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Rooftop Films: My Effortless Brilliance (Event Over)
- When:Fri 8/1/08 (8PM)
- Where: on the lawn of Automotive High School
- Address: 50 Bedford Ave, between N. 12th and Lorimer, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY Map
- Cost: $9
Editors' Take
Catch an acclaimed feature about a novelist finding himself in the woods—while hunting cougars. You also get a live set from Drew & The Medicinal Pen, plus an open Radeberger bar at Matchless after the show.
Tickets for this Event
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General Admission - $9.00
No refunds. In the event of rain, show will be held indoors at the same location. This show is held on a lawn, not a Rooftop. Seating is first come, first served. Physical seats are limited. This means you might not get a chair. You are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic.
Tickets available at the door at 8:00 PM
Fri., August 1, 2008
My Effortless Brilliance
Dumped by his best buddy, a successful novelist voyages into the
wilderness to track down his old pal, get drunk in the woods, and
hunt cougars in this brilliantly understated comedy about bad
friendships between good friends.
Venue: On the lawn of
Automotive High School
Address: 50 Bedford Ave, between N. 12th and Lorimer (Williamsburg
Brooklyn)
Directions:
L to Bedford Avenue
OR
G to Nassau Avenue
Rain: In the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the same
location
8:00PM: Doors open
8:30PM:
Sound Fix presents live music by
Drew and the Medicinal Pen
9:00PM: Films
11:30PM - 1:00AM: Open Bar After Party at
Matchless (557 Manhattan Avenue @ Driggs ) Courtesy of
Radeberger beer
Tickets: $9 at
http://going.com
Preview: See short films from this and other programs at
www.IFC.com
Presented in partnership with:
IFC.com,
New York magazine,
Hint Water,Council Member David Yassky &
Automotive HS
All in attendance will receive a complimentary bottle of
Hint Water
PROGRAM NOTES:
My Effortless Brilliance (Lynn Shelton | Washington | 1:19:00)
Sean Nelson (the charismatic lead singer of
Harvey Danger) plays Eric Lambert Jones, a critically lauded but self-involved
writer who has been unceremoniously left behind by his long-time
best friend. In an attempt to piece together the fractured
friendship, Eric takes a side trip from his latest book tour to
drop in on Dylan, newly settled in the picturesque backwoods of
Washington state. An awkward weekend ensues as the two ex-buddies
chop wood, match wits and ultimately embark on an impromptu,
booze-soaked cougar hunt with Dylan's enigmatic and strangely
menacing new friend, Jim (Rooftop alumnus Calvin Reeder).
Writing in collaboration with the film's performers, director Lynn
Shelton takes a cinema verite approach to this, her second
narrative feature. The approach is similar to that of many strong
new independent dramas, as Shelton and her team built the
characters and plotline around its stars rather than writing a
script and fitting actors into predetermined rolls. But My
Effortless Brilliance is much more concise, focused and—most
importantly—funny, than even the best of the films it
resembles. The performances by Nelson and Harris seem deceptively
casual, but beneath the surface a very real tension exists between
the two that simmers without ever erupting or exploding into a
contrived denouement.
Certainly one of the best films to premiere at 2008’s South
By Southwest Film Festival, My Effortless Brilliance is a subtle,
brilliant, naturalistic yet wonderfully engaging, charming and
often hilarious new drama from the Pacific Northwest. Lean and
loose like a vacation in the woods with friends, yet structured and
riveting like a finely crafted novella, Lynn Shelton’s film
is a joy to watch, a pleasure to consider afterwards, and one of
the most surprising films of the year.
Preceded by:
Snake (Becky James | New York | 3:00)
Deceptively playful, Snake is a film about stubbornness in the face
of change. The film chronicles a failure to deal with growing up
while using its extremely appealing characters and sounds to
glorify the obdurate attempt to replace what is lost.
I Shot the Mayor (or Plan B) (Astrid Bussink | Scotland | 6:00)
The plan that wasn't much of a plan. ‘I shot the mayor (or
Plan B) is a film about documentary filmmaking. In a search that is
as exciting as it is naïve, filmmaker Astrid Bussink finds
herself out of luck and ends up being directed by her subject.
‘I shot the mayor (or Plan B)’ is a humorous and
personal approach to the delicate matter of finding a subject for
your film; you can’t always shoot what you want…
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