#kris rey

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Marriage Material (2012)

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Celebrating Kris Rey!

“I try to remind myself — and everyone — it’s really supposed to be fun and playful, and that it’s actually no big deal. So even though I had important things that I wanted to say, I also know that I’m not performing surgery on someone. In the end, it really is just a film and, when I remind myself of that, it gives me a little freedom to play and to try new things in the piece — to take risks — and that attitude carries over to the actors.”

Read more in Arts at IU.

I Used To Go Here (2020)

"I Used to Go Here balances its wistful approach to college days with genuine thoughtfulness about adulthood. Warmth and wisdom pervade Rey’s pleasing comedy, where other similarly themed films might hew toward cynicism."

Read more in the Crooked Marquee review.

Empire Builder (2014)

"Because of the film’s refusal to divulge the inner workings of the narrative (or the potential endgame), opting instead to hint and insinuate, the task of emoting and communicating these subtleties for the actors multiplies in weight and importance, the production’s success resting squarely on the shoulders of the two leads..."

Read more in Film Pulse's review.

It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home (2009)

"I traveled to Costa Rica 3 years ago to try and learn Spanish and to try and gain some feeling of independence in my life. While telling a friend about that experience I thought it might be a good idea for a movie to show two girls traveling there together. I had been interested in exploring the uniqueness of female friendship for a while and thought that this would be a good backdrop. There is also something incredibly intimate about traveling with someone abroad that I thought would lend itself to the story." Learn more in this Indiewire interview.

Explore Rey's filmography on Letterboxd:

In several of her earlier films she was credited as Kris Swanberg.

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I Used To Go Here

In many ways this one adheres to standard indie formula. But Gillian Jacobs brings a tremendous depth to Kate that makes the film more of a thoughtful character study if anything. Down-to-earth characters, relatable existential themes, and a general good time.

2022/01/04

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I Used to Go Here dir. Kris Rey (2020)

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I Used to Go Here dir. Kris Rey (2020)

[fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors]

I Used to Go Here dir. Kris Rey (2020)

[fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors]

I Used to Go Here dir. Kris Rey (2020)

[fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors]

I Used to Go Here dir. Kris Rey (2020)