the duty free

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HI-RES / LO-RES

"the duty free" is a short film that shows the world through the eyes of Anderson Walls. A man who is dealing with issues of alienation, dispossesion, compliance and action. From these issues a choice will have to be made.

"the duty free" was written and directed by Matthew S. Martin and shot entirely on Kodak's beautiful Kodachrome K-40 & Plus-X Super 8mm reversal film stocks (yes, that's right FILM) in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Featuring the debut performance of Nathan Middleton as Anderson & a rocking song by The Jack Palance Band, "the duty free" is the first project from ApeDrape Films and is an official selection of the 2001 ANTIMATTER FESTIVAL OF UNDERGROUND FILM AND VIDEO, the Chapel Hill, N.C., FLICKER FESTIVAL and the 1st annual LOCAL YOKELS FEST in Chattanooga, TN. "the duty free" runs 5min. 44sec. and contains adult themes and language.

AFTERMARKET

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COMING SOON

When people can't get along... Somebody always ends up getting traded. And so it goes when former lovers, together on a trip home from a mental health facility, cross paths with "the greatest car salesman that ever lived" who is currently unemployed due to a "guilty conscience."

AFTERMARKET was written & directed by Brian Cagle. It features performances by Ben Williams, Erin Libby, & Tom Landis, plus an original score by Dennis Palmer (Shaking Ray Levi Society). This picture was shot entirely on mini-dv and edited with Final Cut Pro (see kids, you really can D.I.Y.). AFTERMARKET had it's world premiere at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on May 24, 2002. It is also a selection of the 2002 Downstream International Film Festival. AFTERMARKET is Free Rock City! Production in association with ApeDrape Films. It contains adult themes and language and runs 44 mins.

Sapience Dirge

In Post Production

The sun will rise and set. Dark will move into the light. The hands of the clock will go round and round. As such the song will continue to play. When fate's tune begins to play outside, are you going to be ready to listen?

Sapience Dirge is the new project from ApeDrape Films. Currently in post production, Sapience Dirge began filming in June 2004, with a projected release date in September 2004.

The home page for the film is now on-line. It is still a work in progress, but go check it any way. New stuff is being added daily.