» Bill Cowell, Founder of The Buffalo Niagara
Film Festival is proud to announce a victorious
return for #2.
Bill pledges that this will be a spectacular 2nd year with large events and big
surprises to be talked about for years to come. Enjoyment to all, and to all
an enjoyable plight. See you soon.
The
Still Life (thestilllifemovie.com)
- Monday, March 26th, 7:50pm
UB North Campus, Center for the Arts (CFA),
The Screening Room
Artist Julian Lamont (Jason
Barry) struggles to pick up the pieces of his
tattered life in this poignant drama. A reclusive
alcoholic, Julian creates a new art genre called
Destructionism, and his works catapult him into
the limelight. But as his success in the art
world grows, Julian loses touch with the artist
he truly desires to be, and his personal life
soon tailspins out of control.
Jason Barry (Titanic)
Rachel Miner (The
Black Dahlia)
With: Terry Moore (Mighty Joe Young),
Don Davis (Stargate: SG-1), Razaaq Adoti
(Doom, Resident Evil: Apocalypse), with an
appearance by Korn's Jonathan Davis.
DIRECTOR STATEMENT
The Still Life, was made in 2005 after having
spent five years in development. I wrote most
of the screenplay while on the road with the
band, Stone Temple Pilots.
Julian Lamont was molded after a musician. All
of the characters were created out of my fears.
They are extensions of what I was afraid I could
become. The idea of destructionism comes from
a personal bout of trying to find success and
be creative at the same time.
About a year
before the shooting of The Still Life my father
was rushed to the hospital in full cardiac
arrest. His last words were “help me Joel.”
I was in Puerto Rico at the time with The
Cranberries. I was afraid my father was going
to die and never see me become successful.
I decided to not go on the road again and
put all of my efforts into making my first
movie, The Still Life. During the shoot my
dad passed away and I feel I was able to give
him a glimpse of what I hope to become.
I think through writing, directing, producing,
and financing The Still Life I can say that
I killed the concept of destructionism. I
want to tell people to be creative because
they not only should be, but are meant to
be. Don’t lose sight of who you are and what
you are supposed to do, for yourself.
I used so many musicians in the film, because
this is a rock and roll story. It was written
from living a rock and roll lifestyle. The
film is not perfect, but neither is life.
It is emotionally volatile, but again, so
is the life of a self destructive artist.
