But it falters when it tries to marry its sentimental, naive moral lesson with the soaked-in-irony, hipper-than-thou attitude of its aesthete characters. Tepnapa's briskly-paced film has its magic-realist heart in the right place. David and Harmon are ably assisted by costars Timo Descamps, Julia Morizawa, and Sean Paul Lockhart (who is due to receive QFest's Rising Star Award on Friday). Judas Kiss boasts brilliant production values, clever use of locations, and excellent casting. Fifteen years later, he's a wedding videographer. And his student film, a brutal, autobiographical depiction of an abusive father, is the same kind of short that made the young Zachary such a hot Hollywood commodity.Īs one of his old professors tells him, it's Zachary's job to make sure Danny doesn't make his mistakes: The older man went for fame and fortune rather than developing his craft. It turns out Danny is one of the film contest's finalists. On his first night, Zachary is seduced by hot, brash student Danny (Richard Harmon of AMC's The Killing). The festival will offer 109 films through July 18.Ī mélange of A Christmas Carol, It's a Wonderful Life, and Dante's Cove - with a smidgen of Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Judas Kiss stars Charlie David as Zachary, a washed-up 35-year-old filmmaker and freeloader who is asked to judge a film contest at his alma mater. Tepnapa's feature premiere, the time-travel melodrama Judas Kiss, one of two opening-night films for Philadelphia QFest. How many times have you wished you could go back in time and give your younger self a swift kick in the rear over stupid decisions?
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