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Reviews
Low and Behold (2007)
The story of young insurance claims adjuster who comes to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and ends up with a relationship with a local man who is searching for his dog.
We saw this film at Ashland Independent Film festival and were quite impressed with both the story and the film-making. The film is very believable and in fact, fictional scenes are combined with documentary footage (including real life interviews of victims) of the devastation from Hurricane Katrina in Louisana. This made the story even appear more real and was a unique way to portray a very poignant current event in a narrative fiction format. Zack Godshall, the co-writer (with the lead actor) and director was present at the screening for a Q and A. He is a young filmmaker who is very sensitive and talented. We expect to see lots more of his work. We also commend his choice of actors...all were quite good as was the choice of music which set the mood, and lastly, his cinematographer was excellent and has a very good eye. More work by all of these professionals will be welcomed.
The Chumscrubber (2005)
Very creative and quirky. May become a classic. Don't miss it.
I was expecting not to relate well to this film, even though I wanted to like it as our son was the director of photography. I had heard that it was similar to American Beauty which I liked but I didn't need another film about dysfunctional middle and upper class families living in suburbia.I was very pleasantly surprised when I saw it on Tuesday night, July 26th in Portland at a screening. The script is incredibly creative and not at all like American Beauty. It is unfair to compare the two films. In addition, the acting, the directing, and of course, the cinematography are superb as is the music. There is humor to break the tension. The film, itself, keeps one wide awake and waiting to see what will happen to each of the characters. I was not at all disappointed and plan to see it again as I believe there are layers in this film that one will catch in repeated viewings. It is hard to tell anyone what this film is about as it doesn't fit any particular genre, but don't miss it as I think this is the kind of film that people will be talking about for a long time.