A tender portrait of resilience and communal lament, Rebuilding feels like it’s plucked straight from a hearth. With the help of star Josh O’Connor, director Max Walker-Silverman and cinematographer Alfonso Herrera Salcedo cast a wondrous spell, imbuing the film with an invitational affection in everything from mundane compositions of chilies being roasted over a fire to establishing shots that capture the wondrous expanse and sunset of the San Luis Valley. It’s a film that sits with the pain and anguish of the people we lose, the possessions that wither, and the memories we forget through the passage of time. At the same time, Rebuilding is an exercise in hope, offering a portrait of how a community, united by a common crisis, can exorcise the temptation to self-isolate and instead remain

See Full Page