The Kook Explained

The Kook
Director:Nat Livingston Johnson
Gregory Mitnick
Producer:Christina King
Starring:T Sahara Meer
Dan Burkarth
Music:Sasha Gordon
Victor Magro
Cinematography:Gregory Mitnick
Editing:Levi Abrino
Studio:Peking
Runtime:17 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

The Kook is an American live action short film. The film's run time is approximately 17 minutes. It was written and directed by Nat Livingston Johnson and Gregory Mitnick, also known as the directing duo Peking, and produced by Christina King. It premiered at The CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival[1] [2] in Toronto, and screened as part of the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival.[3]

Plot

Fa is a gentle and unassuming member of an eccentric religious sect cloistered in the Catskill Mountains. On the eve of her group's scheduled "departure from Earth" Fa discovers that their leader, who appears to them as an alien hologram transmitted from a distant galaxy, is crossing signals with a man named Malcolm who lives close by. After failing to convince the others of what she's seen, Fa sets out alone into the "real world" to find Malcolm and confront the awful truth face to face.[4]

Reception

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with Nat Livingston Johnson and Gregory Mitnick, Filmmakers of The Kook. Screenwriting For Hollywood.
  2. Web site: Worldwide Short Film Festival. 11 January 2012.
  3. Web site: Slamdance Film Festival. Slamdance. 11 January 2012.
  4. Web site: The Kook Website. 11 January 2012.
  5. Web site: LA Comedy Fest Awards 2011.
  6. Web site: Accolade Winners. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120104231900/http://www.accoladecompetition.org/Honor.aspx. 2012-01-04.
  7. Web site: First Run Awards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120104231900/http://www.accoladecompetition.org/Honor.aspx. 2012-01-04.
  8. Web site: FirstGlance Philadelphia Awards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130326175705/http://www.firstglancefilms.com/philadelphia/winners. 2013-03-26.
  9. Web site: AFF 2011 Preview: Selected Shorts. Slackerwood.
  10. Web site: Slamdance Film Festival. Slamdance. 11 January 2012.
  11. Web site: Interview with Nat Livingston Johnson and Gregory Mitnick, Filmmakers of The Kook. Screenwriting For Hollywood.

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