In today’s economic climate, when owners find their houses are “underwater,” it’s not quite as literally as in the above short film. Directed by Reynold Reynolds and Patrick Jolley, The Drowning Room is one of the most astonishing short films ever seen by Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film, having first experienced it way back at the 2000 New York Underground Film Festival. So, we’re thrilled that Reynolds has finally put it online.
The Drowning Room is still pretty incredible to watch after being transferred to digital and seen on the small screen, i.e. a computer monitor. However, it doesn’t quite compare to the claustrophobic intensity of experiencing it while trapped in a movie theater and on the big screen.
Most underwater scenes in movies are reserved for action sequences and, while Reynolds and Jolley do stage a fist fight, The Drowning Room is most...
The Drowning Room is still pretty incredible to watch after being transferred to digital and seen on the small screen, i.e. a computer monitor. However, it doesn’t quite compare to the claustrophobic intensity of experiencing it while trapped in a movie theater and on the big screen.
Most underwater scenes in movies are reserved for action sequences and, while Reynolds and Jolley do stage a fist fight, The Drowning Room is most...
- 1/9/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The Chicago Underground Film Festival is always a special occasion, but the 17th edition of this venerable institution, which runs on June 24 – July 1, is a little bit extra special. This year, Cuff will be honoring the lifelong underground film champion Jonas Mekas with their Lifetime Achievement Award!
Mekas will be in attendance at the festival at will appear at several screenings in his honor. On the 25th, there will be a screening of the new documentary Visionaries: Jonas Mekas and the (Mostly) American Avant-Garde, at which director Chuck Workman, Mekas and underground film historian Fred Camper will participate in a Q&A. Then, on the 26th, several of Mekas’ own films will screen and he’ll be presented with his award.
As for the rest of the fest, Cuff usually has some sort of unifying theme, at least as far as the features go. It’s not typically a stated theme,...
Mekas will be in attendance at the festival at will appear at several screenings in his honor. On the 25th, there will be a screening of the new documentary Visionaries: Jonas Mekas and the (Mostly) American Avant-Garde, at which director Chuck Workman, Mekas and underground film historian Fred Camper will participate in a Q&A. Then, on the 26th, several of Mekas’ own films will screen and he’ll be presented with his award.
As for the rest of the fest, Cuff usually has some sort of unifying theme, at least as far as the features go. It’s not typically a stated theme,...
- 6/3/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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