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HUMBOLDT COUNTY-Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs
Highlights:
At the edge of the continent and on the margins of society is a region nicknamed 'The Lost Coast.' It is there, amongst California's breathtaking redwood forests, that the last remnants of the hippie generation live under the radar and off the grid. When Peter Hadley, a promising yet disillusioned medical student, stumbles upon this eccentric community of marijuana farmers, his life will never be the same.
Directors Darren and Danny chat about developing their creative sensibilities over the years, exposing the ambiguity of the charm and problems of social isolation, and the long process of casting the lead character.
Happenings:
Darren and Danny grew up in St. Louis and have been close friends (and a filmmaking team) since they were six years old. Humboldt County is a highly personal project, in that several characters are inspired by members of Darren's family who live in Humboldt. It is their feature debut.
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Stay tuned for interviews with Harmony Korine (MISTER LONELY, JULIEN DONEY-BOY), Jim Sturgess (21, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE), Brendan Sexton III (THE MARCONI BROS., WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE), Kevin Corrigan (THE TOE TACTIC, RSO, THE DEPARTED), Mark Webber (EXPLICIT ILLS, DEAR WENDY), Lou Taylor Pucci (EXPLICIT ILLLS, THUMBSUCKER), Greta Gerwig (YEAST, NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS, HANNAH TAKES THE STAIRS) and many, many more.
Also join us as we follows filmmaker Josh Weinstein at his first film festival with his first feature documentary, Flying On One Engine. We'll be with the young New Yorker as he navigates Austin, Texas, attempts to rally a posse around the film and, of course, take South by Southwest by storm. Will he survive the festival madness? Will he fill seats? Will he sell the film? FIND OUT HERE DAILY.
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