Coyote ( *** 1/2 )
94 Minutes
Opening Night Film Selection, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Coyote, from director/co-writer/star Brian Petersen, is a taut, engaging drama about two young Americans who begin smuggling Mexicans across the border and into the United States for profit. When we first meet Steve (Petersen), he's a 31-year-old retiree frpm Arizona who seems to have made his bank on the internet. When a friend's son is deported Mexico, him and his friend J (Brett Spackman, who also co-wrote the film) figure out a plan to smuggle him back in to the United States by building a compartment in the truck where they can hide the boy. After the successful run, Steve and J begin to cultivate plans to smuggle more people in for profit. Things become more and more dangerous as their risky new business starts to unravel.
94 Minutes
Opening Night Film Selection, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Coyote, from director/co-writer/star Brian Petersen, is a taut, engaging drama about two young Americans who begin smuggling Mexicans across the border and into the United States for profit. When we first meet Steve (Petersen), he's a 31-year-old retiree frpm Arizona who seems to have made his bank on the internet. When a friend's son is deported Mexico, him and his friend J (Brett Spackman, who also co-wrote the film) figure out a plan to smuggle him back in to the United States by building a compartment in the truck where they can hide the boy. After the successful run, Steve and J begin to cultivate plans to smuggle more people in for profit. Things become more and more dangerous as their risky new business starts to unravel.
- 10/19/2008
- icelebz.com
Fort Lauderdale, Fl (Cns) -- Coyote, a thrilling new drama, opened the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival on Friday, October 17th. Coyote tells the story of two young Americans who begin smuggling people into the United States for profit. Brian Petersen, director, writer and star of Coyote, was on hand as well as co-writer and co-star Brett Spackman. The female leads, Carley Adams and Marina Valle were also on hand for the Fort Lauderdale premiere.
The film takes place in Arizona, Mexico, and of course, the borders. The English-speaking director and star learned a lot of Spanish along the way. "Brett and I acted and wrote it together. I directed it. It was a small crew. Marina helped us translate a lot of it into Spanish. I actually don't speak Spanish, " Peterson said. "We would write in English and she would translate it in Spanish. While directing, I would just...
The film takes place in Arizona, Mexico, and of course, the borders. The English-speaking director and star learned a lot of Spanish along the way. "Brett and I acted and wrote it together. I directed it. It was a small crew. Marina helped us translate a lot of it into Spanish. I actually don't speak Spanish, " Peterson said. "We would write in English and she would translate it in Spanish. While directing, I would just...
- 10/18/2008
- icelebz.com
Directors Arthur Dong, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Chris Eska, Clark Gregg, Davis Guggenheim and Freida Lee Mock are among the participants in Film Independent's fourth annual Filmmaker Forum, which will be held Sept. 26-28 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles.
Producer Ted Hope will deliver this year's keynote address at the three-day event, which focusses on the latest developments in independent filmmaking.
The forum will kick off on Sept. 26 with a screening of Rian Anderson's "The Brothers Bloom," followed by a Q&A with producer Ram Bergman and other members of the creative team and a reception in the DGA atrium.
On Sept. 27 and 28, panel discussions will be held on such topics as "Finding the Financial Sweet Spot"; "What's Up Doc?"; "The Micro Budget Film as a Calling Card; New Tools for Audience Building; The Cost of Cutting Corners: Production Dos and Don'ts"; "Keeping Your Documentary on...
Producer Ted Hope will deliver this year's keynote address at the three-day event, which focusses on the latest developments in independent filmmaking.
The forum will kick off on Sept. 26 with a screening of Rian Anderson's "The Brothers Bloom," followed by a Q&A with producer Ram Bergman and other members of the creative team and a reception in the DGA atrium.
On Sept. 27 and 28, panel discussions will be held on such topics as "Finding the Financial Sweet Spot"; "What's Up Doc?"; "The Micro Budget Film as a Calling Card; New Tools for Audience Building; The Cost of Cutting Corners: Production Dos and Don'ts"; "Keeping Your Documentary on...
- 9/18/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Mark Brokaw's Spinning Into Butter, which stars and was produced by Sarah Jessica Parker, will open Tonya Lee Williams' Reel World Film Festival on April 2, organizers said Thursday.
The U.S. indie drama -- about attempts by a New England college to resolve racial tensions after hate messages are scrawled on a black student's dorm room door -- will kick off Reel World's 8th installment in Toronto.
The Canadian festival will close April 6 with Kaushik Roy's South Asian drama Apna Asmaan (My Own Sky).
Williams (The Young and Restless) launched Reel World in 2001 to spotlight movies with multicultural themes. Also booked this year is U.S. director Reed McCants' Cuttin' da Mustard, Jennifer Sharpe's romantic comedy I'm Through With White Girls, Brian Petersen's Coyote and Charles Burnett's "Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation."
Canadian features at Reel World include Samit Brar's A Tune For Her and The Limits, Ben Mazzotta's long-awaited drama about four outcasts that converge in a seedy motel.
The Reel World Film Festival is set to run April 2-6.
The U.S. indie drama -- about attempts by a New England college to resolve racial tensions after hate messages are scrawled on a black student's dorm room door -- will kick off Reel World's 8th installment in Toronto.
The Canadian festival will close April 6 with Kaushik Roy's South Asian drama Apna Asmaan (My Own Sky).
Williams (The Young and Restless) launched Reel World in 2001 to spotlight movies with multicultural themes. Also booked this year is U.S. director Reed McCants' Cuttin' da Mustard, Jennifer Sharpe's romantic comedy I'm Through With White Girls, Brian Petersen's Coyote and Charles Burnett's "Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation."
Canadian features at Reel World include Samit Brar's A Tune For Her and The Limits, Ben Mazzotta's long-awaited drama about four outcasts that converge in a seedy motel.
The Reel World Film Festival is set to run April 2-6.
- 3/21/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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