If one’s searching for the responsible for the rise of the so-called millennial hipster filmmaker, then blame Lena Dunham.
When her film, “Tiny Furniture,” won the award for Best Narrative Feature at SXSW in 2010, it sparked a genre of filmmaking that lead to “Fort Tilden” recently winning SXSW’s Best Feature trophy — and with it, firmly establishing that the genre has taken root with audiences.
From directors Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, “Tilden” centers on two self-absorbed Brooklyn twentysomething girls, Harper (Bridey Elliot) and Allie (Clare McNulty), who decide to bike to a remote beach in the Rockaways.