Burning Cane

2019, dir Phillip Youmans w/ Karen Kaia Livers, Dominique McClellan, Wendell Pierce, Braelyn Kelly, 77 min, DCP

Set among the cane fields of rural Louisiana, BURNING CANE follows a deeply religious woman struggling to reconcile her faith with the love she has for her troubled, self-destructive son, while also witnessing her dejected pastor’s decline. With a spare, haunting filmmaking style, Phillip Youmans – who shot BURNING CANE while still in high school – captures the daily lives of the characters and the natural beauty of the area.