Burning Cane

Winner of the prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, Burning Cane represents the directorial debut of 17-year-old Phillip Youmans, a director with a Terrence Malick-like approach. This film centers on a mother living in southeastern Louisiana who worries about both her unemployed, alcoholic son and a conflicted preacher. The movie makes its theatrical debut in Cleveland tonight at 6:45 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Tickets cost $10, or $7 for Cinematheque members and students. (Niesel)