Bloomin Mud Shuffle. 2015. Directed by Frank V. Ross

Film

Bloomin Mud Shuffle. 2015. USA. Directed by Frank V. Ross. Courtesy the filmmaker

Bloomin Mud Shuffle. 2015. USA. Directed by Frank V. Ross. 75 min.

Wringing subtle wit and hard-won honesty from humdrum life has become something of a trademark in the work of Frank V. Ross, a perennially underappreciated talent of American independent cinema. His seventh feature, Bloomin Mud Shuffle, focuses on Lonnie—a lonely, often-drunk housepainter who’s yet to leave the Chicago town in which he grew up. Sixteen years on from high school and stuck in a never-ending rut, Lonnie falls under the spell of a college-aged coworker who’s hesitant to take him seriously. With pitch-perfect performances and a keen eye for the ordinary, Ross takes a slice of Midwestern life and crafts yet another wondrous film from it.

This film accompanies Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You: 2015.

Sun, Dec 13, 2015, 7:00 p.m.

Followed by a Q&A with Ross

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Sat, Dec 12, 2015, 1:45 p.m.

Followed by a Q&A with Ross

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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