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45365

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Discover the congruities of daily life in Sidney, Ohio, as filmmaker Turner Ross provides an inquisitive look at everyday life in Middle America.

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Mark Feeney Boston Globe Rated: 3/4 Nov 24, 2011 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Crafts a symphonic sense of time and place, and in doing so locates the profound in the prosaic. Rated: A- Nov 21, 2010 Full Review Andrew Schenker Time Out For the filmmakers, who wins or loses means little. The ongoing ritual of small-town American life is all. Rated: 4/5 Jun 16, 2010 Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture A film that proves that there really is nothing more compelling than real life. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 24, 2019 Full Review Sarah Manvel Critic's Notebook This movie skates over the surface of the lives it witnessed without rhyme or reason. Without any depth, it becomes a frustrating exercise for those of us who don't live there. Aug 9, 2018 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru A quietly enchanting, captivating, visually striking and narration-less mosaic of Sidney, Ohio. Rated: 7.5/10 Jun 17, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member absolutely charming portrait Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member it was interesting. It shows how mundane and simple small town Midwestern life can be. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member The film is so detached from its subjects and so transient in its rhythms that it left me feeling indifferent towards its observations of small town life in Ohio. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I was lucky enough to have Turner Ross at my screening to shed some insight into this gorgeous view of nine months in the life of Sidney, Ohio. Culminated from over 500 hours of footage and edited with a craftsman's touch, "45365" gives you a rare glimpse into the characteristics of many of the town's residents. The filmmakers, brothers Bill and Turner Ross grew up in this town and even after a lengthy stay away from it, are still given access to the bland and at times very personal moments in this small midwestern town. The film's visuals which range from poorly lit backseats to some of the lovliest images I have seen in a documentary in quite a while. You hear names repeated but the goal here is not a person by person analysis but a in depth portrait of the town as a whole. Their are moments that seem to stray into mockery but they are always matched by the residents genuine emotions and language. An astonishing debut from the Ross brothers. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Discover the congruities of daily life in Sidney, Ohio, as filmmaker Turner Ross provides an inquisitive look at everyday life in Middle America.
Director
Turner Ross, Bill Ross IV
Production Co
The Ross Bros.
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 30m