BUTTER ON THE LATCH

Josephine Decker’s dark, mysterious and sensual debut is set at a Balkan folk song camp in the woods of Mendocino, where a young woman, Sarah, reunites with her old friend, Isolde, and pursues a romance with a new camper, Steph.

“the kind of feature debut the film industry simply doesn’t support, but would do well to encourage: a visually poetic, virtually free-form groove in which emotion, rather than narrative, guides viewers through a young woman’s visit to a Balkan folk music camp”
Peter Debruge – Variety

“I was putty in Decker’s hands…” Mark Lukenbill – Hammer to Nail

“Elegant and elliptical, Josephine Decker’s psychodrama is a blurring of the line between waking and dream states.” Michael Nordine – The Village Voice

“an utter exhilaration of cinematic imagination, a pure high of invention”
Richard Brody – The New Yorker

“a sexy, wild romp you have to see to believe” Eric Kohn – Indiewire

“Butter on the Latch thrives on its casually true snapshots of confusion and connection.” Nicolas Rapold – The New York Times

“a fascinating and truly original work of art” Christopher Bourne – TwitchFilm

THE NEW YORKER - #9 Best Films of 2014
TINY MIX TAPES - #9 Top 30 Films of 2014
INDIEWIRE - 2014 Critics Poll - Best First Feature