Gravitas Ventures has acquired all rights to Parker Smith’s documentary-style feature film “Ramblin’ Freak,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The Zipper Bros Films production, which premiered at SXSW in March, will be launched on demand in October.
The story follows Smith, a struggling Austin-based filmmaker who sells tacos to fund his projects, deciding to take a road trip across America in the wake of a devastating personal tragedy and purchasing a decade-old camera on eBay. He’s surprised to discover that it holds a long-forgotten video tape containing strange home video footage of notorious bodybuilder Gregg Valentino, also known as “The Man Whose Arms Exploded.”
Convinced that Valentino’s tape found its way into his hands for some important reason, Parker sets off from Austin to New York to find the fading bodybuilder, accompanied by his beloved cat and two cameras. A surprising backstory on Smith that bonds him to Valentino comes to light.
The Zipper Bros Films production, which premiered at SXSW in March, will be launched on demand in October.
The story follows Smith, a struggling Austin-based filmmaker who sells tacos to fund his projects, deciding to take a road trip across America in the wake of a devastating personal tragedy and purchasing a decade-old camera on eBay. He’s surprised to discover that it holds a long-forgotten video tape containing strange home video footage of notorious bodybuilder Gregg Valentino, also known as “The Man Whose Arms Exploded.”
Convinced that Valentino’s tape found its way into his hands for some important reason, Parker sets off from Austin to New York to find the fading bodybuilder, accompanied by his beloved cat and two cameras. A surprising backstory on Smith that bonds him to Valentino comes to light.
- 8/9/2017
- by Dave McNary
- Variety - Film News
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