| The Year of the Everlasting Storm | |
| Distributor: | Neon |
| Runtime: | 115 minutes[1] |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $12,245[2] [3] |
The Year of the Everlasting Storm is a 2021 American anthology film featuring segments directed by Jafar Panahi, Anthony Chen, Malik Vitthal, Laura Poitras, Dominga Sotomayor, David Lowery and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 14, 2021. It was released on September 3, 2021, by Neon.
| Segment | Country | Director | Writer | Description | Actors/Subjects | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life | A documentary of Panahi's family's early life during quarantine. | Jafar Panahi, Tahereh Saidi Balsini | ||||
| The Break Away | A young married couple struggle with looking after their young son during lockdown. | Zhou Dongyu, Zhang Yu | ||||
| Little Measures | United States | Malik Vitthal | A documentary on Bobby Yay Yay Jones and his attempt to reunite with his three children, each in separate foster homes. | Bobby Yay Yay Jones, Yay'Veontay Jones, Bobby Levi Jones, Imani Jones | ||
| Terror Contagion | United States | A documentary on Poitras' and the investigative journalist group Forensic Architecture's investigation into the Pegasus spyware. | ||||
| Sin Titulo, 2020 | A woman and her grown daughter attempt to break quarantine in order to see her other daughter's newborn child. | Francisca Castillo, Rosa García-Huidobro | ||||
| Dig Up My Darling | United States | A woman finds a box of letters in a storage unit and follows their directions to an unmarked grave. | Catherine Machovsky | |||
| Night Colonies | A filmed installation of an empty bed in a room full of insects. | |||||
In May 2021, it was announced Jafar Panahi, Anthony Chen, Malik Vitthal, Laura Poitras, Dominga Sotomayor, David Lowery and Apichatpong Weerasethakul had directed an anthology film, with Neon producing and distributing.[4]
The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 14, 2021.[5] and was released on September 3, 2021.[6] [7]
The Year of the Everlasting Storm holds a 94% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 31 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.40/10. The site's consensus states: "The Year of the Everlasting Storm presents a diverse assortment of filmmakers offering a varied yet compelling response to shared trauma".[8]