The 8th annual Atlanta Underground Film Festival was held way back on Sep. 22-25 and the list of award winners is being published here in full below for archival reasons, not that this is certainly breaking news or anything.
The big winner of the fest went to Damon Russell’s Snow on tha Bluff, which won for Best Feature. The film has played at numerous underground fests throughout the year and also previously was tied for Best Narrative at the 18th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival.
Best Short Film went to Flavio Alves’s The Secret Friend.
Here’s the full list of award winners:
2011 Features:
Best Feature
Snow on tha Bluff, dir. Damon Russell
Best Drama Feature
Moment of Truth: The Andy Meyers Story, dir. Steven Crowley
Best Comedy Feature
Planet World, dir. Doug Manley
Best Documentary Feature
Cultures of Resistance, dir. Iara Lee
Best Foreign Feature
Film, dir.
The big winner of the fest went to Damon Russell’s Snow on tha Bluff, which won for Best Feature. The film has played at numerous underground fests throughout the year and also previously was tied for Best Narrative at the 18th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival.
Best Short Film went to Flavio Alves’s The Secret Friend.
Here’s the full list of award winners:
2011 Features:
Best Feature
Snow on tha Bluff, dir. Damon Russell
Best Drama Feature
Moment of Truth: The Andy Meyers Story, dir. Steven Crowley
Best Comedy Feature
Planet World, dir. Doug Manley
Best Documentary Feature
Cultures of Resistance, dir. Iara Lee
Best Foreign Feature
Film, dir.
- 11/19/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
2011 - 20 mins. - Not Rated
D: Sean LoGrasso
C: Morgan Roberts, Jacqui Holland, Ben Begley, Amber Bollinger
Group of friends having lunch with one another are holed up in their car after the staff and other patrons turn into flesh eating zombies.
The idea of doing a Friends styled horror / comedy with some Gen X humor seems like a surefire, can't miss kind of idea. Unfortunately, Zombies and Assholes misses the mark. During the introductory scenes, Jacqui Holland turns in a scene stealing performance. However, the humor that follows afterwards, doesn't have enough edge or bite. What makes something funny, is when the unexpected happens. With that in mind, the various scenarios presented in Zombies and Assholes are all a bit too safe and expected. It's all a bit too predictable. As for the editing, it's sloppy, causing the film to feel disjointed in places throughout. Zombies and Assholes lacks...
D: Sean LoGrasso
C: Morgan Roberts, Jacqui Holland, Ben Begley, Amber Bollinger
Group of friends having lunch with one another are holed up in their car after the staff and other patrons turn into flesh eating zombies.
The idea of doing a Friends styled horror / comedy with some Gen X humor seems like a surefire, can't miss kind of idea. Unfortunately, Zombies and Assholes misses the mark. During the introductory scenes, Jacqui Holland turns in a scene stealing performance. However, the humor that follows afterwards, doesn't have enough edge or bite. What makes something funny, is when the unexpected happens. With that in mind, the various scenarios presented in Zombies and Assholes are all a bit too safe and expected. It's all a bit too predictable. As for the editing, it's sloppy, causing the film to feel disjointed in places throughout. Zombies and Assholes lacks...
- 2/10/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Amber Bollinger (Sutures) and Jacqui Holland (Gingerdead Man 3-D: Saturday Night Cleaver) star in a horror / comedy directed by Sean LoGrasso of: Zombies And Assholes. Zombies and Assholes is a short film set to premier on February 13, 2011 that combines elements of the hit sitcom Friends, with some Gen X slacker / loser mentality humor and throws in some gut munching, brain eating zombies to the mix.
A group of degenerates delight in the pleasures of annoying both the staff and patrons of the lavish Eden Restaurant. However, on this day, after a quick dine and dash, they are faced with a zombified staff who begin attacking customers. Stuck in a stalled car, determined to die with clear consciouses, they discuss there intertwined sexual indiscretions. Will they survive, and if so, who will win?
The official trailer for Zombies and Assholes can be viewed towards the bottom of this post. Enjoy!
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A group of degenerates delight in the pleasures of annoying both the staff and patrons of the lavish Eden Restaurant. However, on this day, after a quick dine and dash, they are faced with a zombified staff who begin attacking customers. Stuck in a stalled car, determined to die with clear consciouses, they discuss there intertwined sexual indiscretions. Will they survive, and if so, who will win?
The official trailer for Zombies and Assholes can be viewed towards the bottom of this post. Enjoy!
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- 2/4/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
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