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LITTLE ATHENS
[LITTL] American Directions USA, 2005, 101 min, Color, Beta SP (In English) DIR: Tom Zuber SCR: Jeff Zuber, Tom Zuber EXEC PROD: Matt Lendach, Kyle Lundberg, Chris Clark PROD: Josh Lawler, Tom Zuber, Chad Marshall, Larry Romano DP: Lisa Wiegand ED: Aaron Toaso, Tom Zuber PROD DES: Abbe Thorner MUS: Barak Moffitt CAST: DJ Qualls, Michael Peña, Jorge Garcia, Jill Ritchie, Shawn Hatosy, John Patrick Amedori, Erica Leerhsen, Rachel Miner |
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Athens, Arizona, is not exactly the cradle of civilization. Instead, it’s a town populated by young men and women struggling in an environment with limited options. They are pool cleaners, EMTs, tow truck drivers and pizza delivery boys. Writer/director Tom Zuber turns a deliberate eye on this world and illuminates beauties and horrors that lurk under contemporary society’s shadow. Life in the Midwest is generally understood to be not the most exciting thing in the world. And sex and drugs are the two most common solutions to this problem. However, this is far from a drug-fueled teen sex comedy. Instead, the filmmakers approach this subject matter with a much more artful eye, reminiscent of the best American independent filmmakers. Additionally, some of Hollywood’s hottest young actors appear in Zuber’s second film, including HUSTLE AND FLOW’s DJ Qualls, Jill Ritchie and Jorge Garcia from LOST. Zuber’s languorous sun-soaked tale follows half a dozen kids as they navigate through a day in Athens. It is a town that has little bits of violence and disease, little signs of human decay. In other words, it’s incredibly similar to the world you live in right now. - Lane Kneedler |
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