The Midwest Movie Mixtape
James Runde
James Runde in "White and Lazy."
James Runde in "White and Lazy," a 2015 short film he also directed.
The spirit of inventive, low-budget filmmaking hasn’t changed, even if the equipment has. Tonight, for your viewing pleasure, there will be what is described as “a selection of short films from the weirdo Wisconsin youth/student underground.” The program includes eight short films from Wisconsin filmmakers — Arielle Bordow, Clark Gapen, Carolann Grzybowski, Alex Jacobs, Jayce Kolinski, Xarion Lattimore, Ben Miller and James Runde — who will be at The Bur Oak to talk and answer questions. Plus a DJ spinning vinyl before and after.
$10 ($8 adv.).
media release: Are kids in town still making crazy movies with cheap cameras? YES. THEY ARE. The Midwest Movie Mixtape brings you a selection of short films from the weirdo Wisconsin youth/student underground, rounding the bases from deeply introspective documentaries to giggling fit-inducing comedies to existential experimentalism. The Midwest Movie Mixtape debut tour program packs a mean DIY punch--each selected film is liable to spawn a cult following. You'll be hearing about these filmmakers in years to come, this is the chance to catch them at the source, while making their first films with all of the reckless abandon the medium can muster.
Films include:
SEARCH FOR THE RIVERSIDE BRIDGE MONSTER by Clark Gapen
DESIDRIUM by Xarion Lattimore
CRAIGSLIST ROOMMATE by Arielle Bordow
BEEF by Ben Miller
WHAT YOU LEFT BEHIND Jayce Kolinski
HOW DO YOU KNOW by Alex Jacobs
HAND ME DOWN by Carolann Grzybowski
WHITE AND LAZY by James Runde
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