The Closer We Get

Scottish director Karen Guthrie’s intimate documentary is a vivid chronicle of her coming to terms with a twofold loss, one past—of her nuclear family shattered years before by her father’s departure to Africa—and one present, when her mother, the family anchor, suffers a stroke. Full of surprising revelations, Guthrie’s personal story becomes an affecting and resonant look at post-colonialism and the complicated bonds of family.

Country:

Ethiopia,

United Kingdom

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Duration:

81 minutes

Year:

2015

Director:

Karen Guthrie

Cast:

Self

Crew:

Cinematography

Cinematography

Editor

Writer

Producer