Idaho International Film Festival
 

MOJAVE PHONE BOOTH

John Putch
USA, 2006, 88 minutes, Narrative
Cast: Annabeth Gish, Richard Romanus, Steve Guttenberg, Jerry Rapp, Missi Pyle
www.mojavephonebooth.net
Mojave Phone Booth  

Mojave Phone Booth is a rebellion against the Hollywood philosophy and all the bloat it stands for. I believe that a compelling story can be told without it costing an arm and leg.” - Director John Putch

Mojave Phone BoothIn the middle of the Mojave Desert rests an abandoned phone booth, riddled with bullet holes, its windows broken, but otherwise functioning. Its identity was born on the Internet, and for years travelers would make the trek down a lonely dirt road and camp next to the booth, in the hopes that it might suddenly ring, connecting them with a stranger (often from another country) on the other end of the line.

This is the story of 4 disparate people whose lives intersect at this mystical outpost. Beth (Annabeth Gish) is a troubled woman facing dilemmas with her love life and a recurring, baffling crime; Mary is a young South African who contemplates selling her body (and her soul) for the funds to escape her Mojave Phone Boothdreadful existence; Alex, a woman who is losing her partner to the belief that she is being plagued by alien parasites; and Richard (Robert Romanus) has been driven to final desperate act, and the phone booth offershis last chance for redemption. Exploring love, death, the mysteries of the universe, and the interconnectedness of all things, Mojave Phone Booth pitches us deep into the lives of people with an overwhelming need to communicate.


Edwards Boise Downtown Stadium 9: Friday, September 28th at 9:15pm

The Flicks: Saturday, September 29th at 4:30pm