Many modern independent web series creators turn to platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo to raise thousands of dollars to fund their production. These People, however, shows that a high-quality web series can be made on a tight budget. The first season of director Jamie Heinrich and writer Zac Hug’s family web series was made for under $500, but despite its price tag, it is a polished dramedy.
Hug stars as Todd, an exasperated man who must deal with his crazy family and a cast of oddball characters as he looks to take care of his younger brother, who is in a poor mental state--or at least appears to be that way. Along the way, Todd becomes increasingly frustrated, and his relationship with his boyfriend suffers as well.
These People isn’t the funniest web series, nor is it the most insightful, but it has a nice combination of stakes and laughs,...
Hug stars as Todd, an exasperated man who must deal with his crazy family and a cast of oddball characters as he looks to take care of his younger brother, who is in a poor mental state--or at least appears to be that way. Along the way, Todd becomes increasingly frustrated, and his relationship with his boyfriend suffers as well.
These People isn’t the funniest web series, nor is it the most insightful, but it has a nice combination of stakes and laughs,...
- 8/28/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
The 16th annual Boston Underground Film Festival will once again terrorize all of New England with a wide selection of international atrocities that span the globe from Japan to Belgium to the fest’s own backyard. The fest will run March 26-30 at the Brattle Theater.
The fest will open with the supernatural teen comedy All Cheerleaders Die by the dynamic directing team of Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson, which will then be followed by the cult 1974 Japanese nunsploitation flick School of the Holy Beast by Norifumi Suzuki.
Other feature films screening at the fest include: The American warrior documentary My Name Is Jonah by Phil Healy and Jb Sapienza; the pre-apocolyptic party of Doomsdays by Eddie Mullins; The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears by Belgian extreme filmmakers Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani; the collegiate conspiracy of Jerzy Rose’s Crimes Against Humanity; Jeremy Saulnier’s twist on the revenge thriller,...
The fest will open with the supernatural teen comedy All Cheerleaders Die by the dynamic directing team of Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson, which will then be followed by the cult 1974 Japanese nunsploitation flick School of the Holy Beast by Norifumi Suzuki.
Other feature films screening at the fest include: The American warrior documentary My Name Is Jonah by Phil Healy and Jb Sapienza; the pre-apocolyptic party of Doomsdays by Eddie Mullins; The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears by Belgian extreme filmmakers Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani; the collegiate conspiracy of Jerzy Rose’s Crimes Against Humanity; Jeremy Saulnier’s twist on the revenge thriller,...
- 3/20/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Jamie Heinrich is a seriously underrated talent whose first feature, I Like You was egregiously overlooked. He has a talent for bringing out the best in his actors, allowing for imperfections in a Gus Vant Sant-like hyper-realistic fashion. Now he's returned with another fucked up drama/romance, and yet again, it looks fantastic. One of these days Heinrich is going to blow up, so pay attention. [Continued ...]...
- 7/27/2012
- QuietEarth.us
The 14th annual Boston Underground Film Festival wrapped up on April 1 with their Bacchus Awards ceremony, named after the fest’s bunny mascot.
The big winners were: Winnipeg filmmaker Steven Kostanski took home the Best of Fest Feature award for Manborg, his over-the-top action and low-fi special effects homage to ’80s direct-to-video movies; while U.S. filmmaker Robert Putka won Best of Fest Short for his provocative tale of young romance, Mouthful, which was positively reviewed on Bad Lit just a few weeks ago.
Jamie Heinrich took home his second ever Bacchus Award, the Most Effectively Effectively Offensive award, for Happily Never After, a feature-length version of the short film that he won the Best of Fest Short Award back in 2010. Another Buff alumni, Richard Bates Jr., won the Director’s Choice Feature award for Excision, another feature-length film adapted from a popular short.
Also, the Runner-Up for the Most...
The big winners were: Winnipeg filmmaker Steven Kostanski took home the Best of Fest Feature award for Manborg, his over-the-top action and low-fi special effects homage to ’80s direct-to-video movies; while U.S. filmmaker Robert Putka won Best of Fest Short for his provocative tale of young romance, Mouthful, which was positively reviewed on Bad Lit just a few weeks ago.
