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Firecracker

Steve Bolderson

USA2005 112min 35mm Color Asian Premiere

Synopsis

Living in a small town in Kansas, Jimmy has an alcoholic brother and frantically religious mother and feels suffocated by the heavy weight of his life. He can find his rest and refuge only when the sun sets and the neon lights of the visiting carnival are lit. At the center of it all, there lies \"Bird of the Night" Sarah, who dons a crimson satin dress and plays heavenly music for him. Switching from black-and-white to colors, the movie reveals a bloody tragedy hidden underneath the flamboyant neon lights. Mike Patton, well known as the vocal of rock group Faith No More played both Jimmy's brother David and Carnival leader Frank, the villain.

Diretor

Steve Bolderson

Born 1975. He graduated from California Institute of Arts, and directed Firecracker, Wamego: Making Movies Anywhere (2004) and Pep Squad (1998).