Four Eyed Monsters is an independent film. It’s 70 minutes long, and has won numerous awards at film festivals and can currently be seen online at Youtube.com ONLY until August 15.
It’s an interesting film based on the true story of the meeting of Aaron and Susan. They met online, exchanging e-mails before they met in person. Both were single and trying to figure out a direction to take in this world. They started an… interesting relationship which during the course of a year took on many twists and turns (not to mention obstacles and drama galore)! Then… after the smoked cleared, they made a film about it all. This is that film.
It’s pretty cool aesthetically, as the film goes between live footage and cartoonish drawings which come to life. The editing is superb, and the story is excellent. The dialogue is powerful and real. The pace of the film is a little slow throughout, so if you’re looking for car chases and explosions, this is NOT the film for you. But if you want a great little drama by two up-and-coming filmmakers, you should see this. If you visit their youtube account you can watch the full feature (until August 15th) as well as 8 behind the scenes episodes which delves into the making of the feature.
These two put a lot of effort (and maxed out a lot of credit cards) into making this film. If you want to help them out, you can join Spout (a film website) which is giving $1 to them for every person who signs up (up to $100,000). You can also buy the DVD which comes complete with extras including the 8 episode behind the scenes look, trailers, and their EPK (Electronic Press Kit).