Big Deal, So What

Film Maker
Rynard, Susan
Year
1995
Country
Canada
Language
Format
16mm
Length
23
Genre
narrative
Category
Childhood, Families, Work about Women, Work by Women, Youth

Set in the polyester 70s, “Big Deal, So What” is a deceptively simple look at the social dislocation of Rachel – a skeptical teen whose discontent sets the story in motion. Rachel leaves home and endures a number of subtle miscues, mild mishaps, and astrological misfortunes. Much to her chagrin, it is an unexpected gesture of goodwill from mother to daughter that brings her to the threshold of post-suburban independence. This is a playfully poignant film about what life is not supposed to be like.

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