Lord Byron
USA | 2011 | 95 min
Byron has always been a lover of women. He’s a romantic, and he loves all of his girlfriends the same way—totally and completely. But he’s grown restless in his middle-age, and recently he has found himself lost in some heavy thoughts about big things like God, and love, and time. So when a demon-obsessed televangelist suggests that he retreat from the chaos of the world, Byron escapes his town and embarks on a spiritual journey of the fantastic kind.
In LORD BYRON (Sundance 2011, New York Times Critics Pick), a deadpan Greek tragedy set in South Louisiana, a cast of bizarre, comedic characters, led by newcomer Paul Batiste, pursue uncommon dreams and missions of their own making. Director Zack Godshall (Low and Behold, God’s Architects) and co-creator Ross Brupbacher share a kaleidoscopic world seen through the bloodshot eyes of Byron, a quixotic philosopher-poet and bayou Don Juan who seeks spiritual fulfillment by any means possible.
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DIR Zack Godshall
SCR Zack Godshall, Ross Brupbacher
CAST Paul Batiste, Justin Bickham, Joseph Diaz
Official site New York Times Critics’ Pick
Won, 2011 Indie Memphis – Soul of Southern FilmByron is a philosopher and a lover, but an unlikely hero: a chubby, boozing lay-about on an existential journey through Louisiana. Magically, the film speaks with his voice. Playful and spontaneous, Zack Godshall wanted to make a film the same way he’d play in his yard as a kid, with the freedom to wander. His raw, ultra low-budget form may not be the spitting image of 18th century romanticism, but it’s not for want of a poetic soul.
—John Nein, Sundance Institute
