SHERMAN'S MARCH
A film review by Tod Kuykendall
Copyright 1987 Tod Kuykendall
SHERMAN'S MARCH is an interesting, somewhat offbeat movie by an indie filmmaker. A brief summary follows:
Scene New York: Young struggling filmmaker from the South gets a grant to make a documentary about General Sherman's devastating march through the South. Before he can start, however, his girlfriend dumps him and throws his life into chaos. He figures a trip through the South is just what he needs and so off he goes with camera on shoulder throughout the entire trip.
Scene 'The South": His family--somewhat distressed by his still single status--immediately introduces him to every eligible (and somewhat wacky) girl they can think of....
The movie eventually becomes a three-hour cinema verite' excursion into life, love, survivalists, Southern Americana and even occasionally General Sherman's march.... It's fun and funny--the limited narrative is very understatedly and dead-pan funny--but it is a bit long and does drag toward the end. Overall I would recommend it, especially if you have any experience (or interest) in making films, home videos, etc.
I guess that's about it...hope you can find it--I don't think it was shot being intended for general release....
Tod Kuykendall
- Rebel w/o a clue....
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