Exile Room ushers in 2014 with an introduction to the deeply autobiographical universe of Nina Davenport with this short retrospective. The idiosyncratic New York-based creator walks the fine line between narcissism and bravery, aided by her searing sense of humor and constant self-deprecation.
Terrified of ending up alone and turning 30, filmmaker Nina Davenport has become obsessed with the institution of marriage and its promises of fulfillment. In “Always a Bridesmaid”, Davenport confronts her fears from the trenches, where appropriately and ironically, she works as a wedding videographer – all the while questioning why she has complicated her own situation with a noncommittal boyfriend who is five years younger.
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“First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage”. For filmmaker Nina Davenport, that old playground song didn’t go as planned. Single at age forty-one, she decides to have a baby on her own, never minding the odds stacked against her or the extra hurdles of living in New York City. Think of a real-life Girls, only with more grown-up problems.
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