Alice-Heart: Mumblecore, Adulthood, and Artistry
Life imitates heart.
After impulsively dropping out of school, being cut off by her Filipino mother, and dumped by her boyfriend, Alice Heart must find her way as an adult and foster relationships that fill her cup.
There’s not enough discourse around how sensitive creatives are to the waves of life, but Alice-Heart opens the floor for this to be a deeper discussion.
The black and white film intimately resembles a cozy rom-dram that comforts people on a cold, rainy Sunday. Effectively, “rekindling the liberated spirit of mumblecore filmmaking,” as the Alice-Heart team would call it.
From dropping out of college in her final semester to returning with a new, grateful mindset, Alice Heart brings the audience on a journey of ridding herself of the “adult baby allegations” her mother deeply believes she’s cursed with.
Writer-Director Mike Macera crafts a beautiful opposite-sex platonic love story between Alice Heart and Tony.
Although Alice Heart falls back into her old ways with her audacious ex, Tony holds her accountable, supports her career, and is a beacon of light for the life she can lead as a creative.
Alice-Heart is soft, lighthearted, and delightful, having its East Coast premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival.