SHIFF - Opening Night Feature Film Screening "Hippo" (10/10/24)
THURSDAY OCT 10 - 10:00PM - 12:00AM / OPENING NIGHT US NORTHEAST PREMIERE Feature Film Screening "HIPPO" / Presented by SHIFF
"HIPPO," 1hr 40min
Directed by Mark H. Rapaport
SHIFF 2024's opening night concludes with a 2nd incredible US Northeastern premiere of HIPPO
Actor/Co-Writer Kimball Farley in-person Intro & Q&A
"An unholy fusion of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and NAPOLEON DYNAMITE" - RogerEbert.com
"HIPPO, A Hilariously Disturbing Suburban Nightmare" - Screen Anarchy
"A delightfully perverse tragicomic debut" - Everything's Interesting
Director/Co-Writer Mark H. Rapaport's acclaimed and boundary-busting dark satire HIPPO examines the coming-of-age of two step-siblings: Hippo, a video-game addicted teenager and Buttercup, a Hungarian Catholic immigrant with a love of classical music and Jesus. Like the Ancient Greek Aphrodite, Buttercup’s love is unrequited by a brother who prefers to indulge the art of war and chaos. The result is a hormone-fueled, tragicomic waking nightmare that must be seen to be believed.
Written by Mark H. Rapaport & Kimball Farley
Cast: Kimball Farley, Lilla Kizlinger, Eliza Roberts, Eric Roberts (Narrator)
Executive Producers: David Gordon Greene, Danny McBride, Jody Hill
