FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Gonzo comedy
film set for June 23rd release
HOLLYWOOD (MAY
27) -- In wake of criticism of the new studio movie 'Aloha' for alleged unfair
racial representation of Hawaii, producers of the new nonfiction comedy 'High
There' promise viewers will have to wait only a few weeks to see the native
population depicted in all its uncensored glory.
High There, set
for release on BRINKvision DVD and On Demand on June 23rd (four weeks after the
controversial Aloha), is a dark nonfiction comedy about a television producer
who ventures to the Big Island to shoot a stoner travel series, but instead
settles in with freewheeling stoners and other locals in the town of Pahoa.
"High
There presents a rainbow of real-life native potheads -- every shade of Hawaiian
of all ages," says writer/director Wayne Darwen, who stars as Dave High.
"And many of them are naked! There's no whitewashing of anything in this
picture, believe me!"
"Our movie
is the first in recent memory to show Hawaii as more than an exotic backdrop
for rich white movie stars," says co-director and co-star Henry Goren.
"I lived and worked in Hawaii for many years. This is the real deal."
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| Tony The Healer & Dave High in HIGH THERE |
Executive
producer Sam Peters says: "Nothing against Cameron Crowe. I love his work
and I treasure his book of interviews with my old departed pal Billy Wilder.
But when it comes to authenticity, Brad Cooper's got nothin' on Tony The
Healer!"
The IMDb page
for the High There indeed lists characters including Surfer Dave, Alien Tom, LeAnn
The Tile Lady and Tony The Healer as "themselves."
Adds Peters:
"Remember this as you pre-order the very limited edition High There DVD --
one informal translation of 'Aloha' is
'High There.' Funny that we're the ones
saying 'Aloha' the Island way."
High There is on sale now as a pre-order on Amazon.com and other sales sites.
High There is on sale now as a pre-order on Amazon.com and other sales sites.
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