Short synopsis : The director of “Tarnation” returns with an explosive, hallucinatory and deeply moving account of a road trip across the States with his volatile, vulnerable mother.

Long synopsis : Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette embarks on a road trip to move his mentally ill mother Renée across the country. As they encounter roadblocks in the present, we begin to flash back to moments from the past, giving us insight into this anything-but-ordinary mother/son relationship. Using musical montage, psychedelic space sequences and alternate universes, Walk Away Renee raises questions about love, sacrifice, and the reality in which we live.

Crew

• Producer(s): onathan Caouette, Gérard Lacroix, Pierre-Paul Puljiz
• Director(s): Jonathan Caouette
• DP: Jason Banker, Jonathan Caouette, Andres Peyrot, Noam Roubah
• Editing: Brian McAllister, Marc Vives

• Original Title: CLOUDBUSTER
• Genre(s): Drama


• Production company: MORGANE PRODUCTIONS
• Production date: 2011
• Language: English
• Duration: 90 min