Users of the semi-defunct social media app Vine might recall the account, run by Baltimore-based artist Albert Birney, entitled "Simply Sylvio." Boasting half-a-million followers and over 800 posts, this collection of short videos detail the adventures of one Sylvio Bernardi, a gorilla attempting, as the tagline says, "to live a simple life" among humans. He's all primate, but there's no cutting edge Planet of the Apes-esque motion capture here. Sylvio is quite conspicuously a man-in-suit—a walking, running, stumbling and always-grunting (because simians don't speak 'people') sight gag that plays quite hilariously in six-second snippets.
But at 80 minutes?...
But at 80 minutes?...
- 3/11/2017
- by Keith Uhlich
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s easy to feel stuck in your life, especially if you’re a gorilla named Sylvio living amongst humans. That’s not just some random, stray thought, it’s the plot of the aptly named comedy “Sylvio,” directed by Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley, which will have its world premiere at this month’s SXSW.
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Set in a small town, the film follows the eponymous Sylvio (again, a gorilla amongst humans), who is unhappy at his job at a debt collection agency and would much rather express himself via hand puppet and an experimental puppet show that highlights the quiet moments of life. When he accidentally joins a local TV program and a series of on-air mishaps threaten to shatter his identity, he’s sent on a journey of self-discovery where reality and fantasy start to blend. Relatable.
Read More: SXSW: Midnighters, Short Films and Vr Round Out 2017 Lineup
Set in a small town, the film follows the eponymous Sylvio (again, a gorilla amongst humans), who is unhappy at his job at a debt collection agency and would much rather express himself via hand puppet and an experimental puppet show that highlights the quiet moments of life. When he accidentally joins a local TV program and a series of on-air mishaps threaten to shatter his identity, he’s sent on a journey of self-discovery where reality and fantasy start to blend. Relatable.
- 3/8/2017
- by Allison Picurro
- Indiewire
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