2023 · comedy · drama
Showing Up
Directed by Kelly Reichardt1h 47m2023
In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
Our read: Showing Up (2023) reads as a neutral, slow-burn, grounded comedy · drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, slow-burn, gentle comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- slow-burn
- gentle
- intimate
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“You want a gentle Portland week about showing up despite everything falling apart.”
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