CHRISTINE

20151023_Moonlight_D08_C2_K2_0537.tifIn just one weekend, the race for Best Picture picked up steam and became a certifiable three-way race as Barry Jenkins’ moving three-act drama Moonlight took home the top prize from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. This win follows both Manchester by the Sea and La La Land winning Best Film from the National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle, respectively.

christine-trailerThe story of a woman who finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a spiraling personal life and career crisis. Christine, always the smartest person in the room at her local Sarasota, Florida news station, feels like she is destined for bigger things and is relentless in her pursuit of an on-air position in a larger market. Disillusioned as her world continues to close in on her, Christine takes a dark and surprising turn.

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Based on the true story of Christine Chubbuck, a twenty-nine-year-old news anchor that committed suicide on air after writing a story about it in third person, which she intended to be read by a fellow-anchor during the broadcast.