematography by Jody Lee Lipes
Produced by Kyle Martin
Executive Produced by Christine Vachon
Starring: Amy Morton, John Slatterly, Louisa Krause, Margo Martindale, Emily Meade and Adam Driver

Festivals: Tribeca Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Provincetown Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Maine International Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma, Chicago International Film Festival, American Film Festival Poland, Vienna International Film Festival, Indie Memphis Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Stockholm Film Festival, Three Rivers Film Festival, SF Indie Film Festival, Durango Independent Film Festival Cleveland Internat