MIFF | 8° Film Festival Internazionale di Milano - Sherrybaby / Laurie Collyer / Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brad William Henke, Bridget Barkan
Sherrybaby Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brad William Henke, Bridget Barkan
Three years after entering prison for robbery as a 19-year-old heroin addict, Sherry gets out clean and sober. She sets out to regain custody of her daughter Alexis, who has been cared for by her brother Bobby and his wife Lynn. The realities of unemployment and Bobby and Lynn’s concerns about Sherry’s ability to care for Alexis threaten to destroy the delicate relationship with her daughter and newfound sobriety. She will learn that as the harsh realities of life often get in the way of her best intentions, sometimes it’s best to take life one small step at a time.
Collyer's first feature film, ‘Nuyorican Dream’, is a documentary of the American nightmare told through the eyes of an impoverished New York Puerto Rican family. It won top prizes at many festivals and was nominated for various awards. In 2001, Collyer completed the screenplay for Sherrybaby, for which she attended the Sundance Filmmaker’s Lab and the Cinefondation Residence of the Cannes Film Festival. A blending of documentary and narrative film elements, Sherrybaby
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