A Beast is Lurking in the Underground

A Beast is Lurking in the Underground

San Francisco, CA - 10/24/2013

"The Beast In Heat" is a San Francisco made, horrifying melodrama written and directed by San Francisco Art Institute alumnus, Anthony A. Russell. The movie's cast and crew were pulled from a talented cache of SFAI's alumni and faculty- including renowned underground filmmaker Mike Kuchar. At 8pm on October 24th Artists’ Television Access, an experimental cinema located at 992 Valencia Street, will host a sneak preview for the benefit of press and peers.

For further insight regarding the film’s experimental process, elaboration on themes and influences, anecdotes, or any other considerations, contact Anthony A. Russell by email at whereisanthonyrussell@gmail.com or by phone at (949)275-2875.

Russell draws much of his inspiration from the critical theories of writers such as Michel Foucault, Hannah Arendt, and Judith Butler. “The Beast In Heat” is not only a faithful homage to sensationalist genre pictures, but also a meditation on ideas concerning gender, identity, and power currently prevalent in the San Francisco Art Institute’s academic culture.

As a feature-length horror film composed by zealous, Bay Area filmmakers, “The Beast In Heat” is a celebration of local, young talent that is faithfully aligned with San Francisco’s history of producing challenging, underground cinema.