Float (I) (2007)One man's journey to make an Oscar-worthy film... about a floating women's prison. Director:Calvin SimmonsWriter:Paul Kolsby |
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Float (I) (2007)One man's journey to make an Oscar-worthy film... about a floating women's prison. Director:Calvin SimmonsWriter:Paul Kolsby |
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| Kendra Waldman | ... |
Nina
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| Eugene Buica | ... |
Eugene
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| Kelly Pendygraft | ... |
Candy Carmel
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| Jan Anderson | ... |
Fighting Prisoner
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| Kelly Boczek | ... |
Landsberg's Assistant
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Jamie Brunton | ... |
Ana
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Tony Forkush | ... |
Head of Fulcrum
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Paul Kolsby | ... |
Paul Greene
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| Joshua LeBar | ... |
Gil
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Landsberg
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Chuck O'Neil | ... |
Writer
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Carmen Scott | ... |
Auditioning Actress
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Paul's Mom
(voice) (as Rachel Sorsa Khoury)
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Ursula Vari | ... |
Tiger
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| Scott Vinci | ... |
Stephen St. James
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One man's journey to make an Oscar-worthy film... about a floating women's prison.
Calvin Simmons' Float is a quixotic tale of a wannabe Hollywood director, Paul Greene, and his foolish pursuit at fame, fueled by his great idea. There's only one problem, his "great idea"--creating an all female prison on a ship--is absolutely ridiculous! Greene, however, will stop at nothing to get his film made. After pitching a big studio executive, played by Joshua LeBar, Float is a go, until his sudden termination. Losing his multi-million dollar budget, Greene must now figure out how to raise the money on his own and film the movie independently.
Intermixed with a workable romantic story, Float proves more than humorous. As Simmons mentioned in the Q&A after the film, the viewer doesn't necessarily relate to or want to be Paul Greene, but is sympathetic to his plight. His character, played by the writer, Paul Kolsby, is a likable--albeit pathetic--gem. I want to see more of his adventures! Float certainly doesn't inspire the independent filmmaker--nor should it--but it does laugh at the expense of Big Hollywood.