Jamie Heinrich took home his second ever Bacchus Award, the Most Effectively Effectively Offensive award, for Happily Never After, a feature-length version of the short film that he won the Best of Fest Short Award back in 2010. Another Buff alumni, Richard Bates Jr., won the Director’s Choice Feature award for Excision, another feature-length film adapted from a popular short.
Also, the Runner-Up for the Most...
- 4/2/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 14th annual Boston Underground Film Festival is ready to kick ass and take names on March 29 to April 1 at the Brattle Theatre. And a few of those names will look familiar to Buff fanatics — and underground film fans the world over.
A trio of Buff favorites are returning to the fest with debut feature films after totally killing it with their amazing short films in the past. Jamie Heinrich‘s Happily Never After is a feature-length expansion of the short film that took home the Best of Fest Award in 2010, but with more solid and mature themes as the movie explores the problematic life of a degenerate photographer.
Another former award winner is Richard Bates Jr. who will be screening Excision, another feature-length extension of a short film, this one about a teenage girl who exercises her morbid obsession with surgery every chance she gets.
Steven Kostanski‘s feature...
A trio of Buff favorites are returning to the fest with debut feature films after totally killing it with their amazing short films in the past. Jamie Heinrich‘s Happily Never After is a feature-length expansion of the short film that took home the Best of Fest Award in 2010, but with more solid and mature themes as the movie explores the problematic life of a degenerate photographer.
Another former award winner is Richard Bates Jr. who will be screening Excision, another feature-length extension of a short film, this one about a teenage girl who exercises her morbid obsession with surgery every chance she gets.
Steven Kostanski‘s feature...
- 3/21/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 14th annual Boston Underground Film Festival has announced a few of the films they’ve already selected to screen on March 29 to April 1, including several regular Buff favorite filmmakers ready to make their spectacular return.
Most exciting is the feature film Happily Never After by Jamie Heinrich who, back in 2010, took home the Buff Best of Fest Short Award. However, this new feature is more dramatic in nature, telling the story of a lecherous photographer (Jason Carrougher) who attempts to connect with the son (Ryan Wichert) he never knew he had.
Watch the movie trailer for Happily Never After:
Also returning to Buff is Canadian filmmaker Steven Kostanski with his debut feature Manborg, a tribute to ’90s direct-to-video movies about a dead soldier turned into a cyborg killing machine designed to stop a demon invasion.
Watch the movie trailer for Manborg:
Plus:
Making their Buff debuts are...
Most exciting is the feature film Happily Never After by Jamie Heinrich who, back in 2010, took home the Buff Best of Fest Short Award. However, this new feature is more dramatic in nature, telling the story of a lecherous photographer (Jason Carrougher) who attempts to connect with the son (Ryan Wichert) he never knew he had.
Watch the movie trailer for Happily Never After:
Also returning to Buff is Canadian filmmaker Steven Kostanski with his debut feature Manborg, a tribute to ’90s direct-to-video movies about a dead soldier turned into a cyborg killing machine designed to stop a demon invasion.
Watch the movie trailer for Manborg:
Plus:
Making their Buff debuts are...
- 2/27/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
So last week we presented one type of manifesto knowing full well it’s almost impossible to define what this all is. The feedback was wonderful and I want to take a moment before I present the next two manifesto perspectives to comment. I think some people are completely right about the fact that sometimes the point of micro-budget is to Not be part of a group. However, as humans, we group ourselves, and others, together so that we can quickly categorize and compartmentalize the world around us. Which is the very reason I started thinking about a rule book. Groups in the past that have allowed others to define who they are, have often found it was not where they wanted to be. I love the fact that we all have our own idea, or perspective of the micro-budget world. I simply want to unite us to forgo labels,...
- 6/22/2011
- by John Yost
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Our last few posts have really sparked a great conversation and it seems to be one of definition. Not just of micro’s structure, but definition of our stance on art vs. commerce, and our perspective of micro’s purpose. A while back I made a half-joke on this column that someone should write a manifesto for micro-budget filmmakers. The more I thought about what it would contain, the more I realized I was writing one of my own. I immediately contacted one of our column alums Jamie Heinrich. Jamie is in the process of financing and shooting his next feature via Kickstarter and it seemed like a perfect fit to try and come up with something together. (More on that later) But…while working on this idea I got an out-of-the-blue answer to my challenge by another group of filmmakers, brothers actually. Paul and Dan Cantagallo are micro-budget filmmakers...
