SWALLOW a go go, GUT ROT: Episode II, and Spaltro’s Wrap in your Sunday evening Indie News Links
Do it with others. Justin D. Hilliard wants you… to help him make Swallow. And you should. (IndieGoGo) The Butler brothers, my favorite Canadian indie brewers, just posted the second episode of their web series Larry & Burt’s Gut Rot. (YouTube) David Spaltro writes about making his spectacular indie …Around for The Wrap. (The Wrap)...
Read MoreIndie Alert: Justin D. Hilliard’s SWALLOW posters
Click to Enlarge Striped Socks Productions and director Justin D. Hilliard premiered the posters from the upcoming indie Swallow today on Facebook. This afternoon, Hilliard was kind enough to pass on those first posters for posting here. I love the red and yellow one’s simple, sharp design, but that second poster is a little more intriguing. I guess if I catch Swallow at a film festival, I’ll just have to pick up both cards. From Striped Socks Productions: Swallow is a bittersweet, lyrical sci-fi drama that examines the complexities of relationships in the near future, some real and some artificial. I covered Hilliard’s first feature, Wednesday, nearly five years ago on this site. Of all the indies that have come my way over the years, it’s still one of my favorites. While I wasn’t over the moon for his...
Read MoreMovie Review: The Other Side of Paradise
The Other Side of Paradise (2009) At the heart of The Other Side of Paradise is the story of two longtime friends who are still trying to find that right moment to be more than just friends. It beats quite powerfully, but in the end it’s a healthy heart in an obese body. There’s just too much fat on this picture. I’m generally a look-below-the-surface kind of guy when it comes to the indies that get sent my way. Justin Hilliard, however, proved he has the talent and ambition to create bigger, better pictures after his potent debut with the film Wednesday. The Other Side of Paradise is a nice transition from experimental indie filmmaking to more concentrated storytelling efforts. I liked it. I just wish I could say I loved it. The film follows the free-spirited photographer Rose...
Read MoreReview: WEDNESDAY (2005)
Wednesday (2005)—**** What is Wednesday about? Is it about love? Is it about redemption? Is it, in fact, an exercise in narcissism? To all three I would say yes, but Wednesday, a unique and experimental film, is above all things a work that struggles with its own ambitions. For most films that would be a criticism. For Justin D. Hilliard’s feature debut, however, it is anything but. With those ambitions intact, the film becomes a harrowing journey through four stories. One is about a young man dealing with his family and his past in relation to his current lover. One is about an old man trying to find his way back to a love that he had lost so long ago. One is about a mother whose dedication to the right things may have not have served its purpose. The third story...
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