BETWEEN THE LINES

An imprisoned woman has been proven innocent; her reminiscence on her past reveals the emotions she copes with.
Synopsis:

Emma, a writer and political activist, has recently been released from prison. Her new freedom feels strange and her memories of the past are constantly present.

There was a crime but it was thirteen years ago, during which time the facts were hidden and have never really been explained. Did Emma’s lover let Emma go to the jail instead of him? Maybe. The film asks the audience to make their own interpretation or conclusion if they find they need one.

The film’s narrative links are broken down to focus on the emotive tone of Emma’s experience – a state of loss, guilt, and trying to go beyond.

Between the Lines consists of 16mm film negative stock, video footage transferred to film, 16mm reversal – hand processed footage, and optically manipulated archival footage.

Director’s statement:

The film is inspired by prisoners who are unjustly imprisoned, a subject that resonates in the America of today. What are the emotional consequences? Loss? Grief? Revenge? Or is it just trying to find a path to go beyond?

Between the Lines is an inner dialogue of an innocent woman artist, recently released. Her memories push the film into different directions. The narrative links break down under the pressure of the woman’s emotions and her immanent need to express herself creatively.

The film’s narrative exists outside logic, mirroring the life experience of the character herself. I look forward to hear others’ opinions.

Thank you,
Liliana Resnick

Reviews

From letters of support:

“A strikingly original examination of the subjective experience of imprisonment for a crime that takes but a split-second but whose reverberations linger for years.”
— Bill Nichols
Author of Maya Deren and the American Avant-Garde, Image and Ideology, Representing Reality, Movies and Methods.

“Between the Lines is a fine film, startling at times, poignant, full of sorrow and human resilience, mesmerizing.”
— Emer Martin
Lead role in Between the Lines, author of Breakfast in Babylon, Guggenheim award recipient.

Excerpt from the press:

“…the approach to the theme is poetic, sensitive … excellent visualizations and soundtrack …“
— Maja Durinovic
Vijenac, Croatia, June 2005