Dog Bites Man

    3/10/2024
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    Are we on the brink of a new American civil war?

    In Dog Bites Man, two men (Evo and Darm) try to survive the night in their rented farmhouse after they suspect that their closest neighbor and/or other natives have declared war on them. Throughout the night, moments of comedic bickering between the charismatic and quick-witted men are juxtaposed with moments of violence, hatred, fear, insomnia, and threats of death. The saga is like a sustained duet in an opera, set against a backdrop of threatening, overweight, or possibly imaginary forces. As Evo and Darm attempt to understand why the neighbor and/or other locals would declare war on them, it becomes evident that the two men are outsiders, gourmets, and brandy aficionados, and those sins may be reason enough.

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      • Zeen_Atoms

        "A poet & a painter walk into a bar."

        The story speaks to the quiet war that the lgbtqia+ population face daily at the hands of hateful bigotry, transcending that reality into a not too far fetched "what if" civil war scenario.

        We find ourselves trapped in the farmhouse of Darm & Evo after they flee from a madman and his aggressive dog. Safer together they reflect upon the world outside lamenting their fear to embrace, cautious of the potential physical harm that awaits them outside. A punishment merely for the fact that they exist.

        The style of the film's dialog feels as if it were influenced by Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, it's beautifully lyrical like a tumbleweed on a windy wet day, splashing and splintering it's unwave...

        May 1, 2024