hi/lo film festival

Killing My Lobster, the San Francisco theater and film company, is proud to present a celebration of high concept/low budget films:

the 2004 hi/lo film festival!

Hundreds of filmmakers from all over the Bay Area and all over the world submitted their films and twenty of them will screen in the touring edition of the 7th hi/lo film festival.

         * Films shot on 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, and dv!
         * Lots of shorts, a special documentary program and a feature too!
         * Filmmakers from around the US and even Saskatchewan!

What are the films about? Possums, crossing the street, losing your mind, American racial history, playing with dolls, living with a ninja and so much more proving that big brains are more important than fat wallets.

What: The 7th hi/lo film festival
When & Where: April 2-4, 2004 San Francisco & Oakland

April 2-3 (Friday and Saturday) - San Francisco at the Red Vic Movie House
Shows Friday at 8 and 10pm; Saturday at 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10pm - $8

April 4 (Sunday) - Oakland at the Parkway Theater
Show at 6pm -$6

Info: Check the links above or www.hilofilmfestival.com & 415.558.7721
Press Photos, Preview Videos, Fest Passes: marc@killingmylobster.com or 415.558.7721

Raves for the 2003 hilo film festival!

San Francisco Bay Guardian
SF Weekly
San Francisco Chronicle
SF Flavorpill

More Media Gushing for hilo

"If you've forgotten that big imaginations are more important to the creative filmmaking process than, say, Miramax's big fat wallets, you might want to take note of the Hi/Lo Film Festival."
-- www.sfgate.com

"Films that you won't find at the multiplex."
-- www.sfstation.com

"Animation, claymation, documentary and 'uncategorizable' creations grace the screen in a communal effort to spit in the face of the increasing standardization of the movie business."
-- San Francisco Metropolitan

"All in all a solid program, meeting and exceeding my expectations."
-- Cashiers du Cinemart

"Hûen a filmek kötségvetéséhez a jegyeket a festiválra csak 7 dollárért mérik, ami alatta van a szokásos belépõk árainak."
-- Index.Kalifornia