23° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL

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Something Fishy

Country: Yugoslavia

Year: 2005

Duration: 68'

A story about small fish framing-up and killing small fry instead of the big fish in a society ruled by sharks. Two crooked cops get a kick out of framing up hapless people by planting illegal drugs on them. Unknown to these rogue policemen, a group of loony and ambitious student filmmakers is watching and documenting their every move.

"Produced with grant money of around $1000, this movie was shot in two major locations in three days. Something Fishy is a satire on reality and myth-making (or movie-making).
It deals with intertwined lives of characters with unconnected concerns. A crime-movie/sit-com/documentary all rolled into one." (J. Red)

FILM DIRECTOR

Biography

film director

Jon Red

Jon Red (Manila, 1963) studied Painting and Visual arts at the Philippine High School for the Arts and then attended Film workshop at the Mowelfund Film Institute. Wrote and directed award-winning short films and TV. Directed full length works Utang ni Tatang in 2002, followed by Astigmatism, Shown at the Torino Film Festival in Detours section. His latest works are Something Fishy and the no-dialogue feature Cut.

FILMOGRAFIA

Es (cm, 1988), Kuwentong barbero (cm, 1991), Tiempo (cm, 1992), Trip (1993), Still Lives (1999), Utang ni Tatang (2002), Astigmatism (2004), Boso (2005), Cut (2005), Something Fishy (2005).