North Starr

2008 American film

North Starr

Directed by| Matthew Stanton
Written by| Matthew Stanton
Produced by|

* Matthew Stanton
* Peter Levermann
* Paula Wyndham

Starring| Jerome Hawkins
Matthew Stanton
Chris Sullivan
Isaac Lamb
Zach Johnson
Wayne Campbell
Cinematography| Peter Levermann
Edited by| Peter Levermann
Music by| J.B. Reynolds

Release date

* January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20) (Sundance)

Running time

| 115 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

North Starr is a 2008 film directed by Matthew Stanton.

It was scheduled to compete in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[1]

## Plot

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A young African American man living in Houston witnesses his best friend's brutal murder, then flees to the small, racially intolerant, backwater town of Trublin.

## Cast

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* Jerome Hawkins as Demetrious
* Matthew Stanton as Darring Clements
* Chris Sullivan as Sprit
* Isaac Lamb as T.J.
* Zack Johnson as Justin
* Wayne Campbell as Wayne

## Reception

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Justin Chang of Variety described the movie as "a messy Texas stew of racial tension, personal liberation and murder-in-retrospect detective story." He praised the likable characters but criticized the "self-indulgent" first-time director's work.[2] James Greenberg of The Hollywood Reporter called it "long on passion and somewhat lacking in execution," stressing the lack of experience on the part of the producer-director-writer-actor Matthew Stanton.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition" (PDF). 2007-11-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
2. ^ Chang, Justin (2008-01-24). "North Starr". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
3. ^ Greenberg, James (2008-01-23). "North Starr". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-06.

## External links

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* North Starr at IMDb

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