Originally known as “The Volunteers” — the name that still appears prominently on the movie’s website — “American Insurrection” now bears a title that could spark expectations for a modern-day version of the topical exploitation fare that was a mainstay during the 1960s for American-International Pictures. But William Sullivan’s small-budget indie has much loftier aspirations than such teen-pandering product once did. For better or worse, just about the only plot element here that feels like a bad hangover from the ’60s is the fate of a character too ashamed to acknowledge his sexual identity.
Working from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jarret Kerr, one of the lead players, Sullivan takes a chamber drama approach to depicting life in an America largely controlled by white supremacists whose goals and tactics might seem extreme even to Tucker Carlson (if not his loyal viewership). Indeed, it’s easy to imagine someone taking another...
Working from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jarret Kerr, one of the lead players, Sullivan takes a chamber drama approach to depicting life in an America largely controlled by white supremacists whose goals and tactics might seem extreme even to Tucker Carlson (if not his loyal viewership). Indeed, it’s easy to imagine someone taking another...
- 10/8/2021
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
American Insurrection Trailer — William Sullivan‘s American Insurrection (2021) movie trailer has been released by Saban Films. The American Insurrection trailer stars Nadine Malouf, Michael Raymond James, Sarah Wharton, Brandon Perea, Nick Westrate, and Jarret Kerr. Crew Jarret Kerr and William Sullivan wrote the screenplay for American Insurrection. Nathan Matthew David created the music for [...]
Continue reading: American Insurrection (2021) Movie Trailer: A Civilian Militia tracks Non-whites with Barcodes in William Sullivan’s Dystopia Film...
Continue reading: American Insurrection (2021) Movie Trailer: A Civilian Militia tracks Non-whites with Barcodes in William Sullivan’s Dystopia Film...
- 8/12/2021
- Film-Book
American Insurrection Trailer — William Sullivan‘s American Insurrection (2021) movie trailer has been released by Saban Films. The American Insurrection trailer stars Nadine Malouf, Michael Raymond James, Sarah Wharton, Brandon Perea, Nick Westrate, and Jarret Kerr. Crew Jarret Kerr and William Sullivan wrote the screenplay for American Insurrection. Nathan Matthew David created the music for [...]
Continue reading: American Insurrection (2021) Movie Trailer: A Civilian Militia tracks Non-whites with Barcodes in William Sullivan’s Dystopia Film...
Continue reading: American Insurrection (2021) Movie Trailer: A Civilian Militia tracks Non-whites with Barcodes in William Sullivan’s Dystopia Film...
- 8/12/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"There's no way that this can get any worse." Saban Films has released a trailer for an indie thriller titled American Insurrection, an all-too-real film made by William Sullivan. This premiered a few weeks ago at The Lower East Side Film Fest. American Insurrection imagines a near-future dystopian America where a civilian militia - the self-proclaimed “Volunteers” - have started tracking anyone who is not white, Christian, straight and cisgender through a barcoding system. Desperate to flee the escalating violence and oppression, a group of friends try to escape over the border into Canada. The film stars Nadine Malouf, Michael Raymond James, Sarah Wharton, Brandon Perea, Nick Westrate, and Jarret Kerr. I don't know what to make of this one, it's not easy to figure out what they're trying to say just from the footage in this trailer. It's scary to show how easily America can seriously end up in this kind of future.
- 8/11/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Contrary to her movie’s title, the protagonist in “Feral” hardly fits any indigent stereotype: She’s young, attractive, kempt, modishly dressed, in fact by all appearances rather closer to the cliché of the college-educated, gentrifying if still “quirky” Brooklyn hipster. No one would guess that Annapurna Sriram’s Yasmine is homeless, a deceiving appearance that’s one of the few things she has left to turn to her advantage.
This first narrative feature by cinematographer and documentarian Andrew Wonder is an intriguingly offbeat character sketch that falls somewhere short of a fully-rounded portrait. Nonetheless, his arresting subject matter and refined aesthetic make for a promising debut worthy of discerning viewers’ attention. After a year’s festival-circuit travel, it’s getting a VOD release on June 2.
It takes a while to realize we’re not watching more than one lead figure here, as her arsenal of thrift-shop finery, makeup, hair...
This first narrative feature by cinematographer and documentarian Andrew Wonder is an intriguingly offbeat character sketch that falls somewhere short of a fully-rounded portrait. Nonetheless, his arresting subject matter and refined aesthetic make for a promising debut worthy of discerning viewers’ attention. After a year’s festival-circuit travel, it’s getting a VOD release on June 2.
It takes a while to realize we’re not watching more than one lead figure here, as her arsenal of thrift-shop finery, makeup, hair...
- 6/2/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
The 2019 Sarasota Film Festival has just recently begun down in Florida, and already they have a noteworthy effort to put forth into the cinematic world. The work in question is Feral, an independent drama that offers up a lot of unique things that should keep you incredibly intrigued. Festivals without A-list films need to showcase art at its most cutting edge, and this is an example of that. It could be a bit too unusual for some, but the acting and filmmaking demand that attention be paid. A look at homelessness with no easy answers and no judgment, it’s oddly captivating and manages to put a lot on your plate in under 80 minutes. This movie is an indie drama about a girl on the streets, looking to survive as a blizzard slowly moves towards the city. Yazmine (Annapurna Sriram) does what she can to get by, which includes lying,...
- 4/8/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Now that gay marriage is legal (at least for the time being), we are starting to see films not about the struggle to get married but about conflicts between couples who must decide whether or not to tie the knot. An engaging if flawed exploration of this theme, The Ring Thing played at Outfest and other gay festivals. Despite the best efforts of two appealing leads and the timeliness of the subject, the film doesn’t have the substance to break out into the larger marketplace.
Sarah (Sarah Wharton) and Kristen (Nicole Pursell) are on the beach in Provincetown when Sarah brings...
Sarah (Sarah Wharton) and Kristen (Nicole Pursell) are on the beach in Provincetown when Sarah brings...
- 7/18/2017
- by Stephen Farber
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Read More: 'That's Not Us' is a Rom-Com With an Improv Twist Strand Releasing has acquired "That's Not Us," a comedic drama about three twenty-something couples -- one gay, one lesbian and one straight -- at a beach house during the end of summer. "That's Not Us" is directed by William C. Sullivan, co-written and shot by Derek Dodge, and stars Mark Berger and Sarah Wharton. "Strand Releasing has brought so many great Lgbt films to audiences over the years, we're thrilled to have ours among them," said Sullivan. "That's Not Us" is slated for a multi-platform release in Spring of next year. Read More: Talking To The Folks Behind The Very Sweet 'That's Not Us'...
- 11/13/2015
- by Karen Brill
- Indiewire
Strand Releasing has picked up North American rights to director William C. Sullivan's sexy, Lgbt-centric "That's Not Us," which played Frameline, Outfest, and InsideOut Toronto Film Festival earlier this year and won an ensemble award at Out On Film in Atlanta. The film will also open the Image+Nation festival in Montreal later this month. Watch: "Peter Greenaway's 'Eisenstein in Guanajuato' Gets Gorgeously Nutty First Trailer" The film chronicles the intimate lives of three 20-something couples—one straight, one gay, one lesbian—over the course of a few days at the end of summer. "That's Not Us" was co-written and shot by Derek Dodge and produced by co-stars Mark Berger and Sarah Wharton. Strand, which is also distributing Catherine Corsini's "Summertime," Peter Greenaway's "Eisenstein in Guanajuato," and Ulrich Seidl's "In the Basement," plans a multi-platform release next spring.
- 11/13/2015
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
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