Bass Ackwards

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Directed byLinas Phillips
Written byLinas Phillips
Davie-Blue
Jim Fletcher
Produced by
StarringLinas Phillips
Davie-Blue
Jim Fletcher
Bass Ackwards
Two men standing by the side of the road, either end of a small camper van
Directed byLinas Phillips
Written byLinas Phillips
Davie-Blue
Jim Fletcher
Produced by
StarringLinas Phillips
Davie-Blue
Jim Fletcher
CinematographySean Porter
Edited byBrett Jutkiewicz
Linas Phillips
Music byLori Goldston
Tara Jane O'Neil
Production
company
Furnace Films
Release date
  • January 23, 2010 (2010-01-23) (Sundance)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35,000[2]

Bass Ackwards is a film written, starring and directed by Linas Phillips and also starring Davie-Blue, Jim Fletcher and Paul Lazar.[1]

The film stars Phillips as a man who embarks on cross-country journey in a modified VW bus after ending a disastrous affair with a married woman.[3]

Bass Ackwards was named an official selection in the 2010 Sundance Film Festival for inclusion in NEXT, a new category that recognized films for their innovative and original work in low-and-no-budget filmmaking, and is part of a wave of films that showcases the diversity of independent cinema.[2] The film was released to video on demand platforms on February 1, 2010.[4][5]

Linas finds a forgotten van on a llama farm outside Seattle, and embarks on a road trip east with nothing to lose.

Cast and crew

  • Linas Phillips (director, writer, "Linas")[6]
  • Mark Duplass (executive producer)[7]
  • Thomas Woodrow (producer)[8]
  • Sean Porter (cinematographer, co-writer)
  • Paul Lazar ("Paul", co-writer)
  • Jim Fletcher ("Jim", co-writer)
  • Davie-Blue ("Georgia", co-writer)[9]

Production

The film was made on a micro-budget of $35,000. Director Linas Phillips had previously made some documentary films but Bass Ackwards was his first narrative feature. The film was produced by and executive produced by Mark Duplass.[2]

Reception

References

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