So Late So Soon is a 2020 American documentary film, director Daniel Hymanson's first feature. It is a portrait of Chicago artists Jackie and Don Seiden in their later years as health issues jeopardize their life together in a multicolored Victorian house, which had become a work of art in itself over the course of their 50-year marriage – as well as an icon in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.[3][4] Though primarily observational in form, the film includes several moments of interaction with Hymanson as well as scenes that draw on archival footage, some of which the Seidens recorded themselves.[5] Hymanson first met Jackie Seiden as a child, enrolling in her classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[6] Don Seiden also taught at the Art Institute and founded its art therapy program.[7]
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| Directed by | Daniel Hymanson |
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| Cinematography | Daniel Hymanson |
| Edited by | Isidore Bethel |
| Music by | Zachary Seman |
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| Distributed by | Oscilloscope[1] |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film's production took place off and on over five years[8] and received support from the Sundance Institute,[9] Kartemquin Labs, the Illinois Arts Council, and IFP.[10]
Release
editThe film premiered at the True/False Film Fest in 2020[11] and went on to screen at DOC NYC,[12] BAFICI,[13] Big Sky,[14] Indie Memphis,[15] Ashland,[16] and the Calgary Underground Film Festival, where it received a Special Jury Prize for Documentary Filmmaking.[17]
Oscilloscope acquired the film’s worldwide rights before distributing it theatrically in the United States.[18] In March 2023, So Late So Soon had its streaming premiere on The Criterion Channel.[19]
Reception
editAcross its festival run and theatrical release, the film met with a favorable response in outlets such as Filmmaker,[20] The Hollywood Reporter,[21] The Capital Times,[22] Paste,[23] Senses of Cinema,[24] RogerEbert.com,[25] Vox,[26] and VOX Magazine.[27] Critics have commended the film for the intimacy it achieves with its protagonists[28] and for an associative narrative structure,[29] evocative of how memory and emotion operate.[30]
IndieWire selected the film as a Critic's Pick[31] and the IDA Awards shortlisted it for Best Feature in 2021.[32]
References
edit- ^ "'So Late So Soon': Oscilloscope Acquires Bittersweet Docu Spotlighting Artists Jackie And Don Seiden". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Film Release Calendar - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Capsule reviews for Nov. 19". Cinemalogue. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Rogers Park's Candyland House, The Pastel-Colored Home Of Local Artists, Up For Sale". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "So Late So Soon Review: After 50 Years of Marriage, a Couple Reflects on Their Energetic Past and Deteriorating Present". The Film Stage. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Hymanson's SO LATE SO SOON (US/Documentary)". Cine-File. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Spotlight Cinema: So Late So Soon". Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "So Late So Soon". Gene Siskel Film Center. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound Announce Composers and Directors for 2018 Film Music and Sound Design Lab". Sundance Institute. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "So Late So Soon". Calgary Underground Film Festival. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "So Late So Soon". True/False Film Fest. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "So Late So Soon". DOC NYC. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Bafici 2021- Crítica de "So Late So Soon", de Daniel Hymanson (Competencia Americana)". Subjetiva. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "So Late So Soon". Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "So Late So Soon: Art in the Face of Death (Indie Memphis 2020 Review)". Loud and Clear. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces Schedule Launch Preview Night on March 24, Shares 10 Titles in Advance". Ashland Independent Film Festival. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "2021 Awards". Calgary Underground Film Festival. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "SO LATE SO SOON". Oscilloscope. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "The Criterion Channel's March 2023 Lineup". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "True/False Film Fest 2020: The Value of the Theatrical Experience (Coronavirus Remix)". Filmmaker. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "'So Late So Soon': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "'So Late So Soon' is a bittersweet ode to the art of a long-lasting marriage". The Capital Times. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "The Best Last Festival Ever: Paste at the 2020 True/False Film Fest". Paste. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "In Praise of Collective Viewing: True/False 2020". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "True/False 2020 Dispatch 1: The Viewing Booth, So Late So Soon, That Cloud Never Left". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "18 provocative documentaries to look for this year". Vox. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "'So Late So Soon' welcomes viewers into the home and lives of two long-married artists". VOX Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "True/False 2020 Review: A Relationship Grows Old, But Not Stale in "So Late So Soon"". The Moveable Fest. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "True/False 2020 Dispatch 1: The Viewing Booth, So Late So Soon, That Cloud Never Left". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "TRUE/FALSE FILM FESTIVAL – Day One Report". We Are Movie Geeks. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "'So Late So Soon' Review: Aging Artists Face Realities of Mortality and Marriage in Beautiful Doc". IndieWire. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "IDA Shortlists: 'Flee,' 'Ascension,' 'Summer of Soul' Get Recognition, But Other Oscar Doc Hopefuls Snubbed". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 January 2023.