SUPERIOR
Superior
Erin Vassilopoulos, 2021
Catalog No.: FTF-132
Length: 99 Minutes
When Marian is on the run, she goes to the only place she knows is safe: her childhood home. She is greeted by her estranged sister, Vivian, a stay-at-home housewife struggling to conceive and on the verge of a failing marriage. Though the two are identical twins, they live opposite lives. Marian’s mysterious return disrupts Vivian’s small-town routine, and the sisters must learn to reconnect and reconcile. When Marian's haunting past finally catches up to her, their separate worlds collide, catapulting both sisters into grave danger.
Directed by Erin Vassilopoulos
Written by Erin Vassilopoulos and Alessandra Mesa
Produced by Ben Cohen, Grant Curatola and Paatrick Donovan
Cinematography by Mia Cioffi Henry
Cast: Alessandra Mesa, Ani Mesa, Pico Alexander, Jake Hoffman and Stanley Simons
Festivals: Sundance, BAMcinemafest, São Paulo International Film Festival, Thessaloniki Film Festival, Helsinki International Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival
PURCHASE
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IN THEATERS
March 25-31, 2022
BAM Cinematheque, Brooklyn, NY info
February 22, 2022
Preview screening with The Future of Film is Female
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. info
March 25-31, 2022
Circle Cinema, Tulsa, OK info
March 25-31, 2022
Cinemapolis, Ithaca, NY info
March 25th and 26th 2022
Stray Cat Film Center, Kansas City, MO info
March 31 - April 10, 2022
The International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival
Scottsdale 101 14, Harkins, AZ info
April 12-14, 2022
Guild Cinema, Albuquerque, NE info
April 15-22, 2022
Alamo Drafthouse, Austin, TX info
April 15-22, 2022
Alamo Drafthouse, Los Angeles, CA info
April 15-22, 2022
Alamo Drafthouse, Denver, CO info
April 15-22, 2022
Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh, NC info
April 15-22, 2022
Alamo Drafthouse, San Francisco, CA info
April 15-22, 2022
Alamo Drafthouse, Yonkers, NY info
May 9, 2022
Taos Center for the Arts, Taos, MN info
June 3, 2022
Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO info
June 30th, 2023
Future of Film is Female, MoMA, New York City, NY info
PRESS
“Compelling. Engaging.”
-Amy Nicholson, The New York Times, Critics Pick
"A Twin Peaks vibe on a Hal Hartley budget, with just the odd dash of Old Hollywood thrown in for good measure."
-Jessica Kiang, Variety
“Superior serves stark and moody '80s style with De Palma-esque thrills.”
- Dino Ray Ramos, Deadline
"A playful Almodóvarian psychodrama."
-Matt Jacobs, Huffington Post
“SPELLBINDING. The style of “Buffalo 66” with the subversion of “House of the Devil” to create something entirely new.”
- Stephen Saito, Movable Fest