It.s a relatively modern trend for movies being made with such realism and authenticity to real life — the lives of average, everyday people . often producing some amazingly poignant stories without the glitz of Hollywood standards. Phillip The Fossil is one of these films and it really had me hooked.
Written and directed by Garth Donovan, Phillip The Fossil starts out presenting Phillip as a really despicable, unlikable main character. As the story progresses, the audience begins to see a more mature, perhaps even slightly enlightened version of the man hidden just beneath his macho exterior.
The story also follows two other male characters, whose stories intermingle with and have great influence on Phillip.s story. Phillip.s friend Nick (Nick Dellaroca) is a soldier returned home from war, struggling with the experience of being sent overseas to kill other human beings, never quite sure how to differentiate between the...
Written and directed by Garth Donovan, Phillip The Fossil starts out presenting Phillip as a really despicable, unlikable main character. As the story progresses, the audience begins to see a more mature, perhaps even slightly enlightened version of the man hidden just beneath his macho exterior.
The story also follows two other male characters, whose stories intermingle with and have great influence on Phillip.s story. Phillip.s friend Nick (Nick Dellaroca) is a soldier returned home from war, struggling with the experience of being sent overseas to kill other human beings, never quite sure how to differentiate between the...
- 3/13/2010
- by Travis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Boston Diy filmmaker Garth Donovan is an independent filmmaker to the max. He completed his fourth feature, "Phillip the Fossil," in a green, recession friendly manner, using a small crew and a host of non-actors. "Phillip The Fossil" follows an aging party animal chasing the now extinct glory days of his youth. Chuckling along as the carefree town jester, Phillip has become completely isolated in the dead end rut he so ...
- 3/12/2010
- indieWIRE - People
Boston Diy filmmaker Garth Donovan, is an independent filmmaker to the max. He completed his fourth feature, "Phillip the Fossil," in a green, recession friendly manner, using a small crew and a host of non-actors. "Phillip The Fossil" follows an aging party animal chasing the now extinct glory days of his youth. Chuckling along as the carefree town jester, Phillip has become completely isolated in the dead end rut he so ...
- 3/12/2010
- indieWIRE - People
Boston Diy filmmaker Garth Donovan is an independent filmmaker to the max. He completed his fourth feature, "Phillip the Fossil," in a green, recession friendly manner, using a small crew and a host of non-actors. "Phillip The Fossil" follows an aging party animal chasing the now extinct glory days of his youth. Chuckling along as the carefree town jester, Phillip has become completely isolated in the dead end rut he so ...
- 3/12/2010
- indieWIRE - People
Boston Diy filmmaker Garth Donovan is an independent filmmaker to the max. He completed his fourth feature, "Phillip the Fossil," in a green, recession friendly manner, using a small crew and a host of non-actors. "Phillip The Fossil" follows an aging party animal chasing the now extinct glory days of his youth. Chuckling along as the carefree town jester, Phillip has become completely isolated in the dead end rut he so ...
- 3/12/2010
- Indiewire
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