Hyena
Hyena is a raw, one-woman poetic performance that chronicles the recovery journey of an African American woman battling alcohol addiction. Shot as a stunning master take, the film uses evocative lighting and a lyrical monologue to navigate the fragmented landscape of memory and resilience. With each word and beam of light, Hyena captures survival as an art form and a triumph of the human spirit.
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When a woman goes to rehab to heal from her addiction to alcohol, it inspires a beautiful, poetic and harrowing journey of words.
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Notably, the piece is fully-scored with original music by acclaimed composer, Georg Friedrich Haas, and performed by the Talea Ensemble. Haas is considered to be one of the major European composers of his generation. Hyena is a bold and courageous journey of words into the mind of an alcohol addicted woman who must fight her worst demon - the titular "hyena". It is a lavish and gorgeous treatment of light, color, words, music and performance.
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