Midway through the first act of Jordana Spiro’s “Night Comes On,” Angel (breakout performer Dominique Fishback) steps inside the kind of fraught, uncomfortable situation — one prickling with violence of all possibilities — that similar films have long trained audiences to brace for, something to endure. And then Spiro and Fishback take it back, flipping not just the narrative of what’s on the screen, but the very way in which it is approached and processed by both Angel and those who are observing her life. While the film, Spiro’s feature directorial debut, doesn’t shy away from darker elements, Spiro’s ability to ground even the worst moments firmly from the perspective of her protagonist add a level of grace and empathy. It’s a tough story, but told through a decidedly female gaze, “Night Comes On” blossoms into something beautiful.
The movie opens just after Fishback’s Angel,...
The movie opens just after Fishback’s Angel,...
- 8/2/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
When the parole board asks seventeen-year old Angel Lamere (Dominique Fishback) why she hasn’t seen her younger sister (Tatum Marilyn Hall’s Abby) in two years despite only being incarcerated for one, her reply was an honest yet simplistic, “I wasn’t a good influence.” The fact that she is where she is proves this statement to be the truth, but we’re soon to discover there’s more to it than a flimsy sense of altruism. The decision was conversely a selfish one: necessary, but selfish. Angel was the one who had to live with the memory of what their father (John Jelks) did to their mother (Nastashia Fuller). She’s the one who cannot forget what was taken from them and seeing Abby’s intact innocence unfortunately only made that burden worse.
First-time feature director Jordana Spiro and cowriter Angelica Nwandu are quick to portray the regret this reality fostered.
First-time feature director Jordana Spiro and cowriter Angelica Nwandu are quick to portray the regret this reality fostered.
- 8/1/2018
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Actress Jordana Spiro (“Ozark,” “Blindspot“) is a name we should all keep an eye on in the upcoming months. Her turn as a director has brought huge praise for her debut “Night Comes On.” The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival to high praise and received distinguished recognition, receiving The Next Innovator Award.
The film stars Dominique Fishback and Tatum Marilyn Hall as two sisters on a journey that will change their lives.
Continue reading Trailer For Jordana Spiro’s Sundance Winner ‘Night Comes On’ at The Playlist.
The film stars Dominique Fishback and Tatum Marilyn Hall as two sisters on a journey that will change their lives.
Continue reading Trailer For Jordana Spiro’s Sundance Winner ‘Night Comes On’ at The Playlist.
- 6/16/2018
- by Julia Teti
- The Playlist
"You squeeze your eyes tight enough, you can almost see the sun." Samuel Goldwyn Films has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled Night Comes On, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year in the Next category. Night Comes On is the feature directorial debut of an actress named Jordana Spiro, and tells the story of a young woman released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, Angel embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister to avenge her mother’s death. Dominique Fishback stars as Angel, and Tatum Marilyn Hall as her sister, with a cast including Journee Brown, Cymbal Byrd, and Max Casella. This looks like an excellent film, and as many of the critics' quotes stated, a very impressive directorial debut. Worth a watch. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Jordana Spiro's Night Comes On, direct...
- 6/15/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Four years after bringing their script to the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, filmmakers Jordana Spiro and Angelica Nwandu debuted their first film together, the moving family drama “Night Comes On,” at this year’s festival. It was a stellar homecoming for the newbie filmmaking pair — Spiro is best known for her acting, and is currently starring on “Ozark,” while Nwandu founded the celebrity gossip site The Shade Room — and they even walked away from the fest with a Next Innovator Award from the jury.
Spiro and Nwandu aren’t the only breakout talents the film has to offer either, as its stars — including “The Deuce” actress Dominique Fishback and newcomer Tatum Marilyn Hall — both turn in revelatory dramatic performances, bonded together by their warm, believable chemistry.
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“Night Comes On” follows Angel Lamere (Fishback) as she is released from juvenile detention on...
Spiro and Nwandu aren’t the only breakout talents the film has to offer either, as its stars — including “The Deuce” actress Dominique Fishback and newcomer Tatum Marilyn Hall — both turn in revelatory dramatic performances, bonded together by their warm, believable chemistry.
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“Night Comes On” follows Angel Lamere (Fishback) as she is released from juvenile detention on...
- 6/14/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Samuel Goldwyn Films has obtained the North American distribution rights to Sundance Next Innovator Prize-winning film, Night Comes On, which will hit theaters sometime in the summer of this year. Ozark actress Jordana Spiro made her directorial debut with this film as well as co-wrote the script with Angelica Nwandu, founder of the popular blog The Shade Room.
Starring Dominque Fishback (HBO’s The Deuce) and 10-year-old tyro Tatum Marilyn Hall, the story follows Angel Lamere who is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, Angel embarks on a journey with her little sister to avenge her mother’s death.
Producers are Alvaro R. Valente, Jonathan Montepare, and Danielle Renfrew Behrens. Spiro also served as an executive producer along with Bill Harnisch, Ruth Ann Harnisch, David Stone, David Boies III, Donna Gruneich, Kevin Gruneich, Jenifer Westphal, Patty Quillin, Larry Taube, and Matthew Spitzer.
Starring Dominque Fishback (HBO’s The Deuce) and 10-year-old tyro Tatum Marilyn Hall, the story follows Angel Lamere who is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, Angel embarks on a journey with her little sister to avenge her mother’s death.
Producers are Alvaro R. Valente, Jonathan Montepare, and Danielle Renfrew Behrens. Spiro also served as an executive producer along with Bill Harnisch, Ruth Ann Harnisch, David Stone, David Boies III, Donna Gruneich, Kevin Gruneich, Jenifer Westphal, Patty Quillin, Larry Taube, and Matthew Spitzer.
- 5/1/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
For her first directorial feature following three shorts, Night Comes On, actor Jordana Spiro reteamed with Dp Hatuey Viveros Lavielle. The feature follows a young woman just released from juvenile prison (Dominique Fishback of The Deuce), whose plans are derailed when she’s unexpectedly reunited with her 10-year-old sister (newcomer Tatum Marilyn Hall), who’s been placed in foster care. Prior to the fest, Lavielle described her collaboration with Spiro and affinity for natural light as forces shaping Night Comes On. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to your being hired for this […]...
- 1/26/2018
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Jordana Spiro has appeared as an actor on Ozark, The Good Wife, Dexter and a number of other TV series. She makes her debut as a feature film director with Night Comes On, a film she also co-wrote with Angelica Nwandu, the founder of the Instagram-based company The Shade Room. The film tells the story of two troubled sisters: Angel (Dominique Fishback) and Abby (Tatum Marilyn Hall). Spiro hired Taylor Levy, an additional editor on the 2017 Sundance title Brigsby Bear, to edit the film. Before its five screenings at Sundance 2018, Levy spoke with Filmmaker about what drew him to the […]...
- 1/26/2018
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Dominique Fishback follows her breakout work on The Deuce with an emotionally engaging turn as a bruised Pennsylvania teen on a mission of retribution in director Jordana Spiro's Night Comes On. Restrained, affecting and tenderly observed with a distinctly female gaze, the film takes some time to locate its center as an intimate drama of resilient sisterhood. But the delicacy of the bond etched between Fishback's Angel and her 10-year-old sibling, played by captivating discovery Tatum Marilyn Hall, keeps you hooked into this melancholy but hopeful story of fractured family dynamics.
The tragic loss of the girls' mother weighs heavily...
The tragic loss of the girls' mother weighs heavily...
- 1/23/2018
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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