In Transit by Jaclyn Bethany
In Transit (Valmora Productions, BKE Productions, Little Language Films)

The queer drama film In Transit directed by Jaclyn Bethany (Tell That to the Winter Sea, Highway One) will have its World Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

In Transit stars writer Alex Sarrigeorgiou as Lucy, Francois Arnaud (Yellowjackets, The Borgias) as Tom, and Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty, Pride and Prejudice) as Ilse.

Set in a small town in Maine, Sarrigeorgiou stars as Lucy a bartender at the local dive where she’s worked for years, content in the rhythms of her quiet life with her longtime boyfriend, Tom (Arnaud). But when Ilse (Ehle), a mysterious older artist adrift in her own life, asks Lucy to model for her, each woman stirs in the other the possibility of a different kind of meaning. Just as Lucy learns the bar is being sold and the life she’s built may be slipping away, she has to reckon with what she truly wants.

The film is produced by C.C. Kellogg for Valmora Productions, Jaclyn Bethany for BKE Productions, and Alex Sarrigeorgiou for Little Language Films, alongside Sarah Keyes and Tara Sheffer, in association with Good Question Media. Executive produced by C.C. Kellogg, Carl Black, Jaclyn Bethany, Alex Sarrigeorgiou and Jordan Hart.

“One of the themes that interests me most as a filmmaker is intimacy between women. It is quite simply something we do not see enough on screen. When I received the script for In Transit I was instantly transported to Lucy and Ilse’s world – two women from completely different backgrounds who are brought together by fate, art and desire. Alex’s script is beautiful, subtle and thought provoking. I knew I wanted to direct this film. The film presents a study of a relationship that we may have seen before, (an artist and muse) but subsequently turns this relationship on its head. With a poetic approach and artistic lens, every frame is carefully chosen, every word precisely spoken. In Transit explores a unique and invigorating relationship between two women, exploring many aspects of femininity, female sexuality and the vulnerability of womanhood – both through our bodies and minds. The film is a chamber piece, rotating solely around two strong women and their desires. I believe most women can see aspects of themselves through each character,” said director Jaclyn Bethany.

In Transit is playing in competition, nominated for The Sean Connery Award for Feature Filmmaking Excellence, selected at the discretion of the Festival Director.

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