Went down to Key Cinemas this past Tuesday for the return of the free Indy-Indies screening (formerly known as Filmmaker's Showcase). Watched Hairkutt, a graphic documentary about four friends from St. Louis who travel to a remote mountain cabin in the Smoky Mountains with the plans of breaking Bryant "HairKutt" Johnson of his fifteen year addiction to heroin. Directed by Curtis Elliott (pictured with me above), it was a wonderful film; moving, at times funny and at times uncomfortable to watch. I've been viewing a lot of docs lately (as I'm production on one) and this one gave me some great "hints" on story structure and pacing for Persistence of Vision. For more on Hairkutt, go to the film's official website at www.itstoughtogetoffdrugs.com.
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