Tarnation
Talk of the town at Sundance 2004 for reportedly costing a mere US$187 to make, Tarnation is Jonathan Caouette's inspiring and intimately personal documentary self-portrait chronicling his chaotic upbringing in a dysfunctional Texas family, his coming out experience and the unexpected relationship that develops with his mentally-ill mother Renee. Moving and technically impressive, Tarnation proves that extreme low-budget productions deserving of theatrical release are increasingly within the means of filmmakers with the necessary skill and imagination.
Reviews
“I'd call it some kind of miracle.”
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
“The artist clutches his camera as though it were a life raft, and apparently he survives.”
J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
Screens With
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When
6:15 PM Sunday, 27 February
Buy Tickets Online
Greater Union - Cinema 1
Ticket Price
Full price $14
Industry $12
SPU Concession $10
As Part Of
General DocumentariesAbout Tarnation
96 minutes35mm
Dolby SR
In English
Print Source
Dendy Films
Dendy Films
jasonh@dendy.com.au
Awards
Sutherland Trophy, London International Film Festival 04Target Documentary Award for Best Documentary Award, Los Angeles 2004
Festivals
Bergen 2004Cannes Film Festival 2004
Gijon 2004
New York 2004
Rio de Janeiro 2004
Sundance 2004
Toronto 2004
About the Director
Jonathan Caouette
Jonathon Caouette was born in 1972 in Houston, Texas. He has made films since he was eight years old but has never received a formal filmmaking education. Caouette is also an actor, appearing in several commercials, TV productions and short films. Tarnation is his feature length debut.