31 May 2011

#LRFF2011 - 2 Films

Wrestling for Jesus - Directed by Nathan Clarke
This documentary film from Madison, Wisconsin native Nathan Clarke follows a man from South Carolina as he starts a Christian professional wrestling league in order to evangelize his neighbors.  While his intentions are good, his personal life begins to disintegrate.  And when one of his wrestlers breaks his neck things get even more complicated.  This looks to be an emotionally moving documentary that we're very curious to see.  Also Nathan Clarke will be at the festival with this film.


Wrestling For Jesus Trailer from Nathan Clarke on Vimeo.



Commerce - Directed by Lisa Robertson
This film was a part of the American Film Institute and their Directing Workshop for Women this past year and in the past two weeks won the Adrienne Shelly Foundation Production Grant.  This grant will allow for Robertson's film to be made into a full length feature film.  Commerce is a psychological drama set in Los Angeles about the perils of compulsive gambling, and how that addiction can affect the people around them.  The film stars Joel Gretsch (V, Steven Spielberg’s TAKEN), Annabeth Gish (BROTHERHOOD, WEST WING, THE X FILES) and Noel Fisher (THE RICHES, BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN: Parts I & II). Director Lisa Robertson will be at LRFF this week!

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