- 6/15/2011
- by John Yost
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
This column usually focuses on one subject per post that tackles one specific aspect of micro-budget filmmaking. I never wanted it to be a place where we talk about the latest gear or tips on how to get a film done; There are other awesome sites for that. However, after talking with filmmaker Jamie Heinrich, about no-budget filmmaking, he sent me the list of important things to remember below. Jamie recently completed his film I Like You, and after seeing the trailer I can’t wait to check it out. Jamie’s advice is funny, to the point, and no nonsense. I felt I needed to share it as it aligns with my outlook to an obscene level. (#4 is my favorite.)
Here is what I’ve learned, and how I made my first feature film for free. If you’ve never made a feature, and want to make one for free,...
Here is what I’ve learned, and how I made my first feature film for free. If you’ve never made a feature, and want to make one for free,...
- 4/5/2011
- by John Yost
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
It’s lucky 13 for the Boston Underground Film Festival as they celebrate their raucous 13th annual edition this year. Opening with the much buzzed about bloody feature film Hobo With a Shotgun starring Rutger Hauer and directed by Jason Eisener, the fest then barrels on for eight wild nights and days from March 24-31.
While there’s plenty of underground goodness from the U.S.A., this year Buff feels like it’s a much more international affair with several sick features from around the globe. There’s gory horror and quirky black comedy from Japan in the guise of Yoshihiro Nishimura’s Helldriver and Sion Sono’s Cold Fish; the Argentinian freak-out Phase7 by Nicolas Goldbart; David Blyth’s Wound is a psychological thriller from New Zealand; and Mark Hartley’s Machete Maidens Unleashed! is a look at Philippine exploitation cinema from the ’70s.
Stateside there’s Usama Alshaibi‘s Profane,...
While there’s plenty of underground goodness from the U.S.A., this year Buff feels like it’s a much more international affair with several sick features from around the globe. There’s gory horror and quirky black comedy from Japan in the guise of Yoshihiro Nishimura’s Helldriver and Sion Sono’s Cold Fish; the Argentinian freak-out Phase7 by Nicolas Goldbart; David Blyth’s Wound is a psychological thriller from New Zealand; and Mark Hartley’s Machete Maidens Unleashed! is a look at Philippine exploitation cinema from the ’70s.
Stateside there’s Usama Alshaibi‘s Profane,...
- 3/10/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Coming in over the transom is this trailer for I Like You, a film by Jamie Heinrich. Heinrich hails from Reno, Nevada, and, based on this trailer, the self-described micro-budget film boasts some pretty striking cinematography and a good deal of heart.
A few sites seem to have been given an early look. From Todd Brown at Twitch:
The sort of naturalistic indie drama that Gus Van Sant and Larry Clark got their start with, I Like You is the feature debut not only of director / editor Heinrich and star Benna but also, seemingly, of just about everybody else involved as well. And it’s an impressive debut, indeed….
The market for this sort of film has pretty much collapsed over the past decade so chances of wide release are pretty slim, which is a shame because back in the day when the indies were given
… Read the rest...
A few sites seem to have been given an early look. From Todd Brown at Twitch:
The sort of naturalistic indie drama that Gus Van Sant and Larry Clark got their start with, I Like You is the feature debut not only of director / editor Heinrich and star Benna but also, seemingly, of just about everybody else involved as well. And it’s an impressive debut, indeed….
The market for this sort of film has pretty much collapsed over the past decade so chances of wide release are pretty slim, which is a shame because back in the day when the indies were given
… Read the rest...
- 11/27/2010
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Here is a trailer and poster for the indie comedy/drama I Like You from director Jamie Heinrich and starring Mike Benna, Parker Peterson, Brian Boush, Terry Whistler, Montee McCann and Dave Seoane.
