Shorts Block 4: Keep Montana Weird
Big Screen Country can inspire some bizarre visions. These three ambitious films, all made here in the Treasure State, are the proof. In this triptych, a young woman searches for meaning in an increasingly unnerving therapy group, scavengers journey across a blighted landscape, and three young Missoulians party in the wake of an almost-apocalypse. Montana has always been a refuge and inspiration for iconoclastic and boundary-pushing artists; these films are helping keep that tradition alive.
Tenants of Nighmageddon
Director: Kenneth Hondl, Brandon Murak
Producer: Chey Adamson
US Premiere
When a meteor almost hits Earth, three roommates go about their day, living in the wake of an apocalypse that never happened.
Orchards of a Futile Heaven
Director: Edan Cohen
Producer: Sean Heavey, Zane L’Erario, Alex Rigopulos, Sarovar Banka, Robert Singh
North American Premiere
Warhead, a scavenger living on the fringes of a world ravaged by A.I., risks everything to reunite with her lost son in a forbidden zone affected by supernatural powers.
Bloom
Director: Chris Shields
Missoula Premiere
Autumn struggles with her mental health–and an overbearing mother. Entering group therapy gives her life clarity and hope, but her peers in the group harbor a dark secret.
Followed by a Q&A with:
Edan Cohen, director, Orchards of a Futile Heaven
Kenneth Hondl, writer/co-director, Tenants of Nighmageddon
Brandon Murak, co-director, Tenants of Nighmageddon
Chris Shields, writer/director, Bloom
Duration: 103 min
