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Synopsis
In a run-down campground off the coast of Virginia, tenants spend their summers living spitting distance apart in rows of rusty RVs. Beneath a few white trash stereotypes lies an improbable utopia named Inlet View, where the residents value simple pleasures and friendships are treated like gold. Sadly, their self-created paradise has been sold to a developer. It was only a matter of time. Inlet View’s waterfront assets read like an overwritten sales brochure. And yet, the real magic of the place is the people. The blue-collar proletariats hold tight to their final days in the sun. The upscale crowd that moves in will never be as wealthy.
Bio
Amy Nicholson is a New York-based filmmaker and commercial director whose projects often explore the essence of Americana with a humorous eye and a warm respect for her subjects. Nicholson’s most recent documentary, a short titled Pickle, won multiple audience awards, was selected for The New York Times’ Op Docs, and was featured on the Criterion Collection alongside Errol Morris’ Gates of Heaven. Pickle was also nominated for an IDA Award and Cinema Eye Honors. Nicholson has produced and directed several features. Zipper: Coney Island’s Last Wild Ride won the Special Jury Prize at DOCNYC and was held over twice at the IFC Center. Muskrat Lovely premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival and was broadcast on Independent Lens. Nicholson’s films have screened at Hot Docs, Sheffield, Full Frame, DOK Leipzig, BFI London, Camden, Traverse City, Rooftop Films, and the MoMA. They have been reviewed by Variety, Indiewire, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.
Screening History
DOC NYC 2023
Awards History
Fest Pitch 2021 - Winner
Florida Film Festival 2024 - Grand Jury Prize
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2024 - Audience Award
Credits
Advisor - Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Advisor - Lauren Greenfield
