2014 · drama · music · sports
Song One
Directed by Kate Barker-Froyland1h 26m2014
Estranged from her family, Franny returns home when an accident leaves her brother comatose. Retracing his life as an aspiring musician, she tracks down his favorite musician, James Forester. Against the backdrop of Brooklyn’s music scene, Franny and James develop an unexpected relationship and face the realities of their lives.
Our read: Song One (2014) reads as a neutral, measured, grounded drama · music · sports entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, measured, gentle drama / music, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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