CRIMINALLY UNKNOWN PRESENTS: LARRY FESSENDEN IN PERSON
WENDIGO, 2001, Magnolia Pictures, 91 min. Dir. Larry Fessenden. A blue Volvo makes its way through the fading light this chilly winter evening in Upstate New York. Kim, George (Jake Weber and Patricia Clarkson) and their eight-year old son, Miles (Erik Per Sullivan), are city dwellers stealing a weekend away at a friend’s country farmhouse. But a fluke accident sets off a chain of events that alters their lives forever and conjures up the ferocious spirit of the Wendigo. Smart, genuinely scary, unforgettable. “…as if John Cassavetes had been working for Universal in the early 30′s.” Dave Kehr, New York Times
HABIT, 1996, Glass Eye Pix/Passport Cinema, 112 min. Autumn in New York. Sam (Larry Fessenden) has broken up with his girlfriend and his father has recently died. World-weary and sloppy drunk, he finds temporary solace in the arms of Anna (Meredith Snaider), a mysterious woman who draws him away from his friends and into a web of addiction and madness. A beautiful “downtown” vampire tale. “a sad and haunting film…” Roger Ebert
Discussion in between films with director Larry Fessenden.