Christopher Lloyd’s must see movies at the 2013 Heartland Film Festival

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Heartland-ChrisLloyd-10.15Christopher Lloyd is a Carmel-based award-winning film critic with a bachelor’s degree in cinema from New York University and a master’s from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

The Forgotten Kingdom – Atang Mokoenya is an unemployed, aimless young man who spends his days idling in the slums of Johannesburg. When his father dies, Atang must give up his selfish ways and fulfill his father’s humble last wishes: to be buried in the rural kingdom of Lesotho, the country they left 15 years earlier in hopes of a better life. This epic story spans the rugged beauty of a little known mountain country where Atang finds the love of his life, and his place in this world.

Gimme Shelter – Gimme Shelter uncovers the struggle for survival and the hope of redemption through the harsh realities of life on the streets of New Jersey. Based on the lives of actual homeless, pregnant young women, writer and director Ronald Krauss lived in the primary shelter for one year prior to production while writing the Gimme Shelter screenplay.

‘No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie’ – Tony Kane plays a superhero on TV, but in real life he’s just another guy who happens to be deaf, with hopes and dreams that always seem to elude him. Eight-year-old Jacob Lang, also deaf, is having a hard time in school. When Tony and Jacob’s paths cross, they inspire belief in each other and in themselves.

Blood Brother – This is an intimate portrait of a man, Rocky, and filmed by his best friend. Rocky made a spontaneous decision five years ago, and he now lives in Tamil Nadu, India, caring for a group of HIV-positive orphans. He’s found a life – an imperfect one – and we see him struggle with the decisions he has to make. He’s intensely needed and loved by the children, relentlessly caring for them in sickness and health, living as simply as they do.

Hide Your Smiling Faces – While out exploring, two young boys discover the dead body of one of their friends under a bridge. Even though there doesn’t seem to be any evidence of foul play, the event ripples under the surface of their town, unsettling the brothers and their friends in ways they can’t fully understand. Once-familiar interactions begin to take on a macabre tone in light of the tragic accident, leading the boys to retreat into their wild surroundings.


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