Synopsis:
I Like You is an honest and raw depiction of teenage life in Reno, Nevada. It takes an unfiltered look at the rewards and perils of being a teenager in love and the trials and tribulations that come along with it. It's a journey of coming of age and the twists and turns of first time love angst.
Watch the trailer below and let us know what you think!
...
Synopsis:
I Like You is an honest and raw depiction of teenage life in Reno, Nevada. It takes an unfiltered look at the rewards and perils of being a teenager in love and the trials and tribulations that come along with it. It's a journey of coming of age and the twists and turns of first time love angst.
Watch the trailer below and let us know what you think!
...
- 11/26/2010
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Our own Marina reviewed a workprint of this film a while back, and I have to say my opinion on this is a bit different. I would easily place what I saw in my top 5 favorite films of the year, probably second at this point. Jamie Heinrich, who directed it, also does some of the best editing I've ever seen. The music was so good I got a track listing from Jamie so I could dig it all up. The acting, as Marina says, is nothing to write home about, but certain circles have been calling Heinrich the next Gus Van Sant considering how incredible this piece of work is and what he can do with amateur actors.
And no, this trailer does not give away the entire film nor does it really tell you much about it. That is, besides the teen romance. It's gone through some additional shooting...
And no, this trailer does not give away the entire film nor does it really tell you much about it. That is, besides the teen romance. It's gone through some additional shooting...
- 9/8/2010
- QuietEarth.us
If getting sand in your crotch while watching awesome short films sounds like a good time, then you better head on out to the first ever Black Rock City Film Festival, which is taking place right now, Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, at the legendary Burning Man gathering in the Nevada desert. If you’re already at Burning Man, hopefully you get cell reception and can see this lineup so you know where the best place is to be every night.
This event is a joint endeavor for the Boston Underground Film Festival and San Francisco’s IndieFest, who have selected over two dozen short films to screen at their open air theater. There are no start times for when these films will screen, but I would assume it would be sometime after sundown. Plus, there will be cocktail parties before and after the screenings, as well as Opening Night and Closing Night bashes.
This event is a joint endeavor for the Boston Underground Film Festival and San Francisco’s IndieFest, who have selected over two dozen short films to screen at their open air theater. There are no start times for when these films will screen, but I would assume it would be sometime after sundown. Plus, there will be cocktail parties before and after the screenings, as well as Opening Night and Closing Night bashes.
- 8/30/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Year: 2010
Director: Jamie Heinrich
Writer: Joseph Whitmarsh
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 7 out of 10
[Editor's note: This review is based on a work in progress.]
Good music goes a long way to win points with me. Give me a film with an assortment of great music and even if the film itself sucks, I’m much more likely to pay attention. In reality though, Jamie Heinrich’s I Like You doesn’t require much help in the getting attention category because the film, as indicated by the trailer, is gorgeous.
It never ceases to amaze me how films about high-school still manage to be entertaining. considering the sheer number of them which are released every year, all with varying degrees of success. While Hollywood concentrates on the raunchy comedies, indie productions find and develop small personal stories and Heinrich’s film falls squarely in the latter category. Shot with the help of industry friends, volunteers and a...
Director: Jamie Heinrich
Writer: Joseph Whitmarsh
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 7 out of 10
[Editor's note: This review is based on a work in progress.]
Good music goes a long way to win points with me. Give me a film with an assortment of great music and even if the film itself sucks, I’m much more likely to pay attention. In reality though, Jamie Heinrich’s I Like You doesn’t require much help in the getting attention category because the film, as indicated by the trailer, is gorgeous.
It never ceases to amaze me how films about high-school still manage to be entertaining. considering the sheer number of them which are released every year, all with varying degrees of success. While Hollywood concentrates on the raunchy comedies, indie productions find and develop small personal stories and Heinrich’s film falls squarely in the latter category. Shot with the help of industry friends, volunteers and a...
- 6/28/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Embedded above is the vibrant, supercharged comedy Happily Ever After by Jamie Heinrich, which won the Best of Fest Short Film award at the 2010 Boston Underground Film Festival back in March. Its got girls, Glocks, roller skating, trampolining and unicorns and rainbows. What’s not to love?
