All My Friends Are Funeral Singers (film)

All My Friends are Funeral Singers is a 2010 experimental drama film directed by Tim Rutili of the band Califone. The film makes extensive use of the music of Califone, and was released as a companion to the band's album of the same name.[2] The film tells the story of a medium, played by Angela Bettis, living with a group of ghosts in the house who want to leave. She finds out that the ghosts were trapped by her grandmother.

All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
Film poster
Directed byTim Rutili
Written byTim Rutili
StarringAngela Bettis
Music byCalifone
Distributed byBetter Angel Films
IndiePix Films
Release date
  • January 26, 2010 (2010-01-26) (Sundance)[1]
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000[2]

Cast
RolePlayed By
ZelAngela Bettis
KarenEmily Candini
TedReid Coker
HenryKevin Ford
MargaretMegan Hovde-Wilkins
CamilleKarol Kent
JuliusGeorge McAuliffe
BuñuelMichael McGinley
AliceSierra Magdalena Mitchell
AlanAlan Scalpone
NylaMolly Wade
MoeWesley Walker
MusiciansJoe Adamik
Jim Becker
Ben Massarella
Tim Rutili
Grandma's voiceSuzanne Sole
Answering machine voicesTaylor Patterson
Roseann Rutili

Production

Rutili began writing the film's screenplay in September 2008, and developed the screenplay alongside the album.[3] The screenplay was completed by December of the same year, but production on the film didn't begin until April 2009.[3] Rutili was heavily inspired by the 1970s Spanish drama The Spirit of the Beehive, in addition to the works of David Lynch.[3][4]

The film made its premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[5] It also screened at the 2010 South by Southwest festival where Califone played the live score and additional concerts.[6]

Reception

The film's reception has been mixed. The Hollywood Reporter noted that the film "will be of interest to fans of the band Califone" and that "filmmaker/bandmember Rutili could edit together some good concert-backdrop material from the more experimental moments."[7] and positive reviews of the film were given by both Express Night Out[8] and Inside Pulse Films,[9] with the latter referring to the film as "trance-like and dreamy — like a washed-out jeans version of Beetlejuice" and "an unqualified crowd-pleaser."[9]

References
  1. ""ALL MY FRIENDS ARE FUNERAL SINGERS" - writer-director, Tim Rutili". Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. All My Friends are Funeral Singers - Official Sundance Press Kit, http://funeralsingersfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/FS_PRESS_KIT_2010.pdf Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Wappler, Margaret (2009-12-09). "Califone frontman Tim Rutili gets an on-set lesson in filmmaking - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  4. 12/10/2009 515 PM by Brandon Kim. "Tim Rutili Makes the Indie Rock to Indie Film Leap - Interviews - Interviews - News". IFC.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  5. "2010 Sundance Film Festival : All My Friends Are Funeral Singers". Sundance.bside.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  6. "Events | All My Friends Are Funeral Singers". Funeralsingersfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  7. "Entertainment News | Movie News | Hollywood News". Hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  8. "Film | Team Spirits: 'All My Friends Are Funeral Singers'". Express Night Out. 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  9. "Inside Pulse Movies | SXSW Film '10 — All My Friends Are Funeral Singers". Movies.insidepulse.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
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