Black Boot Beach is a group of lazy and poor wannabes. Or perhaps a group of visionaries, time will tell. But we are convinced that the way films are made has a lot to do with why they SUCK! When we watch a film we don't fall in love with script and story first, we fall in love with personality, vision, imagery and collections of pretty moments. Sure a story is important, but what if other things, which are difficult to achieve are even more important. Can you tell me how Snatch ends? What was the story? I can't. But I loved it. The same is true of Star Wars I, Resevoir Dogs and a hundred of other great films.

It is this paradox that drives us. Start with personalities. Start with moments and build from there. Though improv is almost always lame (and something we hope to never do) a fixed script is even more stifling. Too much logic, perhaps, or just not enough vision. Therefore we have come up with a new way to do things. It involves relying on accidents. Searching for moments, mistakes, laughter, whatever. We film for a month without any idea of story. We shoot dozens to hundreds of unrelated scenes with cheap cameras (example below). We throw away the real shit. But from there, we take the best moments and personalites of those scenes and write them together in a story. We write the scripts, we shoot from a script, but it is a script made by happenstance and laughter. Based on what our actors do well. And how long does it take to write, well the orange thief took a night. And the Son of Tango Kid, took a week and a half. Not bad.

Black Boot Beach loves to pretend it is a democracy...but that's not quite true. Most scenes are directed and scripted by Aristotle, Arthur and Vinnie. Though remember, the scripting is based on what the actors themselves were probably saying the night before when they were drunk. That said, here's a brief intro to our behind the camera members.

Aristotle Silvio (aka Boogie Dean) Co-Director - Writer - DP - Editor
Environmentalist/Musician/ Evolution Theorist/ High School Science Teacher
A musician who formed the hip-hop groups The Goats (Ruffhouse/Columbia) and Jimmy Luxury (SONY Music) among others; his songs appear in Drillbit Taylor (2008), Oceans 11; Me, Myself,& Irene, GO! etc. (yes that's him singing!). Occasionally teaches high school biology in New York City, he lives in Italy (monestevole). He has just got back from 5 months in Gabon working on deforestation, bushmeat issues and carbon emission.

Arthur Wilinski Co-Director - DP - Editor
Director of Photography, Production Design/ Motorcycle Racer/ Popcorn Farmer.
An international director of photograph and production designer his credits include cult classic Britney Baby One More Time, as well as Around the Fire. Music Videos for the Village People, INXS, 98 Degrees and 3rd Eye Blind. Too many commercials to list: Nike, Ikea, etc.. Founded (with Boogie Dean) Shotwell Films--the indie production hub formerly in San Francisco, now in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. See site for ArtWilinski

Vinnie Angel Co-Director - Writer - DP - Editor
Artist/ Product Designer/ Author/ Creator of Vinnie's Tampon Cases
His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Flaunt, Interview, Jane, ELLE, Nylon, Maxim, and many other magazines; at galleries in New York City; in the Andy Warhol Museum; and in retail stores such as Bendel's New York, Fred Segal LA; the Hustler Store on Sunset; and Urban Outfitters nationwide. He wrote and designed Vinnie's GIANT Roller Coaster Period Chart & Sticker Book as well as Vinnie's Cramp Kicking Remedy Book (both Chronicle Books). Lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and his brother Boogie. See site for VinnieAngel

Alessio Giottoli Co-Director - Editor - Writer
Carpenter. Family man. Owner of Nuova Rali Building Supplies. Drummer. Philosopher. Also runs one of the most beautiful places in the world (monestevole).

Below: A fun clip (not from the films) with Aristotle, Alessio and Cecile. It is an example of their AB-CHOOTING method or writing - playing tons of characters shooting tons of scenes and only then, taking what is working and writing the film in a couple nights. Much funner than scriptwriting the old fashioned way...yuch.

More of the Black Boot Beach crew

VINNIE ANGEL - co-producer, co-director, co-writer
ART WILINSKI - co-producer, co-director, co-wri
ARISTOTLE SILVIO, co-producer, co-director, co-writer, inventor of the process
JIM REED - Philadelphia - Photography, Sound, Script, Inspiration, Musical Supervision
ANDREA CALABRESE - the orange thief
ALESSIO GIOTTOLI - Turrido L'amafina - THE SMOOTH BLADE
MICAELA HELVTICA SAXER - Rosalba
JEAN MARC BURGER - French Tourist
CESARE RIATTI - Salesman
NUCIO INOCENZI - Prison Guard
CECILIA GENOVESE SABBIANERA - Rosa's Crying Friend Sicilia
RENZO ZANELLI- Cameraman and Editor
NAOMI SCHEMBI - The Mattress Girl
SALVO DAZZO - Lucca Sicula
TAYLOR CUTCOMB Original Music and Score

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NETFLIX, AMAZON RELEASE DATE: August 12, 2008