Grand Jury Prize Sundance 2019
The latest film from multi-award winning writer/director Joanna Hogg
Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) is a young film student struggling to find a firm direction in life
when she meets the seemingly unwavering and decisive Anthony (Tom Burke). The two
immediately take to one another and an intense romance blossoms between them.
However, as the relationship develops it becomes clear that Anthony is not being honest
about all aspects of himself and Julie slowly discovers that they could have potentially
devastating consequences for them both.
One of Britain’s most unique filmmakers Joanna Hogg (Archipelago, Unrelated) presents a
deeply personal examination of her own youthful experiences in this beautifully crafted,
Martin Scorsese produced portrait of self-discovery, The Souvenir.
CAST
HONOR SWINTON BRYNE,
TOM BURKE (STRIKE, WAR & PEACE, ONLY GOD FORGIVES),
TILDA SWINTON (A BIGGER SPLASH, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN)
PROTAGONIST PICTURES
PRODUCTION CREDITS BBC FILMS, BFI, JWH FILMS, SIKELIA PRODUCTION
REVIEWS
“The Souvenir feels like the only film in the world that matters.”
Joshua Rothkopt – Time Out
“Shakes the fabric of your soul”
Hannah Woodhead – Little White Lies
“Heartbreaking, sophisticated & deeply cinematic”
The Wrap
This screening will be introduced by an exclusive recorded interview with Joanna Hogg and Bird’s Eye View’s Director-at-large Mia Bays, accompanied by a unique giveaway. There will also be a post-show lightning talk about Joanna Hogg, delivered by Davina Quinlivan.
Davina Quinlivan is Senior Lecturer in Film (Critical and Historical Studies) at Kingston School of Art, Kingston University. She writes on the intersections between film and philosophy, especially feminist thought, the cinematic body and film experience. She is author of The Place of Breath in Cinema (EUP, 2012), Filming the Body in Crisis: Trauma, Healing and Hopefulness (Palgrave, 2015) and Joanna Hogg: Female Expression and the New British Art Cinema (EUP, forthcoming in 2020).
