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INDIEWIRE Critic's Pick: ‘East of Wall’ Review: A Grieving Mother and Daughter Find Peace in the Badlands

Sundance: Kate Beecroft makes a stunning feature directorial debut with a docu-fiction that captures the beauty and pain of the modern American West in intimate detail.


From Vittorio di Sica’s “Bicycle Thieves” to the films of the Safdies and Sean Baker, using non-professional actors has long been a tool filmmakers have employed to add a note of authenticity to their work. And yet, with “East of Wall,” writer/director Kate Beecroft elevates this concept to greater heights, crafting a feature docu-fiction debut that is cinematically and narratively rich, but also takes care to reflect the deeper reality at the heart of its story.


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