it may make you feel...

wow. did you ever see something that made you made you feel nauseated and disturbed? and really affected you? like that movie "subUrbia" which made me have a full out mental breakdown for some reason, or the inside photographs in tool's "opiate" cd? well, i just witnessed something to that effect. it's called "fish kill flea," and it's made by a kid i went to high school with and some friends of his. and it's about the dutchess mall. which a lot of people won't get. because here in westchester, you didn't grow up with this small yet happening mall. a lot of my childhood memories revolve around this here mall. like "gee wiz" that ultratrendy gadget store. or DEB, where christina and i tried on prom dresses in 5th grade. or that other store...shit...i cannot remember the name of it...did it have fox in the name?? dammit...we got mini skirts and long star earrings here...foxmore? was that a store in the late 80s/early 90s? anyway, this mall is apparently now a decrepit, decaying flea market.
when i was in 6th grade i wrote a book called "the mangler's woods." someday i may just have to publish it on here, cuz it was just brilliant (in an absolutely retarded way). anyway, in this fine novel, i moved INTO the dutchess mall. this is how high my fondess of memory is of this joint. there was a JAMESWAY in it. what is a jamesway anyhow? okay, eventually that jamesway became a SERVICE MERCHANDISE again what is that?
okay.
here is the official business, accd. to the myspace page of FISH KILL FLEA:
FISH KILL FLEA is a feature-length documentary that was produced, shot and directed by Brooklyn-based filmmakers Brian Cassidy, Aaron Hillis & Jennifer Loeber.

SYNOPSIS: Once thriving, a dead mall in upstate New York is now home to a ragtag flea market, living proof that the American Dream is in perpetual decay. Blending verite with a stylized wit, this heartbreaking portrait raises questions about our disposable culture through the unfiltered lives of its eccentric community.

it kind of reminds me of one of those indie, creepy, disturbing movies starring chloe sevegny, most especially "gummo," where it's ever so weird and upsetting to the viewer cuz at the end of your mind you have the sneaking suspision that this fucked up place is very very real. WELL THIS IS REAL!! it's not even loosely based on something real. i am so distressed right now. go watch the trailer. it rocks!

oh and it's debuting at the "south by southwest" film festival (yes, that's the SXSW thing we've spoken about in regards to music before...). as their blog states:
We're happier than a piglet in his first mud puddle, because Fish Kill Flea will make its world premiere as a documentary feature at this year's South by Southwest Film Festival (March 9th - 18th). YES! We'll be a part of the "Emerging Visions" section, and while we don't yet have any screening times available, we'll be sure to update here and on our main blog as soon as we do. UPDATE: SXSW Screening Times can be found on the main page of our MySpace profile or on our blog (click above). Let us just reiterate: YES!!!