Film

Confederitis

2018 · 1h 10m

The film (runtime 70 mins) collages documentary footage of small town USA (Kentucky and West Tennessee), with a narrative structure, karaoke, poetry and slapstick puppetry. The plot loosely follows Tyler and Nola Jane, a brother and sister struggling to conform to their small town environment. Their world begins to unravel when confronted by twin-like strangers, Phocian and Faith, who have lackadaisical aspirations of forming a queer love cult and distorting Confederate symbology. Phocian and Faith traverse the landscape like childish clowns. They speak in riddle and ultimately cause the other characters to join their antics. Confederitis explores disturbing aspects of Southern culture and the impotence of escapism in our current political climate. Confederitis melds film genre and was shot on multiple formats and film stocks such as: Super 8mm, 16mm, Hi-8, Betamax, VHS, HD, cellphone, and more.

Tyler J. Ladd

Tyler

Gin Cooley

Nola Jane

Rbt. Sps.

Phocian

Jillian McManemin

Faith

Sonya Katcher

Dancer #1

Damon Stang

Dancer #2

Lucia Love

Dancer #3

Lisa Marie Lundy

Dancer #4

Jakob Alan Keiser

Preacher

Tracie Hunter

Preacher's Wife

• Jillian McManeminDirector
• Rbt. Sps.Director
• Willie StewartDirector of Photography

Release date

February 6, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 10m

Rated

NR