Reconquest of the Useless

Series/Themes: Documentary, Historical Themes

Genre: Documentaries, International

Film Year: 2015

Locations: USA

Film Length: 79 min.

Director: Sam Pressman

Featuring: Harley Adams, Sam Pressman, Luke Wigren

In Werner Herzog’s 1982 adventure film, Fitzcarraldo, the eccentric explorer Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald has the crazy idea of hauling an old steamboat over a mountain in the Amazon jungle. Thirty years later, young filmmakers Sam, Harley, and Luke set off to the Peruvian jungle on the trail of Herzog’s classic to find if some traces of the film still lingered there, and whether the rigors of traveling off the beaten path would steer them deeper into the film. Beyond the showplace of famous scenes or encounters with former Herzog employees, the crew gained unexpected experiences of a vibrant country’s people, dances, and music. Discussion with filmmakers Sam Pressman, Luke Wigren, and Harley Adams and moderator Joe Fab

Saturday, November 7
8:30 PM
Downtown Mall : The Southern
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In Werner Herzog’s 1982 adventure film, Fitzcarraldo, the eccentric explorer Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald has the crazy idea of hauling an old steamboat over a mountain in the Amazon jungle. Thirty years later, young filmmakers Sam, Harley, and Luke set off to the Peruvian jungle on the trail of Herzog’s classic to find if some traces of the film still lingered there, and whether the rigors of traveling off the beaten path would steer them deeper into the film. Beyond the showplace of famous scenes or encounters with former Herzog employees, the crew gained unexpected experiences of a vibrant country’s people, dances, and music. Discussion with filmmakers Sam Pressman, Luke Wigren, and Harley Adams and moderator Joe Fab

 Downtown Mall : The Southern Virginia Film Festival info@virginiafilmfestival.org

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