Promoted Work: Black Biscuit - a film by Fabrizio Federico

There is this myth that our lives play out as a neat, coherent and meaningful narrative. It's bullshit.

Fabrizio Federico's Black Biscuit is not easy viewing but it is honest; it's chaotic and self aware; raw and imperfect. His cast are "the social misfits who hang out at the crossroads with the devil".

This is punk DIY cinema. Watch at your own risk.

Fabrizio has a manifesto with some interesting ideas:

  • Film school is poison.
  • Filming must be done without any preparation or a traditional script.
  • Special lighting is not acceptable.
  • Mistakes are beautiful.
  • Continuity is wrong.
  • Answer to one person only - yourself.

(see the full manifesto here)

Fabrizio pointed me to the work of Jonas Mekas as one of his influences, this is worth a view: