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Cinema has a way of acting like an echo chamber. it locks us into a space where we are asked to face up to ourselves through the guise of others: Our own doubts, and fears projected on the screen, looking back at us, but feeling so foreign. Birds Of Neptune, Steven Richter's second feature after his Portuguese-language debut Center Of Gravity, locks us in a haunted landscape of guilt and apprehension, one that in its very best moments exhibits both a Kieslowskian beauty and a playful tenor reminiscent of the ponderous artists and vagabonds found in the works of Jacques Rivette. It's a striking balance of sensibilities, upheld by Britt Harris and Molly Elizabeth Parker's beguiling performances as the grieving sisters at the film's center.Rachel...

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Relishing in the tragedies and comedies of life, Steven Richter's Birds of Neptune observes the quirky, dysfunctional family unit with a profound psychoanalytic perspective, giving us a sublimely intimate insight into these lives. Beguiling lead performances by Molly Elizabeth Parker and Britt Harris add earnest naturalism to the slightly off-kilter tone of the film. Earning our sympathy, their performances convince us that some secrets are better to leave locked away in a dark tower.

While it might seem like overkill to schedule film festivals right at the height of Oscar season, the fests are where the contenders of tomorrow are found. So why not take a look at rising young talent while Academy Awards fever is breaking out? The folks behind the dream-like "Birds Of Neptune" will be hoping their feature does well at this year's Slamdance Film Festival, and today we have an exclusive clip from the movie. Co-written and directed by Steven Richter and starring Molly Elizabeth Parker, Britt Harris, Kurt Conroyd, Christian Blair, Lauren Luiz and Emma Anderson, the film follows two sisters left to care for themselves when their parents pass away, only to contend with the outside world encroaching on what they've built together. Here's the official synopsis:  Young sisters Mona and Rachel are left to their own devices after the loss of their parents. Confined to their childhood...