Scenic Highway

Director: Evan Mather
Cast: Matthew Clayfield, Kirk Hostetter, David Maney, Evan Mather, Jennifer Mather Thomas, Raja Murugan, Elizabeth Pulsinelli, Nanda Raghunathan
Format: HDCam  
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screening in: Shorts Screening w/ Features
plays with: Fish Kill Flea

Screening Times

4:30 PM, Saturday March 10th - Alamo Lamar 1
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11:30 AM, Monday March 12th - Alamo Lamar 1
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11:15 AM, Friday March 16th - Alamo Lamar 1
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Synopsis:
Due to the recent unpleasantness, Baton Rouge has eclipsed New Orleans as the largest city in Louisiana. Is the city destined for greatness? Scenic Highway is the name of US Highway 61 as it passes through northern Baton Rouge. It is also this trip to the city and such landmarks as Huey Long's art deco State Capitol building and Buckminster Fuller's hidden geodesic dome. This darkly affectionate memoir is also an exposé of the city's colorful history, told through the use of animated motion graphics, archival Super 8 footage, and re-created & faux-created elements.

Director's Bio:
Evan Mather is an independent filmmaker and animator based in Los Angeles. His eclectic body of work has screened at the Sundance Film Festival, South by Southwest, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Seoul Net Festival, and the One Reel Film Festival Ð as well as profiled in RES, Sight & Sound, Wired, Newsweek, Senses of Cinema, and The New York Times. He has been a guest lecturer at UCLA and MIT and the subject of a retrospective at the Seattle Art Museum.