James M. Hausler
Suicide Trip
Conceived and written at 19 and directed at 22, Suicide Trip is an age-laced perspective rarely seen in cinema. An equal part crude and heartfelt; comic and insane, “Suicide Trip, ” is a forgotten sign of the times. Following three exaggerated archetypes—riffing high school films—it is and was something of an odd-yssey that never quite found a home. The story exists somewhere between dream and fantasy, stamped with a young director’s vision. The three main characters embark on a ridiculous, conflict spattered hallucinogenic journey through high school, parties, and crime. Told from the perspective of each, the story takes you through their eyes and skates the edges of what is real and what is not. Suicide Trip put the Z in CRAY 15 years ago, but was never truly released. Now it’s back, re-mastered, polished, and ready to night train you to WTFsville.
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Kalamity
Kalamity is a film that explores the dichotomous nature of processing a breakup metaphorically, but presented in story form. An odd film—that exists on its own plane—Kalamity's two main characters are near mirror images of each other, from different perspectives. One clings lovingly while the other is trying to let go at all costs. Told against the backdrop of Northern Virginia, Kalamity is a dark and contemplative tale, not to be taken too literally.
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Wild Seven
Set against the backdrop of Arizona, Wild Seven is a dark parable, with karmic undertones.Wilson(Academy Award Nominee Robert Forster)—fresh out of prison, with revenge on the brain—is bent on leveling the score with career criminal Mackey Willis(Academy Award Nominee Robert Loggia). In doing this, Wilson sets in motion a noxious domino effect that ensnares an aimless bunch of twenty-somethings.
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Conceived and written at 19 and directed at 22, Suicide Trip is an age-laced perspective rarely seen in cinema. An equal part crude and heartfelt; comic and insane, “Suicide Trip, ” is a forgotten sign of the times. Following three exaggerated archetypes—riffing high school films—it is and was something of an odd-yssey that never quite found a home. The story exists somewhere between dream and fantasy, stamped with a young director’s vision.
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