Synopsis
Real-life brother and sister, Jacob and Sarah Kindberg, play two estranged, 20-something siblings who find themselves living together once again in their parent's Minnesota home, where they discover home movies they used to make together as kids. After watching their old James Bond spoofs, talk shows, and Saturday Night Live sketches, they are inspired to make 'The Sarah and Beau Show', a talk/variety show for the Internet in an attempt to get back some of the fearless drive and creativity they had when they were young. But tensions rise when Sarah starts dating Beau's best-friend Adam and the future of the show is threatened.
Production Notes
A truly DIY film, 'Channel News' was made in Apple Valley, MN for roughly $700 with a cast and crew of 4 people. It was shot on the Canon 7D over the course of 28 days in January, 2010. Jacob Kindberg served as actor, producer, writer, director, cinematographer, and editor. of the film.
The film features actual home videos that Jacob and Sarah made together as kids.
The soundtrack for the film consists entirely of local Minnesota artists.
Cast and Crew
Jacob Kindberg....................Beau
Sarah Kindberg....................Sarah
Joe Burger.....................................Adam
Adam Lynch................................Jason
Screenings
June 10, 2010 (World Premiere) Underground Exposure
Lagoon Cinema - Minneapolis, MN
June 19, 2010 Palmyra Backyard Screening
Orange, CA
Aug. 6-14, 2010 Kahbang Music and Arts Festival
Bangor, ME
Sept. 30, Oct. 2, 2010 Twin Cities Film Festival
Minneapolis, MN
Reviews
"As a first film, Channel News does well to show us that as a filmmaker, Kindberg has adopted the "write what you know" mantra that has successfully served so many of his indie predecessors." Full Review
- Joshua Gass, kahbang.com
"Life is not without a sense of irony. When we're kids, we spend all of our time wishing that we were adults.....Jacob Kindberg's Channel News understands this frustration and longing better than most films that are thematically similar." Full Review
- Tyler Smith, morethanonelesson.com
Free Verse Films
3324 Oakhurst Ave. Apt. 1
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Email
jacob.r.kindberg_gmail.com
Phone
952-484-7965
Good Music
Peter Wolf Crier
Wolfman Strikes Again!
Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles
Dan Israel
Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps
The Arms Akimbo
The Drive Back
The Starfolk
Pistol Whipping Party Penguins
Patches and Gretchen
Roma di Luna
Jacob Kindberg
Good Art
Jaak Kindberg
Channel News - Press Kit
Press
"As evidenced by the bio line of Kindberg's Twitter feed ('I make films. I make music. I make love... Well, one day I will'), this Minnesotan has a healthy sense of humor. Ask him about his favorite real-life childhood home movie collaborations made with Sarah and he points to a pair of James Bond movie spoofs. "We always delivered on the action, as long as your idea of action is watching me jump sideways on to the couch as I shoot unseen bad guys," he says." Full Interview
- Richard Horgan, filmstew.com
