Festival main guest is Trent Harris, independent director, producer, writer and professor from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, also often called the "Ed Wood of the" 90s ".
He wrote and directed the off-the-wall 'buddy comedy' Rubin and Ed "(1991), in which two men are looking for a suitable place in the desert to bury a frozen cat.
He also released a compilation of three films about "Groovin "Gary (1973).
A young man dressed In drag brings a passionate tribute to Olivia Newton-John. This character became an obsession for Harris and within 20 years he has made two dramatized films, featuring Sean Penn and Crispin Glover. Only when the three segments were joined together it emerged as the 'The Beaver Trilogy', also called an "An Accidental Masterpiece '.
Trent Harris also directed "Plan 10 from Outer Space" and "Delightful Water Universe '. Just like Ed Wood, his work is too absurd according standards of the regular film industry. Nevertheless Trent Harris grew into one of the most important American cult directors.
He also wrote two books, "The Wild Goose Chronicles" and " Mondo Utah "
Luna Mesa
Luna Mesa (2011)
Trent Harris, USA, 60 min, Engels, EN subs
Plan 10 from Outer Space
Plan 10 from Outer Space (1995)
Trent Harris, USA, 80 min, English, EN subs
Rubin and Ed
Rubin and Ed (1991)
Trent Harris, 82 min, USA, Engels, EN subs