All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, the film that accompanies Califone’s new album of the same name, will be making its theatrical premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah this January. The film was written and directed by Califone frontman Tim Rutili, and is his debut feature length film. The band will also be performing a live soundtrack alongside the film at the opening screening at Sundance.
The screenplay for the film, draws on the same themes and inspirations as the album. The story revolves around a fortune teller named Zel (played by respected cult actress Angela Bettis) who lives and works in an old house crowded with ghosts. When a mysterious light appears in the woods, the ghosts realize they are trapped and begin to rebel.
The live soundtrack to the film has been a part of Califone performances throughout the fall touring in support of All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, and KEXP’s Brian Cullen witnessed one of these moving performances and wrote about it for the KEXP blog. The LA Times recently covered the album and film project before the band’s performance at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, which you can read HERE. IFC.com also recently took the time to speak to Rutili and the interview is well worth the read, check it out HERE.
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