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Higher Ground / directed by Vera Farmiga ; produced by Claude Dal Farra, Renn Hawkey, Carly Hugo ; produced by Matt Parker, John Rubinstein.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Briggs, Carolyn S., 1955---Film adaptations.
- Briggs, Carolyn S.
- Women--Religious life.
- Women.
- Self-esteem in women--Religious aspects.
- Self-esteem in women.
- Genre:
- Fiction films.
- Feature films.
- Religious films.
- Film adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Sony Pictures Classics, 2011.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir, This Dark World (screenplay by Carolyn S. Briggs and Tim Metcalfe & Carolyn S. Briggs), the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust. Faith, love and honesty are the cornerstones of this story of a woman who learns that no matter how many times she loses her footing, she has within herself all that's necessary to get to a higher place.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed December 08, 2016).
- Nominated 2012 Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Best Woman Director
- Nominated 2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association, Best Overlooked Film
- Nominated 2012 Chlotrudis Awards, Best Adapted Screenplay
- Nominated 2012 Gotham Awards, Breakthrough Director
- Nominated 2011 Satellite Awards, Best Actress in a Motion Picture
- Nominated 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
- OCLC:
- 971325257
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