Bellflower (film)
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Bellflower is a 2011 American film written and directed by Evan Glodell
. It was produced on a shoestring budget in Ventura, California
and premiered in January 2011 at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
.
The film tells the story of "two guys who build flamethrower
s and other weapons in the hope that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the way for their imaginary gang," called Mother Medusa (also the name of their flamethrowing car). It turns into a violent, apocalyptic love story.
Reviewers noted the film's distinctive look, giving credit to cinematographer Joel Hodge's shooting style and the one-of-a-kind camera designed and built by Evan Glodell, who combined vintage camera parts, bellows and Russian lenses, around a Silicon Imaging SI-2K Mini Digital Cinema camera. The camera and recording system is explained in this YouTube video.
On January 27, 2011, six days after premiere at Sundance, Oscilloscope Laboratories announced it acquired English language territory rights to the film. Bellflower was released in theaters August 5th, 2011.
Visit Films is the international sales agent and distributor (excluding English speaking territories).
Evan Glodell
Evan Glodell is an American feature film director, producer, writer, and actor, who directed the indie film Bellflower on a shoestring budget of $17,000...
. It was produced on a shoestring budget in Ventura, California
Ventura, California
Ventura is the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States, incorporated in 1866. The population was 106,433 at the 2010 census, up from 100,916 at the 2000 census. Ventura is accessible via U.S...
and premiered in January 2011 at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
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The film tells the story of "two guys who build flamethrower
Flamethrower
A flamethrower is a mechanical device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire.Some flamethrowers project a stream of ignited flammable liquid; some project a long gas flame. Most military flamethrowers use liquids, but commercial flamethrowers tend to use high-pressure propane and...
s and other weapons in the hope that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the way for their imaginary gang," called Mother Medusa (also the name of their flamethrowing car). It turns into a violent, apocalyptic love story.
Reviewers noted the film's distinctive look, giving credit to cinematographer Joel Hodge's shooting style and the one-of-a-kind camera designed and built by Evan Glodell, who combined vintage camera parts, bellows and Russian lenses, around a Silicon Imaging SI-2K Mini Digital Cinema camera. The camera and recording system is explained in this YouTube video.
On January 27, 2011, six days after premiere at Sundance, Oscilloscope Laboratories announced it acquired English language territory rights to the film. Bellflower was released in theaters August 5th, 2011.
Visit Films is the international sales agent and distributor (excluding English speaking territories).
Cast
- Evan GlodellEvan GlodellEvan Glodell is an American feature film director, producer, writer, and actor, who directed the indie film Bellflower on a shoestring budget of $17,000...
as Woodrow - Jessie Wiseman as Milly
- Tyler Dawson as Aiden
- Rebekah Brandes as Courtney
- Vincent Grashaw as Mike
- Zack Kraus as Elliot
- Keghan Hurst as Sarah
- Alexandra Boylan as Caitlin
- Jon Huck as Himself
External links
- Bellflower Official Website
- Bellflower Trailers
- Bellflower at SXSWSouth by SouthwestSouth by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
: "Bellflower and The Art of Promotion" Yahoo! Movies