22nd Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 17-27, 2025

12th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 20-24, 2024

Bellflower

USA, 2011: 103 Minutes: Canadian Premiere
Archives 2011
In Cinema Globe Cinema
Sat, Apr 16 7:00 PM

description

An apocalyptic love story for the Mad Max generation, Evan Glodell’s impressive feature debut paints a classic, yet urgently contemporary, tale of the destructive power of love.


Bellflower follows two friends who spend their time building flamethrowers and other weapons in the hope that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang, Mother Medusa, to reign supreme. While waiting for the destruction to commence, one of them meets a charismatic young woman and falls in love - hard. Quickly integrating into a new group of friends, the pair set off on a journey of betrayal, love, hate, and extreme violence more devastating than any of their apocalyptic fantasies.

With highly stylized photography and editing, Bellflower is an exhilarating, character-driven joyride. Fueling this narrative with fantastic imagery and extraordinary performances, writer/director/ actor Glodell elevates the ordinary experiences of friendship and romance into the stuff of legend. – Sundance


OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Sundance 2011
SXSW 2011

press for Bellflower

"Bellflower’s scum-steampunk sex revenge fantasia is the discovery of Sundance 2011"
- VILLAGE VOICE
"Bellflower is a ballsy look into love, heartbreak, and destruction that you won’t be able to forget."
- GEEKTYRANT

screened with a short film

Haunted

details

Narrative / Action / Romance / Drama / Award at CUFF

103 Minutes

credits

Director/Writer:
Evan Glodell

Producers:
Vincent Grashaw, Evan Glodell

Cast:
Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Rebekah Brandes, Tyler Dawson, Vincent Grashaw

Website:
http://www.coatwolf.com

community

awards

WINNER: Winner Jury Award, Best Narrative Feature - CUFF 2011