Archive Cinema City 2009.
Genre: ? Synopsis:
Low Tide was shot in 5 days and all the dialogue is completely improvised. It tells the story of the last three days of a woman's life; Kathy is dying of cancer and is being nursed at home. Her husband Tom cooks and cares for her but is unable to offer her emotional support and keeps himself apart, playing his music or drinking with a recently widowed friend who is an amateur poet. Kathy forms a strong attachment to her visiting nurse, confiding in her about her past affairs, her ambiguous feelings towards Tom and her fear of death.
About the director:
Jon Sanders was born in Kent, England in 1943. After Cambridge University he studied film at the Slade School of Art. He has had a distinguished career in the film industry, working as an editor, sound recordist (From Mao to Mozart, Oscar winning film about Isaac Stern’s tour of China) documentary maker (Then When the World Changed, co-directed with cameraman, Roger Deakins) and writer/director.
Film budget: $3000
