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Paper Covers Rock (2008)

Paper Covers Rock
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Directed by Joe Maggio.
In the wake of an unsuccessful suicide attempt, a deeply troubled mother loses custody of her beloved six year old daughter. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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SpoutBlogSpoutBlog SXSW 2008: Paper Covers Rock
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 "In his Q&A following the premiere of his feature film Paper Covers Rock, director Joe Maggio noted that he set out to make a disposable film. That is, a film made with no money, the barest of bones, with no pressure and no expectations. Naturally, the absence of some factors liberates others; Paper Covers Rock is a simple, lovely expression whose quote-unquote disposability is hardly evidenced by the care that’s been put into its execution. The film treads a familiar path, but does so with nary a false step: it serves as a reminder that narrative predictability isn’t such a bad thing if it provides room for something more interesting than traditional plot. In this case, it is a gateway to intimacy. Occupying nearly every frame of this film is Sam (Jeannine Kaspar), a twenty-something single mother whose winsome face we first glimpse, wrapped in plastic, when her daughter discovers her laying in bed with a ziploc bag over her head. The suicide attempt is not successful and, in short ... " [More]
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