VERTICAL POOL PRODUCTIONS
presents
"FLAMINGOS is thoroughly remarkable in the way it packs dense, engaging
layers of
honest emotional and spiritual musings in an extremely constricting
framework.
Yet, through a well designed cinematography, Alli never lets the
film feel confined or limited." -- BadLit: Journal of Underground Films
NEXT PUBLIC SCREENING
Tuesday June 11th -- 9pm
Clinton St. Theater, 2522 SE Clinton, Portland.
Admission: $6 . Filmmaker in person.
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BEATRICE (Madeline H.D. Brown) and LESTER (Robert Hamm)
Twin sisters, Beatrice and Zoe, are in love with Ray, a hypnotist-bank robber
driven by visions of the end the world. Though Beatrice and Ray are married,
Ray runs off with free-spirited Zoe and hides out in a motel after a bank heist
to plot their future dreams together. Meanwhile, Beatrice files for divorce as
two enigmatic entities from the Bardo interzones take interest in their fates
in this heady cocktail chaser of crime, metaphysics, and amour fou.
(2012; 90 min. USA)
Joe Estlack and Madeline H.D. Brown as star-crossed lovers on the lam
who
plot escape from the end of the world as they see it.
starring
MADELINE H.D. BROWN as "Beatrice" & "Zoe"
and JOE ESTLACK as "Ray"
"Special praise is in order for Madeline H.D. Brown’s remarkable double
performance as the chilly Beatrice and earthy Zoe, Joe Estlack’s work as
the extremely off-kilter bank robber, and Alaska Yamada’s uncommon
energy as a Bardo denizen whose eerie presence is both disturbing
and liberating. Alli, in addition to direction and screenplay, also
handled camera, lighting and sound recording duties, which
reconfirms his versatility as one of the most original film
artists of our time." - Phil Hall' at filmtheat.com
also featuring...
ROBERT HAMM as Lester Beringer, divorce attorney
ILYA PARIZHSKY as the masculine entity in the bardo
ALASKA YAMADA as the feminine entity in the bardo
When asked what my film 'FLAMINGOS' is about I say it's all about love --
how we rush towards it, flee far away from it and how sometimes, when we
stop rushing and fleeing, we find it within ourselves. And for those who
cannot
stop rushing or fleeing, love swoons and crashes through
torrents
of terrible longing. - Antero Alli, director
Director's vision & bio, crew credits, soundtrack, screening history
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MEDIA STORIES AND REVIEWS
what the Press says about 'Flamingos'
FLAMINGOS: THE DVD
from the director
FLAMINGOS: THE SOUNDTRACK CD
from the composer
FLAMINGOS on IMDb
CONTACT THE FILMMAKER
ph. 510-464-4640. e-mail: antero@paratheatrical.com
P.O. BOX 10144, Berkeley CA USA 94709
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Follow Antero Alli on Twitter
@antero1111
"I Put Spell on You" sung by Sylvi Alli
(from FLAMINGOS' soundtrack)