Punching the Clown

NIGHT FIVE // SUNDAY, APRIL 5

	Premiere: 7:30 pm Party: 10:00pm - Midnight
	Punching the Clown directed by Gregori Viens
	Asshole directed by Chadd Harbold
	Antik/Marions 356 Bowery (Btn 4th St and Great Jones)

NIGHT FIVE // OVERVIEW

Night 5 is GAFF's official Indie Film Enthusiast night! Gen Art welcomes film community partners Slamdance, Tribeca Film Festival, Film Movement, Shooting People, and and NYC Movie Parties as well as all other indie film supprrters. Mix & mingle with film industry tastemakers at the premiere and after-party!

The 14th Annual Gen Art Film Festival continues on Sunday, April 5, with the New York Premiere of Slamdance Winner Punching the Clown, directed by Gregori Viens.

The after-party takes place in two distinct, but interconnected venues. First there is the velvet roped bottle service Antik, and for the more casual party attendee, long-time downtown spot, Marions. Hit the room that matches your vibe or bounce between the two. Both venues will be providing two hours of complimentary sponsored bar provided by Three Olives Vodka and Dos Equis Beer. DJ Timbo "The Animated LA DJ" flies out from LA just for this night of the Fest.

NIGHT FIVE // FEATURE FILM

Directed by: Gregori Viens

Starring: Henry Phillips, Ellen Ratner, Audrey Siegel, Matthew Walker, Guilford Adams,Wade Kelley, Evan Arnold, Mik Scriba, Mark Cohen

Gen Art brings you the Slamdance Film Festival Audience Award winner: Punching the Clown is Flight of the Concords, L.A. style – a comedy in the vein of Judd Apatow ("Knocked Up") and Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm", with a little something extra: all-original music.

Henry’s future isn’t too bright. Living out of his car and singing his twisted “folk” music to anyone who will listen (which is not many), Henry hits rock bottom with a booking mix-up sends him to a Christian fundraiser.

Out of options, Henry ends up on his brother’s couch in L.A. After gigs ranging from laughable to the dangerous (having to play Batman at a kindergarten birthday party), his luck suddenly seems to change for the better. But as Henry soon discovers, as have so many others (can anyone say Brittany), the record industry can turn on you at a moment's notice.

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