Slapstick Virtual: Keaton / Snake Oil (2020)
Join us for a discussion about Keaton’s work and legacy with David Robinson, film historian, David Macleod Keaton historian, author of The Sound of Buster Keaton and co-founder of UK Buster Keaton Society The Blinking Buzzards and Snake Oil director Remy Archer and creator and lead actor in Snake Oil Tom Gaskin
Chaired by Matthew Sweet
Alongside the discussion will be a screening of Snake Oil (2020) a short comedy and the directorial debut of Remy Archer. Remy and Tom Gaskin create a Keatonesque celebration of visual comedy and a passionate homage to the great stone face.
SNAKE OIL (2020)
Dir: Remy Archer UK
Running time 13mins
A shady street salesman goes in search of the American dream and doesn’t find it. With a minimal budget but limitless imagination and flair, Remy Archer has made a film of authentic super-spectacle, embracing vast landscapes of American wilderness. Tom Gaskin - genius juggler, Gucchi model and a friend of Archer from circus school - looks like the best poker-face silent comedian since silents.
This film is not BBFC Certificated. The festival team suggest parental guidance
THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT A TICKET IS REQUIRED
Slapstick Virtual: Keaton / Snake Oil (2020)
Join us for a discussion about Keaton’s work and legacy with David Robinson, film historian, David Macleod Keaton historian, author of The Sound of Buster Keaton and co-founder of UK Buster Keaton Society The Blinking Buzzards and Snake Oil director Remy Archer and creator and lead actor in Snake Oil Tom Gaskin
Chaired by Matthew Sweet
Alongside the discussion will be a screening of Snake Oil (2020) a short comedy and the directorial debut of Remy Archer. Remy and Tom Gaskin create a Keatonesque celebration of visual comedy and a passionate homage to the great stone face.
SNAKE OIL (2020)
Dir: Remy Archer UK
Running time 13mins
A shady street salesman goes in search of the American dream and doesn’t find it. With a minimal budget but limitless imagination and flair, Remy Archer has made a film of authentic super-spectacle, embracing vast landscapes of American wilderness. Tom Gaskin - genius juggler, Gucchi model and a friend of Archer from circus school - looks like the best poker-face silent comedian since silents.
This film is not BBFC Certificated. The festival team suggest parental guidance
THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT A TICKET IS REQUIRED