12.27.2006

Oak Street Films presents a special screening of:

The Amaranth, Volume 1:
The first 20 Parts of The Amaranth on a big screen, with a newly-mixed and expanded soundtrack. A Q&A with producer/director Jarrod Whaley will follow the screening.

Friday, January 12th @ 8:00 P.M.
Barking Legs Theater (1307 Dodds Ave. Chattanooga, TN)
Free admission! (donations encouraged)

The Amaranth is an open-ended--and possibly infinite--movie produced and presented in parts by Chattanooga filmmaker Jarrod Whaley. New, sequentially numbered parts appear from time to time on Whaley's Web site, viewable either directly on the Web or via a video podcast (see http://amaranth.oakstreetfilms.com for details). Largely unscripted and improvised, each part builds upon the direction taken in the last, so that the overarching story of this non-finite film seems to write itself in a very real way. The Amaranth, Volume 1--a 90-minute feature consisting of the first 20 parts--is, then, the first segment of a larger, longer work (of as-yet undetermined length), though to some extent it also stands alone, just as would be the case with the first feature-length installment of a traditional film trilogy, for example.

Synopsis:
When an ordinary man plants a seemingly ordinary seed in an ordinary terra cotta pot, he sees the world around him begin to change in startling--and often frightening--ways. The seed's germination
begins to incite as well as mirror the changes taking place in the man's life, leading him on a metaphysical journey toward a more fruitful phase of existence.

This screening marks the first appearance anywhere of The Amaranth on a big screen. Don't miss it.

A DVD of Volume 1 (with director's commentary and other special features) will be available at the show at the discounted price of $10. This disc will subsequently be available from oakstreetfilms.com at a slightly higher price, so don't miss this chance to save a few bucks!

This screening was made possible by the generous support of Contemporary Performing Arts of Chattanooga (CoPAC).

Posted at 5:35:00 PM by Jarrod Whaley