Director:
Robert Popolizio
Studio/Production Company:
Two Man Army Productions
Genre:
Crime
Length:
Short
Website:
http://www.pathsofresistance.com
Score:
4/5
One of the classic fundraising techniques that indie filmmakers employ is to make an extended trailer for their film, a short version that captures the general vibe of the proposed feature length cut. In best case scenario, potential investors will see the promise displayed by the sample material and be inspired to fork over their buckets of gold. It is a tried and true device that only fails if the finished project cannot live up to the promise of the trailer. There should be little resistance on the path to a feature length version of “Paths Of Resistance”; investors should be lining up to get a piece of this pie.
Two Man Army Productions ---- presumably writer/director/editor Robert Popolizio and cinematographer/editor Vincent Torretta --- really know their stuff technically and artistically as they introduce the audience to the world of Queens, NY hitman Tommy Dempsey, a life-long thug who eloquently sums up his existence by saying “I’m a gangster who gets paid by gangsters to kill other gangsters.” But life is never so simple and Tommy’s complications include an ex-girlfriend pregnant with his child and a fellow mobster who is threatening to spill the beans to the authorities.
Well shot, lit and edited, “Paths Of Resistance” does rely too heavily on voice over narration and some of the extended pop culture references smack of Tarantino-isms but the overall effect is, well, effective, one of the rare films that manages to be heavy on style, mood and atmosphere, light on story and somehow completely engaging.
Robert Popolizio
Studio/Production Company:
Two Man Army Productions
Genre:
Crime
Length:
Short
Website:
http://www.pathsofresistance.com
Score:
4/5
One of the classic fundraising techniques that indie filmmakers employ is to make an extended trailer for their film, a short version that captures the general vibe of the proposed feature length cut. In best case scenario, potential investors will see the promise displayed by the sample material and be inspired to fork over their buckets of gold. It is a tried and true device that only fails if the finished project cannot live up to the promise of the trailer. There should be little resistance on the path to a feature length version of “Paths Of Resistance”; investors should be lining up to get a piece of this pie.
Two Man Army Productions ---- presumably writer/director/editor Robert Popolizio and cinematographer/editor Vincent Torretta --- really know their stuff technically and artistically as they introduce the audience to the world of Queens, NY hitman Tommy Dempsey, a life-long thug who eloquently sums up his existence by saying “I’m a gangster who gets paid by gangsters to kill other gangsters.” But life is never so simple and Tommy’s complications include an ex-girlfriend pregnant with his child and a fellow mobster who is threatening to spill the beans to the authorities.
Well shot, lit and edited, “Paths Of Resistance” does rely too heavily on voice over narration and some of the extended pop culture references smack of Tarantino-isms but the overall effect is, well, effective, one of the rare films that manages to be heavy on style, mood and atmosphere, light on story and somehow completely engaging.
to IndieTalk. Good luck with the film.
