VERTICAL POOL
presents

an ANTERO ALLI film
(2001; 27 min., USA)

"...uncomfortable and cathartic, not unlike the
feeling of gazing up a car crash: a difficult sight
to behold, but also too intriguing not to look at and
there is also the hidden sensation of knowing the heavy
damage belongs to someone else; an excellent short film."
(4 stars out of five) PHIL HALL, filmthreat.com
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With no script, we improvised the action and
dialogue within the parameters of two types
of love: friendship and lust. We discovered
unexpected parallels in the separate lives
of two distinctly different artist couples.

Best pals PAULA & OTTO (Susan Schramm and Dana
Bergeman) are peas in a pod, compatible in love
and their work as successful nature photographers.
Their pictures hang in an art gallery until the
art dealer (Jean Mazzei) calls and drops them.

MAX & CLIO (Paul D'Addario and Carla Negri) are
madly in love, as mad about each other, as they
are mad at each other. They inspire each other's
obsessions. She must draw him; he must have her.
Theirs is a love of...exquisite annoyance.

featuring
CARLA NEGRI
PAUL D'ADDARIO
SUSAN SCHRAMM
DANA BERGEMAN
JEAN MAZZEI

R o a d k i l l
(2001; 27:00)

Story and characters conceived by ANTERO ALLI
and developed with THE CAST (dialogue improvised
on site by the actors). Soundtrack: SYLVI ALLI
and others. Edited by ANDREW DAMON. Directed,
photographed & produced by ANTERO ALLI

"ROADKILL" is now available on DVD in the
compilation "On Love & Other Difficulties"

-- 2001 --
*6/1; Fine Arts Cinema, Berkeley CA
*6/14; CELLspace, San Francisco CA
*6/22; 911 Media Arts Center, Seattle WA
*6/27; Clinton Street Theater, Portland OR
8/19; Jupiter Outdoor Cinema, Berkeley CA

-- 2002 --
9/7; TUVA Performance Space, Berkeley CA

*in association with
Nomad VideoFilm Festival

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