Chance Encounters documents a one-person show of the same name by Juno award-winning musician and interdisciplinary artist Jesse Stewart. Combining storytelling and innovative music performed on a variety of unusual instruments, the film explores the profound impact that fleeting interactions with strangers can have on us.
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Review by Victoria Angelique:
The film DOWN IN FLAMES never evokes sadness even when Tony meets his demise. The tone is light and humorous throughout the entire mockumentary. The story is entertaining and great characters are introduced that appear realistic with how the world was set up for the narrative. Circus acts talking about Tony, the Human Volcano, wanting to break a world record without blinking an eye about the danger he'd put himself in until Tony chooses to take it too far by jumping out of plane while blowing fire.
The special effects and stunts in this film are remarkable. They seem flawless, as if the audience is actually watching these acts through a first person perspective. This can be credited to filmmaker William J. Stribling as every character is vastly different, which makes it quite entertaining to watch.
The editing is what makes this film memorable. Editor, Andy Stein, made this film feel like an actual documentary rather than a mockumentary. Footage is grainy to make it feel like it's actual home videos of Tony as the characters remember him. The cinematography aids the editing as the set up is traditional documentary style of interviews. The end song feels like Johnny Cash meets the Devil Went Down to Georgia. It could easily become a hit.
DOWN IN FLAMES is a humorous, yet uplifting story that has the audience rooting for Tony to succeed in his endeavor to break a world record. He seems like a character that would want his every move filmed or photographed since he wants to break the record through a dangerous stunt. Tony's death doesn't even bring the tone down as he died doing what he loved, something most sideshow acts succumb to through their dangerous stunts. It makes the film more exciting.
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