North by Current

About This Movie

North by Current is a fascinating blend of personal narrative and documentary filmmaking. Angelo Madsen Minax weaves together the raw aftermath of family tragedy with a deeply intimate exploration of rural life in Michigan. The film has this almost haunting quality, where the atmosphere is thick with grief and reflection. Madsen employs a mix of home movies and vérité style that feels incredibly personal, yet universal in its themes of loss and familial bonds. There's a certain pacing that invites you to sit with the emotions rather than rush through them, which makes it distinctive. It's not just about the events, but how they ripple through the lives of those left behind, and how memory can be both a comfort and a burden.

Unique blend of home movies and first-person narrativeIntense exploration of grief and memoryDistinctive pacing encourages reflection