Evergreen movie storyline. Fourteen year old Henrietta—Henri for short—longs for everything she doesn’t have. Looking down a road that turns bad instead of right, Henri (Addie Land) and her mother Kate (Cara Seymour) are forced to move in with her grandmother (Lynn Cohen) in a leaking shack on the edge of town. Henri is hell bent on finding a way out. At the same time, Henri meets a boy at school, Chat Turly (Noah Fleiss), and becomes infatuated with his seemingly ideal wealthy family.
Henri overlooks some of the curious behavior she witnesses at the Turlys’, choosing instead to see what she wants to see as she tries desperately to become a part of the family. When Henri can no longer ignore the severe flaws in Chat’s home life, she comes to appreciate what she does have in a new light. Set in the Pacific Northwest, director Enid Zentelis’ humorous and poignant feature debut explores family, love and envy.
The Making of Evergreen
Evergeen (originally entitled Avon Calling) was developed by Enid Zentelis in the screenwriter’s and producer’s labs at the Sundance Institute in 2000. Producer, Norma Jean Straw of Straw Stories joined Producer/Writer/Director, Zentelis, Granny Was An Outlaw Productions, in the winter of 2003 in Seattle and Everett, Washington, to prep, cast and shoot Evergreen along with line producers Cassy Soden and Fran Dunaway.
In post-production in New York City, Straw and Zentelis were joined by producing duo Eva Kolodner and Yael Melamede of Salty Features, to complete the film and bring it out into the world.
Festivals and Awards
Best Director, Narrative Feature: 2004 Sonoma Valley Film Festival
Official Selection: 2004 Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Competition
Official Selection: Seattle International Film Festival
Official Selection: Philadelphia International Film Festival
Official Selection: Atlanta Film Festival
Official Selection: Sao Paulo International Film Festival
Official Selection: Stockholm International Film Festival
Official Selection: Flanders International Film Festival
Official Selection: Arsenals International Film Festival
Evergreen (2004)
Directed by: Enid Zentelis
Starring: Cara Seymour, Mary Kay Place, Noah Fleiss, Gary Farmer, Lynn Cohen, Addie Land, Bruce Davison, Brianne Fitzpatrick, James Jensen, Charles Leggett
Screenplay by: Enid Zentelis
Production Design by: Katie Rielly
Cinematography by: Matthew Clark
Film Editing by: Julie Carr, Meg Reticker
Set Decoration by: Belinda Moening
Music by: Patrick Sansone, John Stirratt
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content involving teens, language.
Distributed by: Evergreen Films
Release Date: September 10, 2004
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