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Taking on the duties of director, writer, producer, editor, and cinematographer, Greg W. Locke takes under $1000.00 and seven people to bring this newest indie effort to stark, black and white life in telling the story of a down and out film blogger, Audrey Harrington (Kelly Sebastian), whose December 2012 day begins by being evicted from her actually-couldn’t-afford-it apartment in New York City. Forced to find a new place to live, she turns to a friend, Lauren “La La” Auster (Julianna Pitt), whose own existence is less than glamorous outside of the fact of having a decent residence, funded by her involvement in the adult film industry. Also along for the ride are their two guy friends, struggling artist Aaron Edson (Tyler Evan Rowe) and self-professed “lab rat” Ollie Hoffman (Oliver Fetter). As they mostly bond via mutual misery and lack of motivation to seek genuine improvement, Audrey takes it upon herself to try and find that new open door to some kind of success, taking counsel from a trusted confidant in pal Emilia (Jaz Valentino). What follows is a six month journey into their lives, with times filled with melancholy, self-deprecation, rare instances of true joy, and the hard realization that life is a challenging taskmaster, causing them all to evaluate their choices, strive to move forward in some meaningful way, and avoid falling back into the habits and actions that got most of them into their current state of disillusionment. And this to show that even in the toughest of times and circumstances, comes hope.
Covering a true gambit of themes and emotions, “Forever Into Space” is equally irreverent, tongue-in-cheek, dramatic, and ultimately filled at its core with the biting realism about what it is to be a young twenty to thirty-something in the Big Apple, striving to “live the dream”, but not actually doing so. With that seeps the rawness of the character’s attitudes, a sense of hopes dashed and dreams dying, yet somewhere, somehow finding the fortitude to press forward and seek better places. The “zero-budget” and colorless cinematography of this film actually aid to bring out the naturalness in the plight these friends find themselves in. All four primary actors shine in this medium, each being painfully practical in illustrating the bitter reality of feeling a failure, not being good enough, being worthless, or just being unmotivated to change. Yet, the film is not without what is most important in the roads traveled by these wayward pilgrims, heart. By the end, there is exactly that, as they all have each other’s backs and friendships that will last beyond the new moves several are about to make. The overall level of crude content was more than this reviewer tends to be comfortable with or truly enjoy, yet, one cannot help but be drawn into the narrative of humans being, and the adventure we are all on to find the best in everything, get back up when struck down, and realize each day is worth living.
As always, this is all for your consideration and comment. Until next time, thank you for reading!
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