Austin Film Festival 2008

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Summerhood
Jacob Medjuck
Categories: Marquee
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Run time: 96 min. | Canada
With marvelous narration by Hollywood heavyweight John Cusack, Summerhood chronicles a pivotal summer in the life of a 10-year-old nicknamed Fetus who falls head over heels for the camp’s local preteen beauty. Fetus and his posse have earned their title as the summer resort’s tricksters and outcasts, as they dedicate their time and energy to sinking paddleboats and meddling with the camp public address system. Blisteringly funny and beautifully written, Summerhood joins Meatballs and Bless the Beasts and the Children in the elite cadre of the best summer camp movies of all time.
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7:00 PM     Sat, Oct 18 Bob Bullock IMAX + add to cal
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Jacob Medjuck
writer
Jacob Medjuck
 
Cast
Christopher McDonald
Joe Flaherty
John Cusack
Lucian Maisel
Raquel Alessi
Scott Beaudin
co-director
Tony Dean Smith
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Rated 5.0/5 Stars
dgarza09
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absolutely astounding first feature. knowing the obstacles overcome in the making of Summerhood made watching it all the sweeter. Can't wait to see what else you come out with, Jacob! goonies+indiana jones=WIN phenomenally written and wildly entertaining.
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Hello from your negligent Dad! Sorry we missed all of your baseball games this summer. You mother and I still love you - we just don't love ourselves, or each other... But we hope this NEW POSTER will make up for your impending decade of therapy!! It totally lightens your teenage angst. Right?? Yeah... You like us. Thanks us for the genes later. 

What a year. Personal apologies for having my head out-of-sight... but Summerhood has been working for you. And working hard. We've been to 10 events and won 7 of them. That's not even logical. Not for us at least. (if you could see where we're from you say, "Hey, it smells like fish here." And you would ask for your awards back). 

We had private screenings at PIXAR and the Harvard Business School recently, and have met amazing filmmakers around the world. I will update you all on our truly ridiculous adventures in the weeks ahead. Our eyes are wide open...

The simple truth is this: People are still making GREAT movies. I see them at every festival I go to.  Thank you all for awesome movies! The distribution world however simply does not [currently] have a fantastic mechanism that enables audiences to see these films properly while helping the filmmakers pay off debts; and make new awesome films. That model is coming. And soon. 

For our part in this unarmed conflict, we have been brainstorming here to generate some wild models. We are suddenly very excited about the current climate. At an easy glance one might comment that the world of independent theatrical distribution is at end; collapsing. We feel otherwise... We feel very strongly that power is actually being offered back to the people, and with Summerhood we intend to make a difference that could potentially help independent filmmakers everywhere. Indefinitely. 

Stay tuned. Summerhood is about to do some redecorating on old economic strategies.  

We're gonna cut up the curtains and make a Prom dress.   Save us a dance. 

...And if you like, you can probably grab our butts when the music starts. I'm starting a rumor that we're easy.

Jacob.
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