GREEN Young Americans

Genevieve, played by Kate Lyn Sheil, is an intellectual New Yorker who moves to a cabin in the rural South with her boyfriend Sebastian (Lawrence Michael Levine) so that he can blog about sustainable farming She form . s a fast friendship with a local woman, Robin (played by writer/director Sophia Takai). Their relationship initially boosts Genevieve’s confidence and self-esteem, but things grow complicated when Robin also bonds with her boyfriend The women are gradually drawn into an irrational, destructive spiral of jealousy, insecurity and paranoia as they work to manipulate and destroy each other, creating a palpable sense of tension and discomfort as the story unfolds Strong performances and a haunting score help to create an experience of the horror that lies within our own minds. In her first feature film Takai creates a meditative and naturalistic portrait of one woman’s psychological unraveling