SXSW Preview: TRASH HUMPERS

During the week or so leading up to the start of SXSW 2010, I’ll be providing a glimpse into some of the films I am looking forward to at the festival. SXSW will feature many great films, many more than I can cover, ranging from narrative fiction to documentary, comedy to horror, foreign to animation, independent to studio films.

SYNOPSIS: A film unearthed from the buried landscape of the American nightmare, TRASH HUMPERS follows a small group of elderly ‘Peeping Toms’ through the shadows and margins of an unfamiliar world. Crudely documented by the participants themselves, we follow the debased and shocking actions of a group of true sociopaths the likes of which have never been seen before. Inhabiting a world of broken dreams and beyond the limits of morality, they crash against a torn and frayed America. Bordering on an ode to vandalism, it is a new type of horror – palpable and raw.

Coming Soon: ‘Mister Lonely’

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When I first heard about Mister Lonely, I must admit that I was skeptical about the story’s premise. A young American Michael Jackson look-alike (Diego Luna) in Paris meets Marilyn Monroe impersonator (Samantha Morton). Jackson and Monroe start falling for each other and Monroe invites Jackson back to her commune in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple.

The trailer looks absolutely adorable (click here to see the trailer) and the film is directed by one of my favorite directors, Harmony Korine. Harmony might best be known for co-writing the 90’s docu-drama Kids and directing, Gummo.

If you’re interested in reading more about Mister Lonely and Harmony, indieWire posted a great interview with Harmony today. IFC First Take releases Mister Lonely this Friday (5/2) in selected cities.