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American Prince by Tommy Pallotta opens at SXSW on March 14
11 March 2009
American Prince by Tommy Pallotta opens at SXSW on March 14
Synopsis: American Prince by Tommy Pallotta In 1978, director Martin Scorsese turned the camera on his friend and roommate, Steven Prince whose life was more fascinating than what any screenwriter could dream up. The compelling documentary that emerged, 'American Boy' was to become Scorsese's "lost" film. Having never been properly released, it gained cult status among cinefiles over the years through bootleg copies and influenced a whole generation of filmmakers. Quentin Tarantino took one of Prince's stories about injecting adrenaline into the heart of a woman who overdosed and turned it into one of the most memorable scenes in film history. Prince's influence on American cinema not only reaches much further than his small role as the gun salesman in Taxi Driver, he has clearly left an indelible mark. Three decades after Scorsese's documentary was released, Tommy Pallotta brings us American Prince, where he draws out Steven Prince once more to recount his days since American Boy, share why he turned his back on the entertainment industry and to compose the next chapter of his story. SXSW Schedule: Saturday, March 14 / 7:30 p.m. - Alamo Lamar 2 Tuesday, March 17 / 11:00 a.m. - Alamo Lamar 3 American Prince will be followed by a Q&A with Steven Prince and a special screening of the original Martin Scorcese "lost" documentary, American Boy. Tommy Pallotta Bio Tommy Pallotta received a degree in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin. While at UT he met Richard Linklater and that began their long friendship and collaborations starting with his film career as an actor and production assistant on Linklater's directorial debut, Slacker. Pallotta went on to direct his first feature The High Road and music videos for the band Zero 7. He has also produced several short films including Snack and Drink, which resides as part of a permanent collection in the New York Museum of Modern Art. He then continued his extensive animation experience with two more collaborations with Linklater by producing Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly, based on the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick. Press Photos, website info, trailer: http://americanprincemovie.com/ More info & teaser: http://mmbase.submarinechannel.com/video/index.jsp?video=34861 Press and Media Inquiries Angelique Groh | Charm School angelique@charmschoolcie.com T: 323-363-9338 Distributed online by SubmarineChannel.com
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