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Reminiscent of Ira Wohl's 1979 documentary
Best Boy
, Robert Arnold's
The Key of G
follows 22-year-old Gannet (“G”) from his mother's home to the state-funded house of four artists who will act as peers and caregivers in his new life.
Gannet suffers from what's called Mowat-Wilson syndrome, in which the right and left sides of his brain are unable to communicate with each other. The insight that must have lead to this diagnosis in G seems so hard to accept when you see him. His mother Amy and his artist caregivers (Donal, Colter and Amanda) are relatively vague about this specific diagnosis, and since G is unable to communicate with them verbally, an exposition on “Mowat-Wison” doesn't come up.
G is fascinating, and the sensitivities his peer/artist caregivers offer to his condition meaningful. They speak of his vitality and frailty—the sort of life that comes from him with such force it looks “like it could break his bones it's so strong.” As the group adjusts to the circumstances of caring for G 24/7, they expose little bits of their joy and pain: Donal confesses he can't see himself caring for G at 50, but the prospect of leaving him is unbearable.
The house G and his artists live in is state-funded, a subject that emerges only once and with no further explanation, which is a bit of a shame, as the overt benefit of the situation is clear in every moment in the film and could stand as an excellent example for whatever program sponsors their living circumstances. G is better in the house, the artists are stronger together, and the mother (who was certain she'd fall to pieces when her chick left the nest) is equally consoled and empowered by the sense of adulthood she thought her son would never experience.
There's an element of fairy-tale to <i>The Key of G</i>—as absolutely fleshy and messy as the story is, the simplicity and the need of each moment with G becomes a viewing experience both grounding and resonant.
Distributor: No distributor set
Cast: Gannet Hosa-Betonte, Amy Hosa, Donal Mosher, Colter Jacobsen and Amanda Eicher
Director: Robert Arnold
Producers: Robert Arnold and Lindsay Sablosky
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not yet rated
Running time: 59 min.
Release date: TBD
Gannet suffers from what's called Mowat-Wilson syndrome, in which the right and left sides of his brain are unable to communicate with each other. The insight that must have lead to this diagnosis in G seems so hard to accept when you see him. His mother Amy and his artist caregivers (Donal, Colter and Amanda) are relatively vague about this specific diagnosis, and since G is unable to communicate with them verbally, an exposition on “Mowat-Wison” doesn't come up.
G is fascinating, and the sensitivities his peer/artist caregivers offer to his condition meaningful. They speak of his vitality and frailty—the sort of life that comes from him with such force it looks “like it could break his bones it's so strong.” As the group adjusts to the circumstances of caring for G 24/7, they expose little bits of their joy and pain: Donal confesses he can't see himself caring for G at 50, but the prospect of leaving him is unbearable.
The house G and his artists live in is state-funded, a subject that emerges only once and with no further explanation, which is a bit of a shame, as the overt benefit of the situation is clear in every moment in the film and could stand as an excellent example for whatever program sponsors their living circumstances. G is better in the house, the artists are stronger together, and the mother (who was certain she'd fall to pieces when her chick left the nest) is equally consoled and empowered by the sense of adulthood she thought her son would never experience.
There's an element of fairy-tale to <i>The Key of G</i>—as absolutely fleshy and messy as the story is, the simplicity and the need of each moment with G becomes a viewing experience both grounding and resonant.
Distributor: No distributor set
Cast: Gannet Hosa-Betonte, Amy Hosa, Donal Mosher, Colter Jacobsen and Amanda Eicher
Director: Robert Arnold
Producers: Robert Arnold and Lindsay Sablosky
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not yet rated
Running time: 59 min.
Release date: TBD
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