FIELD GUIDE TO NOVEMBER DAYS

NICK PETERSON, MARY DEFREESE / PORTLAND
(NAR) In this second feature from Portland filmmaker Nick Peterson (YELLOW), made almost entirely by bicycle, Matt and Natalie, recently separated from each other, resume their YELLOW relationship after a chance meeting. Passion clouds their perception, and they soon fall back into destructive patterns. Further complicating the situation, each is absorbed in exploring ideas about their own mortality. Jealousy and communication problems resurface, and they separate once again. To cope with the loss, Natalie isolates herself and experiments with a radically different place in society. Matt finds solace in his friendship with Christian, who is gay, but is confused by their companionship and begins to question his own sexual identity. (80 mins.)