Part 1: The Abduction
October 21, 2009
This morning in the shower, while thinking of a shot for a commercial spot I’m working on, I was reminded of this video that I created with a couple of friends back in the summer of 1999 in Athens, Ohio. The driver, Kurt, had this idea of a movie where crackheads were rounded-up and brainwashed into an army. That’s the basic idea, really. I don’t think I ever thought more than this bit would be created, but it’s presented like the first part of a serial. I play the crackhead, while our friend, Joseph, plays the second part of the abduction team.
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