Actually, the only thing I don’t like about this short film is that I’m pissed it doesn’t come with a soundtrack listing because I love all the music and I don’t know what any of the songs are. Well, except for Maneater.
It’s a real slick looking film filled with slow-motion goodness and a crazy, elliptical “plot” that hints at a larger world beyond its borders. Although it only runs about 9 minutes long, if this were a TV show I’d tune in religiously every week. The costuming, the settings, the soundtrack, the dialogue all fit really tightly together.
Actually, the only thing I don’t like about this short film is that I’m pissed it doesn’t come with a soundtrack listing because I love all the music and I don’t know what any of the songs are. Well, except for Maneater.
It’s a real slick looking film filled with slow-motion goodness and a crazy, elliptical “plot” that hints at a larger world beyond its borders. Although it only runs about 9 minutes long, if this were a TV show I’d tune in religiously every week. The costuming, the settings, the soundtrack, the dialogue all fit really tightly together.
- 5/2/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
In Dread Central's effort to promote independent horror, have we got the goods on a great horror film festival in Las Vegas! From May 12-16th Sci-Fi Center at 2520 State Street, Las Vegas, Nv 89109, will be hosting The Polly Staffle Grindhouse Fest (aka PollyGrind), which includes 30 different films with five world premieres, seven Las Vegas premieres, and one U.S. premiere. There will also be a ton of music videos and trailers and more horror-related goods for you to feast your eyes on.
Read on for the full line-up, and look for more from Dread Central on PollyGrind (click here for the official site) soon!
Wednesday, May 12
Post-apocalyptic Nightmares (Double Feature)
Hosted By Heather Wixson Of Dreadcentral.Com
5:30 p.m.
Vendor tables open
7 p.m.
Trailer - Michael Ramova’s Soldier Killer (30 seconds) (World Premiere)
Trailer - Michael Ramova’s The Texas Chainsaw Champion (1:23 minutes) (World Premiere)
Trailer...
Read on for the full line-up, and look for more from Dread Central on PollyGrind (click here for the official site) soon!
Wednesday, May 12
Post-apocalyptic Nightmares (Double Feature)
Hosted By Heather Wixson Of Dreadcentral.Com
5:30 p.m.
Vendor tables open
7 p.m.
Trailer - Michael Ramova’s Soldier Killer (30 seconds) (World Premiere)
Trailer - Michael Ramova’s The Texas Chainsaw Champion (1:23 minutes) (World Premiere)
Trailer...
- 4/20/2010
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
The 12th annual Boston Underground Film Festival, which began on March 25 and ends on April 1, has released their list of award winners for this year that also includes Buff’s first ever lifetime achievement award.
There are six winners, listed below, in the categories of narrative, documentary, short, director’s choice and the always popular Most Effectively Offensive, which had some real competition this year thanks to the fest’s concentration on exploitation, or “grindhouse,” films for this edition. The winners are:
Best of Fest Narrative
Red White & Blue, dir. Simon Rumley
Best of Fest Documentary
It Came From Kuchar, dir. Jennifer M. Kroot
Best of Fest Short
Happily Ever After, dir. Jamie Heinrich
Director’s Choice
Someone’s Knocking at the Door, dir. Chad Ferrin
Most Effectively Offensive
The Life and Death of a Porno Gang, dir. Mladen Djordjevic
Lifetime Achievement Award
Mink Stole
The Best of Fest winners...
There are six winners, listed below, in the categories of narrative, documentary, short, director’s choice and the always popular Most Effectively Offensive, which had some real competition this year thanks to the fest’s concentration on exploitation, or “grindhouse,” films for this edition. The winners are:
Best of Fest Narrative
Red White & Blue, dir. Simon Rumley
Best of Fest Documentary
It Came From Kuchar, dir. Jennifer M. Kroot
Best of Fest Short
Happily Ever After, dir. Jamie Heinrich
Director’s Choice
Someone’s Knocking at the Door, dir. Chad Ferrin
Most Effectively Offensive
The Life and Death of a Porno Gang, dir. Mladen Djordjevic
Lifetime Achievement Award
Mink Stole
The Best of Fest winners...
- 3/31/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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