The Bull
“The Bull” is a short film that I wrote, directed, and co-produced in the fall of 2008. It world premiered at the 11th annual Maryland Film Festival in May ’09.
“The Bull” can be seen as part of The Virgins special edition DVD. It can also be bought as an individual DVD or 30-day streaming rental from IndieFlix.
“The Bull” is about a newly married couple who have moved to the country to start out on their own. There they have to react to the dynamics of the suddenly new relationship between them. The country appears to be a paradise, a verdant land with nothing to do except idly pick the pecans fallen from the trees and unpack their wedding gifts. They move around their house, yard, and the nearby field aware of their new freedom and power. They come to realize that the paradise of marriage was supposed to be more than this lustful discourse of their own power and they become uneasy, almost trapped, and they yearn for a paradise that still must be beyond. At the end they both realize what has to be swallowed in order to sustain their marriage: the past couple of days, their wrecking power, and their desire for something beyond what they have here, which is themselves.
Trailer:
Festival Screenings:
Maryland Film Festival – May 7 – 10, 2009 – Baltimore, MD
Press:
“…Director Josh Clayton uses Bergmanesque silence to great effect…”
- Baltimore City Paper.
Distribution:
Ouat Media (non-exclusive) – catalogue page here
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1344583/
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2094547&id=7600927&l=12e921733b
Publicity Stills:
production still
production still
Logan Anderson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2975185/)
Nick Karner (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1890629/)
Logan and Nick
Josh Clayton - Writer/Director
Logan and Nick and a child's riding toy bull we coincidentally found on location
Josh and the toy bull (which is not in the film)
Poster:
