Giants Being Lonely

Greer Patterson's art is the stirring and evocative image, which is the heart of film-making and visual storytelling. GBL is stunning frame to frame. A great first film; looking forward to the second, and the third.

Giants Being Lonely is both a paean to and nightmare of hometown life. The flashing-by visual beauty of the world captures the fleeting of time itself. We feel it set in amber. This beauty serves the emotional fevers of the teenaged boys on the ball team as well as the fevers and appetites of the starved, isolated adults of the town who feed on the boys. Amalia Culp's performance, almost mute but intensely expressive, as the coach's beautiful, terrorized, wandering wife especially stays in my memory.

A wonderfully vibey and subtle work. The beauty of the camera work and growing suspense engages the audience from beginning to end.

I was brought to tears having been captivated by a story, and images, so real, so poetic. They will live in me for a long time. The canopy of trees embracing painful lives, the glances of desire, following Bobby (literally, as he's often filmed from the back) as he navigates emotions. Visually beautiful and moving.

Giants Being Lonely is a film that people will either love or hate. It´s refreshing to see something different that truly encapsulates what it feels like to be young. This film does not chew your food for you, but leaves you to have a dialogue with it. I recommend everyone watch it because many wont understand but those who do will see the importance of a film like this. Looking forward to whats next from these young film makers.