Burning Cane, 2019.Written and Directed by Phillip Youmans. Starring Wendell Pierce, Karen Kaia Livers, Dominique McClellan, Braelyn Kelly, Emyri Crutchfield, and Erika Woods.SYNOPSIS:Amongst the cane fields of rural Louisiana, an aging mother struggles between her religious convictions and the love of her son.It’s been said countless times already, but the weight behind the notable accomplishment […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Burning Cane
Burning Cane, 2019.Directed by Phillip Youmans. Starring Wendell Pierce, Karen Kaia Livers, and Dominique McClellan.SYNOPSIS:Amongst the cane fields of rural Louisiana, an aging mother struggles between her religious convictions and the love of her son.Phillip Youmans delivers one of the most precocious feature debuts in recent memory with Burning Cane, a film so studied in its […]
