February 21, 2006

Don't get short with me

Posted by pete at February 21, 2006 12:21 AM

A number of short films from the 2006 Sundance Film Festival have been put up on their website. I've seen about five of those listed there, but the one I wanted to single out for your attention is Redemptitude by Nathan and David Zellner.

I've had the pleasure of hanging out with the Austin-based Zellner brothers at SXSW and Sundance, and they're a couple of capital fellows. I especially enjoyed this synposis of the goings-on in the film:

Though we had never been to Australia and weren’t particularly familiar with its geography, we were up for the challenge. We took comfort in the fact that we’d seen the Mad Max films dozens of times, and were peripherally aware of the existence of Paul Hogan and Yahoo Serious. With this knowledge, along with a titular visit to the Outback Steakhouse, we made our epic come to life.

Check it out. I can also recommend Flotsam/Jetsam and Foxy and the Weight of the World. Now go to their web site and bug them to release a compilation DVD.