Jess & Moss

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10/09/2015 An impressionistic film shot in 16 mm in Kentucky about a young boy and his older cousin hanging out by themselves and dealing with their secrets and abandonment issues. There is a story, but not much of one. Your enjoyment will depend on how much you enjoy watching a beautifully shot film that doesn't really amount to much. I enjoyed it. See more 08/23/2012 A quiet, slow film composed mainly of small glimpses at the way these two young people deal with their abandonment issues. Watching the film was almost like visiting an art gallery or museum, with gorgeous images stacked one on top of each other that did little to advance the story, such as it was, but kept this viewer completely enthralled. One felt there was an emotional developmental delay in Jess (Sarah Hagan), possibly caused, we eventually discover, by the tenuous hold she has on her mother, who disappeared from her life in some indeterminate past. Meanwhile Amos, or Moss (Austin Vickers), is dealing with the loss of his parents to an accident. A few other people float about the edges of the film, but it is these two young actors who carry the bulk of the film and were certainly up to the task. The images are what stays with one as the credits roll. It truly is a beautiful film that would normally be out of my comfort zone with such a minimal story, but somehow this one succeeds where many have failed to engage. See more 06/03/2012 One of those hidden gems you hope to be able to find. It's like a feast for the eyes and ears of the art film geeks. Seek this one out. See more 04/12/2012 A meditative exploration of friendship, loss, memory, and sexual awakening, set against a backdrop of the decaying rural South. Jeter trades in narrative for more free reign in a perma-dusk character experience. See more 04/02/2012 Beautiful imagery, scenery, lovely. It transported me back to my coming-of-age and the dreaminess of memories. Very vivid. See more 03/11/2012 Saw this movie at 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The movie will make you question every memory you think you can recall. Using different grades of film stock(no high def digital here), the recall of memory is shown in its many gradiations from crystal clear to dark and muddied. You will begin to see that memories are not always clear or constant. No matter where you had your childhood, you are going to say "wow, that is what I remember about the summer of ...." No car chases, shoot'em ups or outlandish sexcapades. This is not a summer teen flick. It is a movie that will leave you wondering about what you think you remember. See more Read all reviews

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