
Sincethelate1960s,thealmostannualproductionsofRichardForeman’sOntological-HystericTheaterhavebeenamongNewYork’sartistichighlights.Alegendoftheavant-gardetheater,Foremanisalsoapassionatefilmfan,whosetasterangesfromAmericanavant-gardetoManoeldeOliveira.ONCEEVERYDAYmarkshisfirstforayintofeaturefilmmakingin35years.Highlyvisual,complexlyeditedandwithoutatraditionalnarrative,thefilmzeroesinonagroupof25peopleactingoutaseriesofsemi-ritualisticbehaviorpatterns.Buttheireccentricimpulsesareabortedinunpredictablewayswitheachattemptatactionordevelopment.Accordingtothedirector,“Thefilmslowlyevolvesatime-mosaicofreformattedconsciousness.”LongtimeadmirersofForeman’sworkwillseeanintriguingadaptationofhisuniquetheatricalstyletothecinema.Andforeveryoneelse:WelcometotheextraordinaryworldofRichardForeman.