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“What we’re doing means something.” Joint Venture has revealed the official trailer for an indie surrealist comedy called Straight Circle, created by filmmaker Oscar Hudson. This premiered one year ago at the 2025 Venice Film Festival where it also won the Venice Critics’ Week Grand Prize. I’m so glad this is finally getting released in theaters this fall! I’ve never seen anything like this! Extremely creative and clever, and amusing in its fascinating narrative involving these two “enemies”. Even Bong Joon-ho is a big fan of it! He is quoted in this trailer! A disorienting nightmare gradually takes hold of two enemy soldiers stationed on a lonely desert border in this mind-bending picture. Hudson has crafted a surreal and absurdist satire about the arbitrary nature of borders and the shared humanity underlying nationalistic division. This is a film of sensory excess, where unhinged violence bleeds right into bizarre horror. Starring real-life brothers Elliott & Luke Tittensor in this wildly imaginative satire about what happens when borders drawn in the sand start to blur. Also featuring Neil Maskell as the goat herder. I’m a big fan of this! Still thinking about it a year later. Highly recommend it for anyone brave enough to dive into brand new, one-of-a-kind cinema. // Continue Reading ›
