#PotatoDreamsofAmerica

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Cine: Potato Dreams of America (2021)

Hay mucho de surrealismo en esta película autobiográfica sobre Wes Hurley, nacido en Vladivostok (URSS, o Unión Soviética) como Vasili Naumenko. En el marco del advenimiento de Mijail Gorbachov y el fin del comunismo, Vasili, apodado “Potato” (Hersh Powers), se ha acostumbrado a que todas las noches se corte la energía eléctrica y a soñar el sueño americano que le ofrece un canal de series estadounidenses que emanan desde su televisor en blanco y negro. Lena, su madre (Sera Barbieri) es una médica se ha divorciado de su esposo violento (Jule Johnson) y recibe cada tanto la visita de su progenitora, Tamara (Lea DeLaria); casi adolescente, ya comienza a advertir que quizás no le seducen los culos femeninos, situación que no le da ninguna tranquilidad. Un poco a la manera del protagonista de “Jojo Rabbit” (2019), Potato encuentra un “amigo imaginario” no en Hitler sino en el mismísimo Jesucristo (Jonathan Bennett).

El sueño se vuelve real cuando Lena acepta emigrar a Seattle, aceptando la opción de casarse con John (Dan Lauria), un cristiano ortodoxo junto a quien espera conformar una rutina segura. Es un punto de quiebre en la historia, que comienza en 1985 y luego se traslada a la década de los noventa. El niño Potato ya es un adolescente (ahora lo interpreta Tyler Bocock mientras que la Lena “americana” recae en Alycia Delmore) y reafirma el rumbo de su búsqueda visitando el videoclub, deleitándose con la vista del empleado, yendo a la sección “Gay & Lesbiana” y alquilando de forma repetitiva la cinta “The Living End” (1992). El problema: John ya avisó que, si la vida familiar no resulta ser lo conservadora que quiere, no tardará en desligarse de Lena y en regresarla a Rusia y la sexualidad de su hijastro convierte la amenaza en una posibilidad cierta.

“Potato Dreams of America“ no es el primer intento de Hurley por narrar su historia: ya en 2017 estrenó su corto documental “Little Potato“, ganador de siete premios. Para esta “versión extendida“, el director y guionista aúna la comedia y el drama, integra algunos apuntes sobre el crecimiento personal con críticas al comunismo, al capitalismo, al fanatismo religioso y, en definitiva, a la idiosincrasia estadounidense en un relato que parece desdoblarse en dos episodios radicalmente distintos: la amable comedia de la infancia de Vasili y el peligro latente, encarnado por su padrastro, de su adolescencia.

[film-book]

Film Review: POTATO DREAMS OF AMERICA: A Campy Gay Auto-Biopic That Can’t Quite Connect Its Dots [SXSW 2021] https://tinyurl.com/yh9zm792

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[kelvisweho]

Great time at #outshinefilmfestival watching #potatodreamsofamerica with an awesome meet and greet with @realleadelaria (at Dezerland Park Miami) https://www.instagram.com/p/CODUM_Hhtzq/?igshid=ka16qfem3cfy

[jamieroxxartist]

✔ Mark Your Calendars: Monday Jan 31 on 🎨#JamieRoxx’s Pop Roxx Radio 🎙️#TalkShow and 🎧#Podcast w/ Featured Guest:

James Grixoni (#TwinPeaks), #Actor   #PotatoDreamsofAmerica ​ FB Page: Potato's World (#Film | #Biography, #Comedy, #Drama #LGBTQ+)

☎ Lines will be open (347) 850.8598 Call in with your Questions and Comments Live on the Air.

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Pop Art Painter Jamie #Roxx (www.JamieRoxx.us) welcomes #JamesGrixoni (Twin Peaks), Actor  (Film | Biography, Comedy, Drama) to the Show!

● WEB: www.potatodreamfilm.com ● IG: @potatodreamsfilm ● FB: @PotatoDreamsOfAmerica   ● TW:  @Potatodreamsusa

Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American rights to #WesHurley's feature #PotatoDreamsofAmerica. The film received positive reception at its premiere at SXSW and its Los Angeles premiere at Outfest 2021. Dark Star Pictures will release the film theatrically on January 14, 2022, followed by a VOD/Digital release on February 22.

