The Kook

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The Kook
Directed by Nat Livingston Johnson
Gregory Mitnick
Written byNat Livingston Johnson
Gregory Mitnick
Produced by Christina King
Starring T Sahara Meer
Dan Burkarth
CinematographyGregory Mitnick
Edited byLevi Abrino
Music bySasha Gordon
Victor Magro
Production
company
Peking
Release date
  • June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)(CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Kook is an American live action short film. The film's run time is approximately 17 minutes. It was written and directed by Nat Livingston Johnson and Gregory Mitnick, also known as the directing duo Peking, and produced by Christina King. It premiered at The CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival [1] [2] in Toronto, and screened as part of the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival. [3]

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Plot

Fa is a gentle and unassuming member of an eccentric religious sect cloistered in the Catskill Mountains. On the eve of her group's scheduled "departure from Earth" Fa discovers that their leader, who appears to them as an alien hologram transmitted from a distant galaxy, is crossing signals with a man named Malcolm who lives close by. After failing to convince the others of what she's seen, Fa sets out alone into the "real world" to find Malcolm and confront the awful truth face to face. [4]

Reception

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