George Malich as the military chaplain filmed by V. Elly Smith
for the movie Go South for Animal Index.
for the movie Go South for Animal Index.
George
Malich Free Film Festival
Screenings every Wednesday in March at Mad Art
Screenings every Wednesday in March at Mad Art
Poetry Scores, Cinema St. Louis and KDHX will present the George Malich Free Film Festival with screenings at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday in March at Mad Art Gallery, 2727 So. 12th St. in Soulard.
The festival will focus on
the four feature movies in which St. Louis actor George Malich – who passed away
July 26, 2012, at the age of 55 – appeared. All screenings are free and open to
the public, with a cash bar, and will be followed by a Q&A with directors
and actors
The screening schedule:
·
7:30
p.m. Wednesday, March 6: The Bunglers
(Bradley
Bowers, 2005); Q&A with Bradley Bowers (producer, writer, actor) and Megan
Noonan (director)
·
7:30
p.m. Wednesday, March 13: A: Anonymous (Daniel
Bowers, 2006); Q&A with Ray Brewer and Peter Kruchowski (actors)
·
7:30
p.m. Wednesday, March 20: Speak Easy
(Billy Benner, 2011); Q&A with Billy Benner (producer, director, actor) and Mike Pagano (producer, cinematographer)
·
7:30
p.m. Wednesday, March 27: scenes from Go
South for Animal Index (Chris King, work in progress); Q&A with
Chris King (director) and Stefene Russell (poet, actor).
“George was acting in
Poetry Scores’ movie Go South for Animal
Index when he was diagnosed with the brain tumor that took him away from
us, and as his condition worsened it became clear that our movie would be the
last feature that George worked on,” said Chris King, creative director of
Poetry Scores.
“I found that very moving
and set about learning what other feature-length movies George had acted in, with
the idea that they should all be screened as a group. Since George gave his
time as an actor so freely, I thought it was important that all the screenings
be free. Fortunately, the other directors all felt the same way – as did
Jennifer Salci, the love of George’s life – and Mad Art donated their space for
a month of Wednesdays.”
Though the screenings are
free, Jennifer Salci is raising funds for a memorial for George Malich at the
Missouri Botanical Garden. Donations for that effort will be accepted at all
festival screenings.
For
more information, contact Chris King at brodog@hotmail.com or 314-265-1435 or Jennifer Salci at jjsalci@yahoo.com.
MORE
ON THE FILMS
The Bunglers (2005)
Produced
by Peter Noonan and Bradley Bowers
Directed
by Megan Noonan and Lynn Josse
Written
by Bradley Bowers
Featured
players: Keith Savage and Bradley Bowers
With:
George Malich, Ray Brewer and Amy Elz
George Malich as Dell in the movie The Bunglers.
George Malich plays Dell,
a smarmy Serbian lounge owner who thinks he’s above the law. As the story’s
antagonist, Dell is at the
center of the heist plot and is convinced that due to technicalities he doesn’t
have to pay up. This was George’s feature acting debut. His enthusiasm for
exploring Dell’s character, as
well as his thick Serbian accent, is a nice compliment to the gritty St. Louis
City vibe that The Bunglers tries to carry off. Although his character
plays on stereotypes of a new American business owner, there was an element of
quirk and humanity that only George Malich could bring to the part. It was
evident throughout the process of making The Bunglers that George had
found his passion.
*
A: Anonymous (2006)
Produced by Daniel Bowers,
Bradley Bowers, Rosy Regalado
Directed by Daniel Bowers
Written by Daniel Bowers
Starring George Malich and Ray Brewer
With Sarah Jones, Peter Kruchowski and Roy Gokenbach
Directed by Daniel Bowers
Written by Daniel Bowers
Starring George Malich and Ray Brewer
With Sarah Jones, Peter Kruchowski and Roy Gokenbach
George Malich plays Gavin
Tartowski, who has been called a quack, a cult-leader, and a barista who sees
himself as a guru. Looking for a support group to help him with his compulsion
to wear extremely tight pants, Gavin was turned away from 12-step programs like
AA, NA and GA. “Why all the labels?" Gavin asks. "Why not put all
problems under one umbrella? That is why I created A. I want to help people no
matter what their challenges are.” The group's newest challenge is Benji (Ray
Brewer), a troubled 35-year-old “huffer.” As the members struggle with Benji,
they begin to work through their own inner demons and start to see the value in
their lives. Although Tartowski's methods are less than orthodox, his ability
to heal is indisputable.
Speak Easy (2011)
Produced
by Billy Benner and Mike Pagano
Directed by Billy Benner
Written by Billy Benner
Starring Dick Pointer and George Malich
Directed by Billy Benner
Written by Billy Benner
Starring Dick Pointer and George Malich
George
Malich plays the only voice of reason in the cast of Speak Easy, which is based on Moliere's Tartuffe. Dick
Pointer plays Barney Monroe, an old man who throws a party in his basement. The
toilets clog up with no plunger to solve the problem. Meanwhile, a tenant tries
to take over the house. One of George’s scene includes the longest urinating sequence
ever filmed on video. During the scene, George tries to convince the nemesis
that he has made very poor choices in life. “Waiting for approval from Guinness Book of World Records for
Longest Pee Scene in history of cinema,” says writer/director Billy Benner. “May
not have the approval before the festival in March.”
Trailer: http://youtu.be/mhstX70iaBg
Scenes
from Go South for Animal Index (in
progress)
Produced by Poetry Scores
Directed by Chris King
Written by Stefene Russell and Chris King
Featured: Paul Casey, Stefene Russell, George Malich
With Ray Brewer, Thomas Crone, Sammich the Tramp
Directed by Chris King
Written by Stefene Russell and Chris King
Featured: Paul Casey, Stefene Russell, George Malich
With Ray Brewer, Thomas Crone, Sammich the Tramp
George Malich as the military chaplain in the movie Go South for Animal Index.
For more information,
contact Chris King at brodog@hotmail.com
or 314-265-1435 or Jennifer Salci at jjsalci@yahoo.com.
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