CS:SF is pleased to present a film Time Out London claims ‘a slacker’s odyssey’ and Hollywood Reporter calls ‘sublime and awesome’.
Wah Do Dem
Written & Directed by Ben Chace and Sam Fleischner
Monday, January 6th, 7:30PM
Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
Ticket cost: $5 (Available at the door)
With Christmas out of the way and 2011 just around the corner, it’s T minus for the winter doldrums to set in. If you got stuck in any of the various blizzard-ed cities after Christmas you know what I’m talking about: Hard. Core. Winter. From here on out it’s all wet and cold and packing on winter weight, with only the only holidays being the depressing ones: dead presidents and relationship killers.
But never fear! Cinema Speakeasy’s got your back with the critically acclaimed Wah Do Dem directed by Ben Chace (check the trailer after the jump). An indie comedy, Wah Do Dem tells the story of a Brooklyn hipster stranded solo in Jamaica with no passport, no girlfriend, and no shoes. But hey, at least it’s sunny and warm out! You could just replace “Brooklyn” with “San Francisco” and it’s like you’re right there, mon! But don’t take our word for it, take theirs:
“Explores the limits of cultural isolation with ramshackle avidity” – New York Times
“Sublime and Awesome” – Hollywood Reporter
See? And that’s not all. We also have great raffle prizes from Beautiful/Decay, START Fitness, Funky Door Yoga, and ODC Dance Commons, to help you stick to your New Year’s resolution of being awesomer, fitter, stretchier, and dancier. Don’t say CSSF never gave you nuffin’.
And on that note, we’d like to give a shout out to last month’s supporters of the wildly successful The Two Escobars‘ screening: Lombardi Sports, The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen, and Kabuki Spa!
We’ll keep the couch warm for you on Thursday, January 6, same CSSF time (7:30) same CSSF place (Gray Area Foundation for the Arts). Lawd’a mercy!
WAH DO DEM (76 Mins)
Written & Directed by Ben Chace and Sam Fleischner
In WAH DO DEM, young Brooklyn musician Max (Sean Bones) decides to go on a Caribbean cruise alone when his girlfriend Willow (Norah Jones) dumps him cold two days before the trip. Once in Jamaica, Max quickly escapes the tourist zone for more “authentic” surroundings and in the process is robbed of his possessions and is stranded, and literally misses the boat. As Max sets out for the American Embassy in Kingston on foot, Jamaica is waiting to meet him with unexpected and extraordinary encounters, including a full-moon celebration with the legendary reggae group The Congos, and a dreamy stay with a Rasta prophet (Carl Bradshaw, THE HARDER THEY COME).
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