This Space Between Us
Thursday
Jan 6@ 8:30pm
Victoria Theater
*Opening
Night Film and Party
Matthew Leutwyler
(1999, 35mm,
103 min)
Alex Harty has hit the skids. Following his young wife's death, the extended grief and a stalled career cause him to finally blow a fuse. After attacking a movie producer (Gary Marshall) with a pen, Alex (Jeremy Sisto) decides to hit the road for home. Leaving L. A., he arrives in San Francisco with a convertible Dodge, a tape of his beloved's last telephone messages, and the need to start over. Homecoming leads him to reunite with an unusual cast of freaks and familiarities including a stalker/photographer (Alex Kingston), a wedding singer turned performance artist (Taylor Negron), and a flashy Frisco politico (Vincent Ventresca). Other notable performances in this surprisingly fresh dramedy come from local rockers Low Hum Satellite and cameos by Verve Pipe and Cracker. With a sexy, freewheeling spirit, Bay Area native Matthew Leutwyler's film gracefully moves from comedy to drama and back again, bringing new life to the now-familiar alienated-filmmaker genre. The well integrated use of local musicians and Bay Area locals often overlooked in "San Francisco" movies adds to the film's easy flow and surprising twists. --Kathleen P. Skillicorn
In
Attendance
director Matt Leutwyler
and cast members
Contact
Matthew Leutwyler,
Slinging Star, 3875 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 210,
Los Angeles, CA 90010
matt@slingingstar.com
213.383.4064
Animation
1999
Academy Award Winner
Bunny
Chris Wedge
(1998,
35mm, 7:15 min)
Contact
Hanne
Winarsky, Blue Sky Studios, 1 South Road, Harrison, NY 10528 query@blueskystudios.com
914.381.8400
