Amazon Falls tells the story of a faded B-movie actress JANA who refuses to let go of her dream of being a star. Famous for her roles in Amazon movies where she portrayed a variety of pre-Xena warrior-princesses, she desperately tries to keep her leg in the B-movie game, and pursues her career with a zealous fervor.
Acting
April Telek's committed, uncomfortable descent into denial.
Direction
Katrin Bowen's unflinching gaze at exploitation's aftermath.
Director
Katrin Bowen
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April Telek drew from her own experience in genre TV, having appeared in Xena: Warrior Princess herself. The meta-bleed is intentional and brutal.
The film quietly interrogates the 'strong female character' trope of 90s action—what happens to those women when the sword gets rusty?
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