BLUES FOR THE AVATAR (B&W, ©1995). This 2nd Port Townsend-made movie was my kick-off Feature Workshop. 16 improv collaborations followed). Full movie link below).

Fests: Slamdance/Honorable Mention, Silver Award, Houston FF, Figueira da Foz Intl. (Portugal).

BLUES FOR THE AVATAR is a comedy about two oddball characters, a man Cheyenne, and a woman, Mary Jane, caught in the circumstances of being unwanted guests in other people's lives. His propensity for women has landed him in the middle of a horrendous breakup, while her quest for self-discovery leads her into what might be direct contact with an avatar ('...a spiritual being sent to earth to teach us enlightenment'). Their friends appear throughout the film, offering real-life stories of irony, outrageousness, and late 20th century angst.

A collaborative feature written/directed by Rick Schmidt, Kyle Bergersen, Trudie Dearinger, Barry Norman, Eric Magun, Anthony Pesce, Michelle Kulstad.

NOTE: SEVERAL CO-WRITERS/CO-DIRECTORS APPEAR IN THE MOVIE, TELLING REAL-LIFE STORIES TO THE CAMERA.

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BLUES FOR THE AVATAR (POSTER/STLLS)

Shoot in Port Townsend, WA, 1994.

Lead actors in “Blues",”––Cheyenne Wilbur and Mary Jane Knecht.

“Breakup scene,” with actors Jane Holloway and Cheyenne Wilbur.

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