The Last Resort
Directed by Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch
The Last Resort
Before the arrival of Miami Vice and MTV Spring Break, South Beach was home to the largest cluster of Jewish retirees in the country. Drawn by the small apartments, low cost of living, sunny weather, and thriving cultural life, they came by the thousands seeking refuge from the Northeast's brutal winters. By the 1970s, these former New Yorkers had turned from seasonal visitors to year-round residents, making Miami Beach home to a population that was primarily over 70 and overwhelmingly Jewish. The Last Resort takes audiences on a journey to the iconic Miami Beach of that era through the lens of young photographers Andy Sweet and Gary Monroe. With cameras in hand, they embarked on an ambitious 10-year project to document this unique chapter in the city’s history, which would soon be erased by the turbulent 1980s. Featuring interviews with Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Buchanan, filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, photographer Gary Monroe, and more, The Last Resort is a stunning testament to a community all but forgotten… until now.
Reviews
"A fascinating look back to a time when Miami Beach was home to what was considered the largest cluster of Jewish retirees in the country…[a] captivating and insightful documentary film."
“Fascinating, poignant… A photographer’s paradise lost.”
“Moving. An evocative portrait of a now-bygone era in [Miami]'s past… delivers plenty of nostalgia as is spotlights the work of two photographers who captured the period with vivid immediacy.”
“Resurrects Miami as an artistic muse... a place storied by the saga of immigration, migration, religion, and culture.”
“Charming! Part mystery, part anthropological study… illuminates the lost legacy of a queer photographer in stunning technicolor… a time capsule of a bygone era, preserved in glorious, saturated technicolor.”
Interested in bringing The Last Resort to your school or library? If you'd like to have an in-class viewing, on-campus screening, or purchase the DVD for your library's collection, please contact Estelle Grosso at EDU@kinolorber.com or call (212) 629-6880 with your request.
The Last Resort may also be available with Public Performance Rights (PPR) and Digital Site Licensing (DSL) for colleges and universities. To purchase the DVD with PPR or DSL, please contact Estelle Grosso at EDU@kinolorber.com or call (212) 629-6880. Click here to learn more at Kino Lorber Edu.
To read more about Kino Lorber Edu's terms of use and ordering information, visit Kino Lorber Edu.
.jpg)
.jpg)
| Venue | City | State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laemmle Town Center 5 | Encino | CA | 1551416400March 1 - March 7, 2019 |
| Living Room Theaters, Boca Raton | Boca Raton | FL | 1550811600February 22 - February 28, 2019 |
| Coral Gables Art Cinema | Coral Gables | FL | 1550206800February 15 - February 21, 2019 |
| Movies of Delray | Delray Beach | FL | 1550206800February 15 - February 21, 2019 |
| Movies of Lake Worth | Lake Worth | FL | 1550206800February 15 - February 21, 2019 |
| O Cinema Miami Beach | Miami Beach | FL | 1550206800February 15 - February 21, 2019 |
| Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema | Toronto | ON | 1548997200February 1 - February 7, 2019 |
| Quad Cinema | New York | NY | 1545368400December 21 - December 27, 2018 |
| JCC Manhattan | New York | NY | 1545368400December 21 - December 27, 2018 |
Matt Tyrnauer's' @studio54doc' is currently the #1 doc on' @iTunes'! Rent it now on all major platforms... iTunes:…' https://t.co/TEMejZgAuo'
Lee Keating drops some wisdom in this clip from THE GOSPEL OF EUREKA. Opens February 8 at' @QuadCinema' before expand…' https://t.co/ztTG6pCkeH'
RT' @astradisastra': It's happening! What Is Democracy? opens Jan 16 at IFC' https://t.co/lDtucteFyI' Special guests will be officially anno…
"The whole film started out of this intention to try to forget everything I thought I knew and to rediscover what i…' https://t.co/ojp96t2RCO'
RT' @KLStudioClassic': Coming April 2018 on Blu-ray! The Strange Door (1951) Starring Charles Laughton & Boris Karloff - Shot by Irving Glas…
RT' @ioncinema': Robert Aldrich times 2 today: "It’s this period which resulted in some of the director’s most interesting ventures, namely t…
RT' @ioncinema': THE GRISSOM GANG via the' @KinoLorber' folks "an underrated gangster classic, which takes St. John Legh Clowes’ original film…
RT' @nofilmschool': Defining the cinematic language of intimacy: Adina Pintilie on TOUCH ME NOT' https://t.co/QEidE6ClGr'' @KinoLorber'' https://t…'
RT' @FilmLinc': "Momentous. A kaleidoscopic bulletin on the state of our world." -' @Variety' Jean-Luc Godard's THE IMAGE BOOK opens January 2…
RT' @FilmComment': THE IMAGE BOOK, the best films of 2018, remembering Nicolas Roeg, a previously unpublished Manny Farber talk & more in the…
General Inquiries
333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503
New York, NY 10018
Tel. (800) 562-3330
Fax. (212) 714-0871
Press & Media
For publicity assistance and press inquiries please contact us by emailing dninh@kinolorber.com or calling 212-629-6880.
Educational
Please visit our educational site at www.KinoLorberEDU.com
For assistance with educational orders, please contact us at:
Phone:212-629-6880
Fax: 212-714-0871
Email: edu@kinolorber.com
