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I previously backed Best Video (documentary) on Kickstarter. Phase two of fundraising is underway. Best Video Film and Cultural Center (rental store and more) is one of the few remaining physical media rental stores, and one of the largest film archives, left in the US. Most of the titles they hold have never been, nor will they likely ever be, available on streaming media.
For those who do not know me, I am a big fan of physical media. Once you have physical media, you have it. A streaming service cannot decide that it's taking up too much disk space on their servers and delete it in favor of newer, more profitable films. That's right, there is no, "cloud." Everything you access on, "the cloud," is actually stored as redundant copies on RAID'ed hard disks or SSD's in power hungry data centers that dump large amounts of heat into the atmosphere.
I am happy to announce that the script for Defunded is an Official Selection at the Independent Shorts Awards Film Festival.
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Defunded is a three part short film about the potential side effects of defunding police.
I am thrilled to announce that Zombiemaker is a finalist in the Short Screenplay Competition at the Freak Show Horror Film Festival in Orlando, FL.
Zombiemaker is a throwback to the 1930's and 1940's classic zombie films, but with modern fears. Let's face it, more people are scared of Islam than Voodoo these days. (Just to be clear, I'm not scared of either religion.) Zombiemaker replaces Voodoo as a source of fear with the fear many parents have of their teens engaging in dangerous activities and getting in trouble and the fear of jumping from the frying pan into the fire. There are, of course, other fears that were part of the classic genre, such as the fear of death, fear of losing one's mind, and fear of being enslaved. The film's tag line: This is your great grandfather's zombie film — minus the racism.
I just saw the online virtual screening of Roommate Wanted (2020) at the Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival. This is an absolute must see.
A group of college students sublet a room in their rental house to "Dean", a man who on the surface appears to be the Richie Cunningham type, but who hides multiple dangerous alter-egos. It is in a similar vein to Single White Female, but in a less psychological thriller and more full throttle slasher kind of way.
If you get a chance to see it May 21 through 23, do so. If not, then look for it at other film festivals and add it to your horror film Blu Ray wish list.
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