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Merry-Go-Round

King Knight

Richard BATES, Jr.

USA202181min Asian Premiere

Synopsis

Thorn is the pagan leader in a peaceful commune living with his coven of followers. With the arrival of his 20-year reunion notice, however, his secret of being a popular jock and class president is revealed. Thorn leaves the coven and get on the journey to reclaim his identity… by attending the reunion. King Knight is a quirky, oddball comedy that heavily relies on the acting talent of Matthew Gray Gubler (of TV’s Criminal Minds) who brilliantly plays Thorn. His comic genius truly shines during the hysterical reunion journey sequences. This is a weirdly delightful, oddball comedy from the warped mind of Richard Bates, Jr. (Jongsuk Thomas NAM)

Diretor

Richard BATES, Jr.

Richard (Ricky) Bates, Jr. is the writer/director of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival cult hit Excision, was invited at BIFAN2012. 2014 Fantasia International Film Festival breakout Suburban Gothic, 2016 Sundance Film Festival film Trash Fire – for which he was championed as “one of the truest voices in American cult cinema” and the satirical genre mash-up Tone-Deaf, which premiered at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival.

Credit

Producer
Richard BATES, JR., Rob HIG-GINBOTHAM, Colin TANNER
Screenplay
Richard BATES, JR.
Cinematographer
Seth SHAHEEN
Editor
Brit DeLILLO
Music
Steve DAMASTRA II
Production Design
Leigh POINDEXTER
Sales
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