Pictures of Superheroes is the debut feature comedy by Austin-based filmmaker Don Swaynos, who previously has directed numerous music videos, short films and documentaries.
Marie (Kerri Lendo) is hired as a maid by businessman Eric (Shannon McCormick) who also asks her to pretend to be his wife to seduce his clients. While cleaning Eric’s home, Marie becomes close to Joe (John Merriman), an aspiring superhero artist who also lives in Eric’s house, although unbeknownst to Eric.
Swaynos first came to the attention to Bad LIt: The Journal of Underground Film with his hilarious short film In Defense of Definitions, which screened at the 2007 Austin Underground Film Festival. Bad Lit also favorably reviewed the compelling Iraq war documentary Year at Danger that Swaynos co-directed with National Guardsman Steve Metze.
To learn more about the film, please visit the official Pictures of Superheroes website. Plus, check out Don Swaynos’ official website.
Marie (Kerri Lendo) is hired as a maid by businessman Eric (Shannon McCormick) who also asks her to pretend to be his wife to seduce his clients. While cleaning Eric’s home, Marie becomes close to Joe (John Merriman), an aspiring superhero artist who also lives in Eric’s house, although unbeknownst to Eric.
Swaynos first came to the attention to Bad LIt: The Journal of Underground Film with his hilarious short film In Defense of Definitions, which screened at the 2007 Austin Underground Film Festival. Bad Lit also favorably reviewed the compelling Iraq war documentary Year at Danger that Swaynos co-directed with National Guardsman Steve Metze.
To learn more about the film, please visit the official Pictures of Superheroes website. Plus, check out Don Swaynos’ official website.
- 1/19/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Embedded above is the touching story of a pretty ukulele player and her pet puppet dog. It’s The Ballad of Friday and June, produced by the Jollyville Pictures filmmaking group in Austin, TX, which just this week relaunched their website. This specific film by them is directed by Tate English, whom I’ve never written about on Bad Lit before, and edited by Don Swaynos, whom I have.
There’s a strong streak of melancholia running through Friday and June that really makes the film absolutely endearing. The premise of pairing a ukulele player and a puppet would seem to anticipate a screwball comedy, but even though there are some very funny parts to the film, it really plays more like a heartwarming drama.
Part of the real key to the film’s success is the authenticity of the dog Friday’s dialogue, which sounds exactly like what a...
There’s a strong streak of melancholia running through Friday and June that really makes the film absolutely endearing. The premise of pairing a ukulele player and a puppet would seem to anticipate a screwball comedy, but even though there are some very funny parts to the film, it really plays more like a heartwarming drama.
Part of the real key to the film’s success is the authenticity of the dog Friday’s dialogue, which sounds exactly like what a...
- 8/27/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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