PARK CITY, Utah β Clinger , a campy made-in-Houston horror movie about the traumas of first love, premiered over the weekend before an enthusiastic audience at Slamdance , the alternative film conclave that takes place at the same time as the Sundance Film Festival , and three St.
In fact, Steves, who directed and co-wrote the film with Duncombe and Fish, told the audience in a question-and-answer session that the trio had secured financing for a second film, a horror western set in the s, because of the prestige of having Clinger chosen for Slamdance, a competition now in its 21st year that fosters the development of unique and innovative filmmakers. I don't think it could have happened anywhere else. The trio, who co-wrote and directed several popular short films and commercials while at St.
John's before going their separate ways to college in and reuniting in Los Angeles after graduation to form a production company, financed their first film through family, Houston friends and a Kickstarter campaign with backers.
They filmed the movie in Houston in the summer of , using a novice crew and outdoor locations, including their alma mater and the grounds around a Memorial home. It was really phenomenal. A green arrow to everything. It was so great. The gory story stars another Houstonian, Episcopal High School grad Jennifer Laporte, as an independent high schooler whose overly affectionate boyfriend, played by Vincent Martella Everybody Hates Chris , dies in an embarrassing accident but returns as a romantically frustrated ghost who plots to kill his girlfriend so they can be together forever.
Though bloody, with severed heads and man-eating teddy bears, it's played for laughs and seems destined for the midnight movie circuit. As part of the fun evening, each audience member received a blood-red scarf with the movie's logo and a red condom packaged in a white wrapper with the tag line "Nothing is scarier than your first love.
