Outside the Box [Office]: WAH DO DEM
February 10, 2010, 8:45 P.M.
The Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre, SCA 112, George Lucas Building, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
invite you and a guest to a special advance screening of
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Winner -- Jurors Award, Los Angeles Film Festival 2009
Official Selection -- BFI Film Festival 2009
Official Selection -- Vancouver Film Festival 2009
ABOUT WAH DO DEM
Max (Sean Bones) lives in Brooklyn. He enjoys playing soccer, skateboarding, and drinking with his friends at local bars. Last summer he and his girlfriend, Willow (Norah Jones), won a free cruise to Jamaica but two days before the trip, she dumps him cold. When his friends flake, Max winds up alone on the high seas navigating through crowds of grey-haired cruisers. Over the course of several days he flirts with the staff photographer, drinks cocktails with the boat's celebrity juggler and has several strange encounters with the only other loner (Kevin Bewersdorf).
When the cruise liner docks in Jamaica, Max quickly escapes the tourist zone. At a local jerk stand he meets a charming Rasta who offers to show him a secret beach. Feeling irie as he lounges on the tropical sand with his new friends, Max loses track of time and his personal belongings. In his pathetic attempt to do something about it, he finds that the cultural divides he thought he could transcend are not so simple. Naked and broke in a foreign country where he stands out like a sore thumb, Max begins to make his way towards the American Embassy in Kingston. Along the road Jamaica is waiting to meet him.
Provided courtesy of Wah Do Dem LLC.
Not Rated. Running time: 76 minutes.
To learn more about the film and view the trailer, click here.
ABOUT THE WRITER/DIRECTORS
Sam Fleischner is a filmmaker and artist who lives in Brooklyn. Recent projects include Cave Flower, which played last year at Seattle Int F.F., Roof Top Films, and won best narrative at the Red Hook Film Fest. His mixed media installation, Ten Trees, (a video about the manufacture of plywood screened in a portable theater built from that same plywood) was exhibited at the 2008 Picolo Spoleto art festival in Charleston, SC. In addition to his own projects, Sam has worked as the director of photography on about 20 shorts and several features.
Ben Chace is a filmmaker, teacher, and musician. His last short film, 3rd of July, explored the intersection of two young soldiers coming home from war, and played at the BET Urbanworld FF and Provincetown FF. Since 2008, he has been teaching a movie-making elective at Brooklyn Community Arts and Media HS, a public high school in Bedford-Stuyvescent, Brooklyn. The student films produced in his class, BCAMTV, have won several national student film awards.
ABOUT OUTSIDE THE BOX [OFFICE]
Outside the Box [Office] is a weekly showcase for upcoming releases highlighting world cinema, documentary and independent film titles. Recognizing a need for greater diversity on campus, the series will draw from around the globe to present movies that may challenge, inspire or simply entertain. The weekly screenings will be on Wednesday nights (and other select dates, as they arise) in the School of Cinematic Arts Complex, George Lucas Building.
To view the calendar of screenings, click here.
ABOUT CHECK-IN & RESERVATIONS
This screening is free of charge and open to all USC students, faculty, staff and alumni. Please bring a photo ID or print out of your reservation confirmation, which will automatically be sent to your e-mail account upon successfully making an RSVP through this website. Doors will open at 8:30 P.M.
ABOUT PARKING
The USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 900 W. 34th St., Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes may be purchased for $8.00 at USC Entrance Gate #5, located at the intersection of W. Jefferson Blvd. & McClintock Avenue. We recommend parking in outdoor Lot M or V, or Parking Structure D, at the far end of 34th Street. Please note that Parking Structure D cannot accommodate tall vehicles such as SUVs. Free street parking is also available along Jefferson Blvd.
Contact Information
Name: Alessandro Ago
Email: aago@cinema.usc.edu
Phone: 213.740.2330