
Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, this film is constructed in a form that allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South - trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while simultaneously a testament to dreaming.... (Full plot summary below)
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Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, this film is constructed in a form that allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South - trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while simultaneously a testament to dreaming.
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| The GuardianPeter BradshawThere is something visionary in this film. |
| Village VoiceBilge EbiriBy sticking to his impressionistic perspective, by fracturing his narrative, Ross achieves something genuinely poetic — a film whose very lightness is the key to its depth. |
| The PlaylistAndrew CrumpLike life itself, Hale County This Morning, This Evening doesn’t lend itself to immediate comprehension. It’s to Ross’ credit that his work remains so thoroughly accessible and engrossing regardless. |
| San Diego CityBeatGlenn Heath Jr.If Hale County chooses to immerse itself in environments occupied by groups of people rather than excavate individual subjects and their personal lives, it remains a compassionate film nonetheless. |
| Observer (UK)Simran HansThe film works as a collage of everyday moments that dovetail seamlessly between the sublime and the banal. Indeed in its most mesmerising scenes, the alchemy of duration and focus elevates these moments to something more profound. |
| Globe and MailMelissa VincentIn an era where films such as "Moonlight" and "If Beale Street Could Talk" have received accolades for their capacity to reimagine expressions of black life on film, Ross contributes to this new canon by staring down the assumption of what type of black lived experiences mass audiences are capable of acknowledging. |
| The ARTerySean BurnsA collection of jagged, fleeting moments and atmospheric longueurs adding up to something far greater than the sum of its parts. |
| Little White LiesMatt TurnerThrough framing and editing, small moments are imbued with a sense of spiritual grace, and the entirely mundane is recalibrated as the sublime. |
| MUBIAbbey BenderRoss has given us something valuable: a portrait of a small, overlooked section of America, presented without judgment. |
| 4ColumnsMelissa AndersonRoss remains ever attuned to the casual grace of quotidian human actions, and the subdued splendor of nature at its plainest. Hale County is documentation as a kind of auscultation; the camera functions as a stethoscope, capturing heartbeat and breath. |