An abbreviated version of our daily guide as the fest winds down:
Pick of the Day: Hometowner Shorts #2 (6:45 p.m.)
- Adam Remsen in Scrambled Eggs
Among the six local short films in this program are two award winners from this festival and two new films from past Hometowner Award feature-film winners. Ryan Parker’s Woke Up Ugly won the jury award for best local short, while Kenneth Coker’s Iwa won a special jury award for “visual storytelling.” The program also features Family Tree by Kentucker Audley (Team Picture) and Scrambled Eggs from C. Scott McCoy (Automusik Can Do No Wrong).
Scrambled Eggs is the only one of the bunch we’ve been able to screen. Greg Akers weighs in:
Scrambled Eggs is a short film suffused with great ideas and visuals, solid acting, and vivid moods. Directed by C. Scott McCoy and written by and starring Adam Remsen, the film is about a man dealing with depression and malaise in the transition between being married (and walking in on his cheating wife) and whatever comes next. Remsen’s character befriends the pizza guy (Brett Magdovitz), has some bad dates at the Cove, and connects with a girl over the Fems. (The film also features music by the Ohio Briars and Pisshorse.) Notable especially for a nice one-take featuring bottle rockets, cigarettes, and beer, and the indelible image of a wedding ring on a golf tee, Scrambled Eggs packs a punch for such a short run time. — Greg Akers
