BLOW THE MAN DOWN New Auteurs

On the night of their mother’s funeral, the Connelly sisters’ lives become much more complicated. After learning about the massive debts left by their mother, the sisters are forced to cover up a deadly act of self-defense (and the ice cooler holding the body). In their desperation to hide their secret, other mysteries come into focus and the sisters quickly realize their sleepy seaside town of Easter Cove, Maine is not as quaint as they thought.

BLOW THE MAN DOWN is a clever debut from two very promising filmmakers, Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy. The directors craft a witty and layered noir featuring a stellar ensemble cast of women (including a sublimely sly performance by Margo Martindale) and a chorus of sea shanty-singing fishermen. –Sarah Harris