GREEN CHIMNEYS (1996)
Directed and Produced by Constance Marks
Sundance Film Festival Premiere
Tucked away in Brewster, New York, The Green Chimneys Farm and School is a residential treatment center for 100 children who have been abandoned or abused. Green Chimneys follows the stories of three boys over the course of a school year. The Hollywood Reporter writes: "This supremely eloquent and heartbreaking documentary (HBO) should be required viewing for all industry people who want to understand how powerful a force good television can be.”
96-minute feature documentary
REVIEWS
“Intimate and affecting.”
–Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Profoundly powerful...hugely satisfying.”
–Joe Laydon, Variety
“Green Chimneys has the emtotional richness of Hoop Dreams and the attention-getting power of a kick in the teeth.”
–John Anderson, New York Newsday
“At Sundance, of the few documentaries I saw, Sick and Green Chimneys were most memorable.”
–Amy Taubin, The Village Voice
“There was scarcely a dry eye in the house whenever Constance Marks’ Green Chimneys screened…The movie is, quite simply, a heartbreaker.”
–Joe Laydon, The Houston Daily News
AWARDS
First Prize
TAOS TALKING PICTURES WINNER
Best Documentary
DENVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Best Documentary
SAN JOSE FILM FESTIVAL WINNER
Golden Gate Award
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Best Film
BERMUDA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL