The Beast Pageant
Buy tickets for The Beast Pageant
September 20th 6pm at The Screening Room 127 E. Congress
ARIZONA PREMIERE
2010, USA, 74 Min
Fantasy/Musical/Experimental
Directed by Albert Birney & Jon Moses
Cast: Ron Bauerle, Samantha Bennettlepel, Chelsea Bonagura
“Sometimes you gotta feed the serpent its own damn tail”
The Beast Pageant was shot in velvety black-and-white and with a tongue-in-cheek humility that is avant-garde in a legitimate sense. “The Beast Pageant” incorporates inventive puppetry and costuming, along with both stop-motion and traditional animation.
Abraham lives deep in the heart of an industrial wasteland. His only companion is a giant machine. Inside the machine is a man and a woman who take care of Abraham’s every need. Abraham drifts through daily life until a tiny singing cowboy bursts from his stomach and leads him into the wild.
“Beast Pageant is a wild and crazy one and for those adventurous cinema goers, well worth the time and effort.” – Pop Culture Ninja
“The love child of David Lynch and Michel Gondry has been born.. and its name is The Beast Pageant” – Jared Mobarak
Official Selection Slamdance
Official Selection Maryland Film Festival
Official Selection Santa Cruz Film Festival
Official Selection Boston Underground Film Festival
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Modern Appetite
2011, USA, 6 Min
Experimental/Narrative Short
Directed by Nathan Honnold
Cast: Troy Halverson, Paula Honnold, Stephen Keller, Shirley Wintsch
A husband seeks to break the repetitions of a relationship by seeking out an underground feeding den, only to be caught up in another repetitious cycle.
