Stinking Heaven
Filmfest 2015
USA 2015
Original version
(Original: English)
German Premiere
Director: Nathan Silver
Section: International Independents
A black as tar comedy charting the dissolution of a commune for sober living in early 90's suburban New Jersey.
"I'll never shake the quote: "Hell is other people". Every movie I make is a wrestling match with this statement. A movie about a commune in the early 90's seemed like the perfect arena for the latest match. We worked without a script or storyboards. My co-writer and I outlined the story structure; the actors and I developed the characters; and the cinematographer improvised along with the actors. The point was to create an environment that would allow chaos and life to rule the movie. Shooting a period piece,
I found it necessary to work with a news camera from the time. In the end, it's a documentary of a fictional world – one that deals with the need for family, love, and humiliation."
Nathan Silver
Cast: Deragh Campbell, Hannah Gross, Keith Poulson, Tallie Medel, Eleonore Hendricks
Credits
Screenplay: Nathan Silver, Jack Dunphy
Director of Photography: Adam Ginsberg
Film Editor: Stephen Gurewitz
Composer: Paul Grimstad
Production Designer: Britni West
Costume Design: Zoe Koke
Sound: Arjun G. Sheth
Producer: Rachel Wolther
Production Company: Stinking Heaven, INC
Director: Nathan Silver
