In 2021, 92-year-old artist June Leaf invited friends and neighbors from rural Nova Scotia to come sit in her kitchen and remember her late husband, the photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank. Over the course of this informal wake, we learn the extent to which the couple's artwork was fueled by their adopted home of 50 years, the ways their presence as artists inspired the community around them, and most importantly how storytelling helps to process grief as June continues on with her own artistic journey.
A narrative documentary by co-directors Katrina Whalen and John Parlante, ALotR played as a work-in-progress at MoMA and the Addison Gallery, and had its premiere at Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival in March of 2025.
"This film is a blessing to life and art, when they are two sides of one coin.” - Arnaud Desplechin, filmmaker
"[The filmmakers] have made something true to its subject, not an easy thing.” - Ralph McKay, production consultant, FIRE IN THE EAST, A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT FRANK (1986)
SCREENINGS TO DATE
December 2024: Work-In-Progress Screening at Museum of Modern Art, NYC
March 2025: International Premiere at Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
April 2025: June Leaf Retrospective Screening at The Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA
July 2025: Mabou Community Screening at Inverness County Centre for the Arts, NS
September 2025: Canadian Premiere at Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, NS
September 2025: June Leaf On Screen Series, Anthology Film Archives, NYC
November 2025: Italian Premiere, Lo schermo dell’arte, Florence, Italy
March 2026: Quebec Premiere, 44th International Festival of Films on Art, Montreal + Quebec City
JUNE LEAF: SHOOTING FROM THE HEART - Traveling Retrospective
March 15 - July 31, 2025 - The Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA
September 9 - December 13, 2025 - The Grey Art Museum, New York University, NYC, NY
January 27 - May 24, 2026 - Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH