SIDETRACK FILMS

Low and Behold

Media talk segment at Sarasota

Media Talk presents a web cast segment for the film Low and Behold at the Sarasota Film Festival. – read more

From Media Talk – Posted on April 21 2007

Low and Behold

'Low and Behold,' he's an unlikely movie star

New Orleans resident Barlow Jacobs found himself homeless after Hurricane Katrina. – read more

From The Herald-Tribune – Posted on April 18 2007

KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON

Film Synopsis

Intimate recordings of Kurt Cobain reflecting on his life are paired with striking shots of the musician's stomping grounds around Seattle to form a complex portrait of one of America's most notorious Gen Xers. – read more

From Philadelphia Film Festival – Posted on April 10 2007

KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON

SXSW Film: Daily Reviews and Interviews

This is not a documentary. Schnack's moving film is fine art on celluloid. Images of the Northwest awaken beneath the vibrant, angry voice of Kurt Cobain as he tells his story to music journalist Michael Azerrad. From his childhood in Aberdeen, Wash., to his last days in Seattle, Cobain is open and honest. Intimate tales of a perfect childhood, a painful adolescence, and a constant desire for more make a fractured man out of a god. Schnack (Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns) floats image on canvas, illustrating the world almost entirely through Cobain's point of view to an excellent soundtrack (Queen, Mudhoney, Scratch Acid) and original score by Steve Fisk and Benjamin Gibbard. "The realization is there was nothing to do," Schnack said of his and Azerrad's subject. "He was on a certain path." – read more

From Austin Chronicle – Posted on April 04 2007

Low and Behold

Standing at the Crossroads: Filmmakers celebrate independence

"Telling our stories" is the mantra of the Crossroads Film Festival, a four-day celebration of independent film kicking off its eighth year today.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, there is no shortage of stories. Several of this year's screenings are Katrina-themed films.

"A lot of what we get every year is Mississippi filmmakers telling their experiences and stories," said festival director Herman Snell, "so a lot of them have Katrina documentaries that they've done."

Snell said there is no one better to tell the story of Katrina than the filmmakers who experienced it.

"We don't want anybody in Washington, D.C., or anywhere else in the world to forget what happened during Hurricane Katrina down here," he said. "The people documenting these stories, they know how it affects us."

DOCUMENTING KATRINA

One such filmmaker is New Orleans resident and Ole Miss alumnus Barlow Jacobs, who wrote, produced and stars in the feature Low and Behold.

The film is the story of Turner Stull (Jacobs), a directionless young man who comes to New Orleans to work as an insurance claims adjuster.

The film is based on Jacobs’ own experiences. – read more

From Clarion Ledger – Posted on March 29 2007

Low and Behold

Crossroads Film Festival 2007: Some Sweet Flicks

Home Again

Low and Behold
Zack Godshall, 89 minutes
March 31, Parkway Screen B, 3 p.m.

“Low and Behold,” written by director Zack Godshall and actor Barlow Jacobs—both natives of Louisiana—is an effort to create an elegy to victims of Hurricane Katrina while still offering signs of hope. The film is successful not only in artistically capturing the natural devastation but in casting light on the personal dilemmas survivors faced during reconstruction efforts on the Gulf Coast.

From the outset, protagonist Turner Stull (played by Jacobs) seems an outsider to the region and indifferent to the stories of homeowners whose properties he inspects as a newly licensed insurance claims adjuster. Awkward and lanky, Turner is unable to express his frustrations or articulate his opinions. His inability to communicate leaves him at the mercy of his Uncle Stully (also his employer), who derides Turner for angering homeowners with his tardiness and detachment, which is mistaken for insensitivity. – read more

From Jackson Free Press – Posted on March 28 2007

				Low and Behold Media talk segment at Sarasota Media Talk presents a web cast segment for the film Low and Behold at the Sarasota Film Festival. – read more From Media Talk – Posted on April 21 2007

				Low and Behold 'Low and Behold,' he's an unlikely movie star New Orleans resident Barlow Jacobs found himself homeless after Hurricane Katrina. – read more From The Herald-Tribune – Posted on April 18 2007

				KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON Film Synopsis Intimate recordings of Kurt Cobain reflecting on his life are paired with striking shots of the musician's stomping grounds around Seattle to form a complex portrait of one of America's most notorious Gen Xers. – read more From Philadelphia Film Festival – Posted on April 10 2007

				KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON SXSW Film: Daily Reviews and Interviews This is not a documentary. Schnack's moving film is fine art on celluloid. Images of the Northwest awaken beneath the vibrant, angry voice of Kurt Cobain as he tells his story to music journalist Michael Azerrad. From his childhood in Aberdeen, Wash., to his last days in Seattle, Cobain is open and honest. Intimate tales of a perfect childhood, a painful adolescence, and a constant desire for more make a fractured man out of a god. Schnack (Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns) floats image on canvas, illustrating the world almost entirely through Cobain's point of view to an excellent soundtrack (Queen, Mudhoney, Scratch Acid) and original score by Steve Fisk and Benjamin Gibbard. "The realization is there was nothing to do," Schnack said of his and Azerrad's subject. "He was on a certain path." – read more From Austin Chronicle – Posted on April 04 2007

				Low and Behold Standing at the Crossroads: Filmmakers celebrate independence "Telling our stories" is the mantra of the Crossroads Film Festival, a four-day celebration of independent film kicking off its eighth year today. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, there is no shortage of stories. Several of this year's screenings are Katrina-themed films. "A lot of what we get every year is Mississippi filmmakers telling their experiences and stories," said festival director Herman Snell, "so a lot of them have Katrina documentaries that they've done." Snell said there is no one better to tell the story of Katrina than the filmmakers who experienced it. "We don't want anybody in Washington, D.C., or anywhere else in the world to forget what happened during Hurricane Katrina down here," he said. "The people documenting these stories, they know how it affects us." DOCUMENTING KATRINA One such filmmaker is New Orleans resident and Ole Miss alumnus Barlow Jacobs, who wrote, produced and stars in the feature Low and Behold. The film is the story of Turner Stull (Jacobs), a directionless young man who comes to New Orleans to work as an insurance claims adjuster. The film is based on Jacobs’ own experiences. – read more From Clarion Ledger – Posted on March 29 2007

				Low and Behold Crossroads Film Festival 2007: Some Sweet Flicks Home Again Low and Behold Zack Godshall, 89 minutes March 31, Parkway Screen B, 3 p.m. “Low and Behold,” written by director Zack Godshall and actor Barlow Jacobs—both natives of Louisiana—is an effort to create an elegy to victims of Hurricane Katrina while still offering signs of hope. The film is successful not only in artistically capturing the natural devastation but in casting light on the personal dilemmas survivors faced during reconstruction efforts on the Gulf Coast. From the outset, protagonist Turner Stull (played by Jacobs) seems an outsider to the region and indifferent to the stories of homeowners whose properties he inspects as a newly licensed insurance claims adjuster. Awkward and lanky, Turner is unable to express his frustrations or articulate his opinions. His inability to communicate leaves him at the mercy of his Uncle Stully (also his employer), who derides Turner for angering homeowners with his tardiness and detachment, which is mistaken for insensitivity. – read more From Jackson Free Press – Posted on March 28 2007