Wes Hurley's autobiographical #darkcomedy tells the story of a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother and their adventurous escape to America. Full of unexpected twists, the film is an immigrant's take on the American Dream and the power of cinema, proving that life is often stranger than fiction.

Written and directed by Wes Hurley, Potato Dreams of America stars #LeaDeLaria (#OrangeIstheNewBlack), #DanLauria (#TheSpirit), #JonathanBennett (#MeanGirls), #MaryaSeaKaminski (#WaxieMooninFallenJewel), #SeraBarbieri (#ThreeBusyDebras), #TylerBocock, #HershPowers, #SophiaMitriSchloss (#BigShot), #CynthiaLaurenTewes, #LadyRizo, James Grixoni (Twin Peaks), and #AlyciaDelmore (#TakeMe). Potato Dreams of America was produced by #MischaJakupcak and Hurley, and executive produced by #ElizaFlug, #SarahCrowe, and #MelEslyn.

"My producer Mischa Jakupcak and I are thrilled to have Dark Star be the North American home of Potato Dreams of America and help bring this unique and timely comedy to theaters and homes around the country," said Hurley.

"Potato Dreams of America is the kind of unique and compelling narrative that Dark Star wants to share with audiences. Director Wes Hurley has managed to tell a personal story in a humorous yet moving way that strikes an emotional chord with the viewer," said #MichaelRepsch (President, Dark Star Pictures).

​● Media Inquiries: October Coast www.octobercoastpr.com

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South By Southwest Film Festival 2021 Film Lineup: SOUND OF VIOLENCE, HERE BEFORE, THE FALLOUT, & More https://tinyurl.com/yyveelns

[jamieroxxartist]

Today's Episode #1200! of 🎨#JamieRoxx’s Pop Roxx Radio 🎙️#TalkShow and #Podcast w/ Featured Guest:

●  James Grixoni  (#TwinPeaks), #Actor   #PotatoDreamsofAmerica ​FB Page: Potato's World (#Film | #Biography, #Comedy, #Drama #LGBTQ+)

has now been converted to a PODCAST and is now archived (for #FREE) at: ✔ www.PopRoxxRadio.com also on wherever you Stream or Download Podcasts at, Including: ✔ BlogTalkRadio: http://tobtr.com/12053572 ✔ Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yynbdbky ✔ Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/hjdpqb6 ✔ iHeartRadio: https://tinyurl.com/yylvjl65 ✔ TuneIn: https://tinyurl.com/y34agloq ✔ Pandora: https://tinyurl.com/yygddano ✔ Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/yazcmb88 ✔ VIP Ad FREE on Jamie Roxx's Patreon: www.patreon.com/JamieRoxx

Pop Art Painter Jamie #Roxx (www.JamieRoxx.us) welcomes #JamesGrixoni (Twin Peaks), Actor  (Film | Biography, Comedy, Drama) to the Show!

● WEB: www.potatodreamfilm.com ● IG: @potatodreamsfilm ● FB: @PotatoDreamsOfAmerica   ● TW:  @Potatodreamsusa

Dark Star Pictures @darkstarpix has acquired North American rights to #WesHurley’s feature #PotatoDreamsofAmerica. The film received positive reception at its premiere at SXSW and its Los Angeles premiere at Outfest 2021. Dark Star Pictures will release the film theatrically on January 14, 2022, followed by a VOD/Digital release on February 22.

Wes Hurley’s #autobiographical #darkcomedy tells the story of a gay boy growing up in the collapsing #USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother and their adventurous escape to America. Full of unexpected twists, the film is an immigrant’s take on the American Dream and the power of cinema, proving that life is often stranger than fiction.

Written and directed by Wes Hurley, Potato Dreams of America stars #LeaDeLaria (#OrangeIstheNewBlack), #DanLauria (#TheSpirit), #JonathanBennett (#MeanGirls), #MaryaSeaKaminski (#WaxieMooninFallenJewel), #SeraBarbieri (#ThreeBusyDebras), #TylerBocock, #HershPowers, #SophiaMitriSchloss (#BigShot), #CynthiaLaurenTewes, #LadyRizo, James Grixoni (Twin Peaks), and #AlyciaDelmore (#TakeMe). Potato Dreams of America was produced by #MischaJakupcak and Hurley, and executive produced by #ElizaFlug, #SarahCrowe, and #MelEslyn.

