North Starr
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{{Infobox film
| name = North Starr
| caption =
| image = North Starr FilmPoster.jpeg
| director = Matthew Stanton
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Matthew Stanton
- Peter Levermann
- Paula Wyndham
}}
| writer = Matthew Stanton
| starring = Jerome Hawkins
Matthew Stanton
Chris Sullivan
Isaac Lamb
Zach Johnson
Wayne Campbell
| music = J.B. Reynolds
| cinematography = Peter Levermann
| editing = Peter Levermann
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2008|1|20|Sundance}}
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sundance.org/festival/press_industry/releases/pdf/2008_SFF_Announces_Films_In_Competition.pdf|title=2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition|date=2007-11-28|accessdate=2008-01-03|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625173658/http://www.sundance.org/festival/press_industry/releases/pdf/2008_SFF_Announces_Films_In_Competition.pdf|archivedate=2008-06-25}}
Plot
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
- 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
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.{{cite web| url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/north-starr-1200548719/ |title=North Starr |date=2008-01-24 |accessdate=2022-02-06|last=Chang |first=Justin |website=Variety}} 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.{{cite web| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/north-starr-125395/ |title=North Starr |date=2008-01-23 |accessdate=2022-02-06|last=Greenberg |first=James |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
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