Heat and Sunlight
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| director = Rob Nilsson
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| writer = Rob Nilsson
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| starring = Rob Nilsson
Consuela Faust
| music = Michael Small
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| distributor = Silverlight Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1987|09|17|TIFF|1988|11|01|United States}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Heat and Sunlight is a 1987 independent film written, directed by and starring Rob Nilsson.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77612/heat-and-sunlight TCM.com]
Summary
It tells the story of a photojournalist (Nilsson), who had worked in Biafra, trying to patch up his relationship with his lover Carmen (Consuelo Faust) despite his jealousy and violent impulses.[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/heat-and-sunlight-v21937 AllMovie][https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/17/80s-indie-film-retrospective First 80s indie film fest shows that paved the way for the indie boom|Film|The Guardian][https://www.amazon.com/Heat-Sunlight-Rob-Nilsson/dp/B000H19YDQ Amazon.com][https://www.tvguide.com/movies/heat-and-sunlight/2030266609/ TV Guide][https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film335382.html FilmAffinity]
Soundtrack
The music from the David Byrne/Brian Eno album My Life in the Bush of Ghosts was used for the black and white video shot film.
Accolades
The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1988 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web |title=Sundance Film Festival: 1985–1996 |url=https://www.sundance.org/pdf/press-releases/sff-85-96.pdf |website=Sundance Institute |access-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807184257/https://www.sundance.org/pdf/press-releases/sff-85-96.pdf |archive-date=August 7, 2011 |url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0093165|Heat and Sunlight}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20220628204641/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b724a81b9 BFI]
- [https://mubi.com/films/heat-and-sunlight MUBI]
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Category:American independent films
Category:Films directed by Rob Nilsson
Category:Sundance Film Festival award–winning films
Category:Films scored by Michael Small
Category:1980s English-language films