Filmmaker and actor Kentucker Audley, who is best known for his lead performance in Amy Seimetz's directorial debut "Sun Don't Shine" and his supporting role in David Lowery's "Ain't Them Bodies Saints" created a petition on Change.org urging fellow mediocre filmmakers to stop making films. The petition, a direct response to recent stories in The New York Times and Salon complaining about the glut of independent films, is clearly tongue in cheek. Audley, who previously wrote and directed the features "Open Five" and "Open Five 2" said he counts himself among the "mediocre" filmmakers who should retire. He also tweeted his request. He writes on the Change.org page: Our goal is 5,000 signatures. We believe if we can convince enough aspiring filmmakers to give up on their dreams, the industry will become solvent again, returning to a thriving and viable state. Film critics and film audiences will...
- 2/24/2014
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Historically, sequels have been reserved solely for Hollywood franchise films, so did I ever expect to be reviewing a sequel to Kentucker Audley's Open Five? Not in a million years! But judging from the narrative structure, it appears that Audley always planned for a sequel. If we believe the timeline of narrative (and I do not mean to infer that Audley is deceiving us), Open Five 2 begins while Kentucker (Kentucker Audley) -- a presumably fictionalized version of the director -- is editing Open Five. Kentucker resides in Lexington, while his girlfriend Caroline (Caroline White) lives in Memphis. Their relationship seems strained not only by the distance between them, but also by an admission made by Caroline during a Skype conversation (a scene that plays as a subtle homage to Joe Swanberg). It is not long before Kentucker is on the road to New Orleans by way of Memphis...
- 9/13/2012
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
On September 14-15, the 92Y Tribeca (New York City) will host the debut of the La Di Da Film Festival, which showcases the recent work of a group of post-Mumblecore figures, including Amy Seimetz, the Safdie Brothers, Sean Price Williams, Dustin Guy Defa, Alex Karpovsky, Kate Lyn Sheil, Eléonore Hendricks and Kentucker Audley. The line-up includes a couple of our festival favorites (Sun Don’t Shine, Family Nightmare) as well as a few world premieres (Open Five 2, Circles).
- 7/24/2012
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
I’ve had wind of this for a while, via both filmmaker Kentucker Audley and programmer Miriam Bale (who has a feature on Beasts of the Southern Wild in our current issue), but now the news is public. On September 14 and 15, the 92Y Tribeca will host the first La Di Da film festival, which takes a look at the recent work of a group of post-Mumblecore figures, including Amy Seimetz, the Safdies, Sean Price Williams, Dustin Guy Defa, Alex Karpovsky, Kate Lyn Sheil, Eléonore Hendricks and Audley.
In the press release explaining the genesis of the event, Bale says, “I’ve programmed mostly classic films for many years, but recently I’ve seen contemporary films that look like new classics. Many were shot on 16mm. They’re simple yet sophisticated, and also experimental and really feel like something new. These filmmakers are using documentary or low-budget methods to film quickly and cheaply in the streets,...
In the press release explaining the genesis of the event, Bale says, “I’ve programmed mostly classic films for many years, but recently I’ve seen contemporary films that look like new classics. Many were shot on 16mm. They’re simple yet sophisticated, and also experimental and really feel like something new. These filmmakers are using documentary or low-budget methods to film quickly and cheaply in the streets,...
- 7/23/2012
- by Nick Dawson
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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