Royal Road (The)
- Director: Jenni Olson
- Writer: Jenni Olson
- Producer: Julie Dorf; Michael Ehrenzweig
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If the narration wasn't so droneful...then, this would have been a thoroughly enlightening film.
It's easy to envisage a series of films...giving more detail to each historical location.
It really is a fascinating account...but, some filmmakers really ought to use the talents of voice-over artists...even if the story gets personal!
But...it really does spur you on...to do your own research! Not a bad thing!
Trailer...
The Royal Road Sample Work Trailer from Jenni Olson on Vimeo.
The(ir) Blurb...
This cinematic essay, a defense of remembering, offers up a primer on the Spanish colonization of California and the Mexican American War alongside intimate reflections on nostalgia, butch identity and Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo - all against a contemplative backdrop of 16mm urban California landscapes.
Cast & Characters
Tony Kushner;
Jenni Olson