Saturday, June 23, 2007
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A power failure sets in motion a bizarre chain of events in a small mountain town. The sun rises sideways, a woman attends her own funeral, cars drive circles in the dirt, and Donald Turnupseed, an awkward demolition derby driver (played by musician Will Oldham, aka Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and the recent star of Old Joy) disappears. His vanishing affects the film's eccentric characters, which includes a pack of wild boy scouts, a lactose intolerant roller rink employee, and a ten-year-old girl named Turkeylegs.
Rohal's debut feature "suggests what Jacques Tati may have done with rural America" (Variety). Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival.
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