Roads and Bridges
Roads and Bridges is a 2000 film by
Production
Production took six years to complete and went through three
The story is inspired by Lim's experience with a road crew in 1984 wherein he befriended Daryl, a Black man, and faced various forms of racism.[1]
Reception
Variety praised "Lim’s captivating, though sometimes heavy-handed" film, saying that it "succeeds in large part because of its social intelligence and core of well-delineated characters".[2] The Daily Northwestern praised the excellent performances of Lim and Sullivan and, while noting that the six-year "length of shooting shows in the film’s evolving aesthetic, with some scenes looking amateur and others well-executed", states that the director has dealt with a "tough subject [(racism)] with aplomb".[3]
Ted Shen for the Chicago Reader said that although the voice-overs were overly sentimental, the "twists and turns of the men's unfolding friendship are astutely paced" and "languid, stifling atmosphere of a backwater town" are meticulously crafted.[4]
The film won the top prize at the
References
- ^ a b c Jepsen, Cara (April 19, 2001). "On Film: a raw look at racism turn heads--away". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ^ Matsumoto, Jon (24 April 2000). "Roads and Bridges". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ TryBula, Tonya (11 February 2003). "Taking the 'Road' less traveled". dailynorthwestern.com. Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ Shen, Ted (April 19, 2001). "Roads and Bridges". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2021-02-02.