A Quiet Film That Speaks Loudly
Ravens Touch (2015) was not a film that was being played in multiplexes or getting recognition in the big screen movie circle. It was rather a slow soul leap indie. It was directed by Marina Rice Bader. For many people, this was a treasure, particularly to those who seek genuine portrayals of queer individuals, and that is always the case, forgotten but not vigorous box office collection. The narrative of a movie is not the only thing that people of that time had to think about, It was equally the lives of the woman who carried it with them.
Two stories of women who are equally brave and equally broken.
Ravens Touch is a movie about second chances. Meant for the woman who is self ruthless and buried in self pity, tragedy. Raven (Dreya Weber) goes to a secluded cabin in the woods so that she can escape all the grief and mistakes that she has to face. It for sure is not the best answer, but some do the solitude. She is not completely alone. Raven’s solitude is broken by a woman named Kate (Traci Dinwiddie) who is a single parent and goes to the same cabin with her 2 children. Initially, It seems like worlds are colliding, but the reality is they are going through a transformation. Healing and Trust are two things that are equally important in a bond.
The film does not hurry, relishing intervals, pondering about nature, and watching how Raven and Kate revolve around one another prior to finally blooming. In this patience is where the film gets its strength. For this film is not just a romance; it is a tale about two women who, having been broken by life, also rediscovered the closeness and the bravery to embrace life again.
Life Bleeding Between Weber and Dreya’s Raven’s Soul.
Dreya Weber, the one performing Raven, has sold her entire life blending athleticism and art with unguarded emotions. Equipped with Weber’s unique aerial prowess and her other cinematic appearances such as in The Gymnast, any one of her works has always represented the collision of dynamism with abandon. Yet, to wear Raven’s skin, it was an entirely different ordeal.
Loss is a killer, and Raven was not free from Weber’s frantic, reimagined selves. The personal facets of her existence, balanced with being an actress and performer outside of the mainstream, was complex. In America especially, the motion picture industry has a way of pigeon holing its women. Weber, much like Raven, would not allow these societal norms to dictate how she “moved on.”
In several interviews Weber explained why playing Raven made her draw on her past history of resilience. Every glance and every pause in body movement suggests an artist well versed in the discipline of carrying burdens no one can see. One could argue watching the battles she undertakes with her demons roaming her in solitude in the wilderness Weber was with her own demons and was trying to purg her life a bit.
Traci Dinwiddie: Portraying Power While Realizing It
Dinwiddie Traci who plays the role of Kate manages to offer a different sort of zeal. Apart from being an actress on TV (Supernatural fans will recall her as Pamela Barnes the psychic) and a member of the her community Dinwiddie had a profound self interest to ensure fair portrayal.
One of the most gentle scenes in the film is probably Dinwiddie in the role as a parent. Dinwiddie speaks of the difficulty of the career as a queer actress, particularly how more often than not, the industry ignores such positions. Dinwiddie said that playing as Kate was not just acting. It was a performance meant to show that these are the kinds of stories that need to be told, and women like Kate need to be placed at the center and not the periphery.
Behind the Camera: A Director Who Believed in Intimacy
Marina Rice Bader, who was a co-writer and later the director of the film, had a vision to pursue with no limitations the stories of women. Doing the story with Raven was no simple task for Bader, having come from a background as a producer turned director of films with a queer theme at a time when the focus was outside the bull’s eye for funding. Bader’s vision for the film, Raven’s Touch, was one of love and devotion, despite the meager funding.
The minimalist approach enabled capturing the wilderness which resulted in the film having a rugged and natural quality despite the amount of effort spent in planning each and every detail. The scenes in the woods which appear so natural and effortless in the movie required significant focus, time, weather, and physical demand. However, these flaws in the film served its purpose as it gave an almost real feeling that the women in the film were not merely placed on a podium, but were actually part of real life going through its many twists and turns.
The Film That had a Touching Yet Delicate Impact
The touch of the film Raven’s Touch has strongly resonated with the Indian audiences that have watched during film festivals as well as through online platforms. It has been said that this culture does not focus on widowhood and single parenthood, as well as queer relationships. In this culture, the film touches on second chances very lightly without any dramatization.In the narrative, the children also have a symbolic/representational meaning, which goes beyond innocence, extending to also embody the meaning of acceptance. The way Raven engages and interacts with Kate’s children is very much like the way she learns to engage with the world, something which many, and particularly those dealing with loss and loneliness, are touched by.
About the Resonating Influence of Raven Touch
Beyond the story, what also remains is how the personal experiences of the cast, in a way, come to life. Weber, who was used to doing multiple jobs away from the limelight, invested a lot of her backstage determination to Raven’s character and, much like Kate, Dinwiddie had to battle with the real life adversities of being a visible out actress. Together, they brought the heart to the film.
It is often said that a performance that contains the essence of the actor is a performance that never dies. The box office of Raven’s Touch may have also not carried the same magnitude that mainstream films do, but its legacy very much still remains— Reel and real life intertwining in a way where the demarcation is almost indistinct.
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