● Media Inquiries: @OctoberCoastPR www.octobercoastpr.com

[jamieroxxartist]

Man! I had a good time on the Show Today! Today my Featured Guest was: James Grixoni  (#TwinPeaks), #Actor   #PotatoDreamsofAmerica ​FB Page: Potato's World (#Film | #Biography, #Comedy, #Drama #LGBTQ+)

I really liked this Movie and I really dig James's work.  He's always Fantastic!  And is cool turned up to 10!  We had a super-fun and insightful conversation.  He's just great!  

The Episode #1200  will be dropping as a Podcast soon.  I'm working on the Post-Production of it now here in my Art Studio. While I'm working on that, up on the TV in here I have one of my Fave #Trance Tracks from 2011, #TripleA - #WinterStayed (Armin van Buuren #Remix).  This one always takes me right back to that time.  Enjoy, Podcast dropping soon.

[jamieroxxartist]

🎬 #PotatoDreamsofAmerica - Official Trailer | #Comedy, #LGBTQ, #Drama | #SXSW, Frameline (Click the Pic to Watch the Video)

Today on 🎨#JamieRoxx’s Pop Roxx Radio 🎙️#TalkShow and 🎧#Podcast w/ Featured Guest:

James Grixoni (#TwinPeaks), #Actor   #PotatoDreamsofAmerica ​ FB Page: Potato's World (#Film | #Biography, #Comedy, #Drama #LGBTQ+)

☎ Lines will be open (347) 850.8598 Call in with your Questions and Comments Live on the Air.

💬 & a LIVE Chatroom will be open on the Show Page

● Click here to Set a Reminder: http://tobtr.com/12053572

[jamieroxxartist]

Today on 🎨#JamieRoxx’s Pop Roxx Radio 🎙️#TalkShow and 🎧#Podcast w/ Featured Guest:

James Grixoni @_grixoni_ (#TwinPeaks), #Actor   #PotatoDreamsofAmerica ​ (#Film | #Biography, #Comedy, #Drama #LGBTQ+)

☎ Lines will be open (347) 850.8598 Call in with your Questions and Comments Live on the Air.

💬 & a LIVE Chatroom will be open on the Show Page

● Click here to Set a Reminder: http://tobtr.com/12053572

Pop Art Painter Jamie #Roxx (www.JamieRoxx.us) welcomes #JamesGrixoni (Twin Peaks), Actor  (Film | Biography, Comedy, Drama) to the Show!

● WEB: www.potatodreamfilm.com ● IG: @potatodreamsfilm ● FB: @PotatoDreamsOfAmerica   ● TW:  @Potatodreamsusa

Dark Star Pictures @darkstarpix has acquired North American rights to #WesHurley’s feature #PotatoDreamsofAmerica. The film received positive reception at its premiere at SXSW and its Los Angeles premiere at Outfest 2021. Dark Star Pictures will release the film theatrically on January 14, 2022, followed by a VOD/Digital release on February 22.

Wes Hurley’s #autobiographical #darkcomedy tells the story of a gay boy growing up in the collapsing #USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother and their adventurous escape to America. Full of unexpected twists, the film is an immigrant’s take on the American Dream and the power of cinema, proving that life is often stranger than fiction.

Written and directed by Wes Hurley, Potato Dreams of America stars #LeaDeLaria (#OrangeIstheNewBlack), #DanLauria (#TheSpirit), #JonathanBennett (#MeanGirls), #MaryaSeaKaminski (#WaxieMooninFallenJewel), #SeraBarbieri (#ThreeBusyDebras), #TylerBocock, #HershPowers, #SophiaMitriSchloss (#BigShot), #CynthiaLaurenTewes, #LadyRizo, James Grixoni (Twin Peaks), and #AlyciaDelmore (#TakeMe). Potato Dreams of America was produced by #MischaJakupcak and Hurley, and executive produced by #ElizaFlug, #SarahCrowe, and #MelEslyn.

“Potato Dreams of America is the kind of unique and compelling narrative that Dark Star wants to share with audiences. Director Wes Hurley has managed to tell a personal story in a humorous yet moving way that strikes an emotional chord with the viewer,” said #MichaelRepsch (President, Dark Star Pictures).

​● Media Inquiries: @OctoberCoastPR www.octobercoastpr.com