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Hannah House

Set in 1904, a young couple desiring to own land is convinced by a distant cousin to leave their comfortable city life to pursue homesteading in the Nebraska Prairie. A neighbor's house and land has become vacant, and the couple is told they can have it. Possibilities of a new life and future for their unborn child overshadow any questions about what happened to the previous occupants of the house. Based on a true story, this chilling account written, directed and produced by brothers Chad and Smith portrays the hardships and desolation of prairie life as the young family unearths the horrifying details of the house and its past.

Hannah House, essentially a silent film, utilizes visual textures similar to those that occur now in many of the decomposing silent films from the 20's. By capturing the imperfections of scratches, skips, dirt and trapped hairs, the result is like watching a painting of the desolate prairie come alive, and are also used as a narrative element to further the disturbing tone of this film.

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2 films by critically acclaimed underground film legend Jon Moritsugu

Mod Fuck Explosion

Set in an unidentifiable time and place, Mod Fuck Explosion is a mix of angry mods, a Japanese biker gang, a girl questing for affection and a black leather jacket, sex, violence, death, sneering punk angst and unforgettable dialogue. The soundtrack features Unrest, SF Seals, American Soul Spiders, Karyo Tengoku, and Dixieland. Stars Amy Davis, Desi Del Valle, Jacques Boyreau, Victor of Aquitaine, and Jon Moritsugu himself.

a dynamic punk odyssey of a pair of innocent teens adrift in a violent urban world - Los Angeles Times

Best Feature, 1995 New York Underground Film Festival.

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Scumrock

With this film, Moritsugu takes on both the pretentions of underground filmmakers and the indie rock scene. Parallel stories involve a sensitive filmmaker struggling to make his masterpiece and an aging punk vocalist trying to save her slowly failing band. Shot in analog Hi-8 with an intentionally cheap (and at times blown out) look, Scumrock is a biting view of two segments of the underground art world. Starring Amy Davis, Kyp Malone (from the band Television on the Radio), James Duvall (Donnie Darko), and Victor of Aquitaine. Soundtrack features J-Church, the Gossip, Skull Kontrol, The Monorchid, Toni Ann, The Mollybolts, and Camelot.

Our Grade: A - E! Online

"Scumrock" is as fast and energetic as it is funny. Moritsugu is a true visionary who knows how to meld images and sound. - Los Angeles Times

Moritsugu gleefully puts the screws to indie rockers and undie filmmakers. - TV Guide Online

Gripping, strangely beautiful, and poignant. - The Village Voice

Shattering taboos, fearless, anarchistic, defiantly lo-fi. - San Francisco Examiner

Best of 2003 - The Village Voice Film Critics Poll

Best Feature - New York Underground Film Festival

Best Feature - Chicago Underground Film Festival

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Sirens of the 23rd Century

Hyper-colorful, campy, kitschy and with a just touch of androgyny, this hit of the gay and lesbian film festival circuit is a neoclassical, sci-fi, fairytale satire set in the 23rd century after cosmetics and modeling have been outlawed by a fascist government regime. A small, feminine group of underground Beauty Renegades fights back, led by a fearless and epic amazon. Starring Rod Chaouqi, Paul D'Addario, Felecia Faulkner, Trevor Hale, Richard Harder (Star Trek IV), Rachel Klyce, Jim Letchworth, Marilyn Letchworth, Tina Morasco(TV's Angel and The O.C.), Omewenne, Nicole Stanton, and Jennifer Kroot who also wrote and directed the film.

Camp of the highest order. Like a co-production between John Waters and Greg Araki. - Entertainment Today LA.

Kroot has made a truly unique vision here, and it is a lot of fun. The cast of drag queens, some of them quite attractive, is bitchy perfection, and the dialogue is first rate. - Film Threat

Enough shenanigans to keep viewers laughing for hours. (Kroot) takes Sirens places no other female filmmaker has dared tread. - Curve Magazine

Best Narrative Feature - New Orleans Gay and Lesbian Film Fest

Audience Award, Best Feature - Fearless Tales Film Fest

Best Director - Buenos Aires International Festival of Fantastic, Bizarre and Horror Films.