A shocker of an announcement this late morning.
The New York Film Festival has selected Elegance Bratton‘s “The Inspection” as the closing night film of its upcoming 60th edition.
Bratton’s film will have its world premiere at TIFF. However, many expected one of the bigger fall titles to take this slot, alas, it wasn’t meant to be.
Bratton is primarily known for non-fiction, especially the documentary “Pier Kids”, and the Viceland series “My House.” This is his first narrative feature, and is based on Bratton’s own experiences as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training after a decade living on the streets.
The film test-screened earlier in the year. There are a few reactions on Letterboxd. None really gushing with praise, but a few singling out Jeremy Pope’s performance as Elegance.
The 32-film NYFF Main Slate will be announced this week. Surprisingly, NYFF still hasn’t announced Todd Field’s “TAR,” Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Bardo,” Paul Schrader’s “The Master Gardener,” Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” or Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking.”