Benten Films
Joe Swanberg's LOL
Reviews

"The inability to connect in a hyper-wired world is old news given fresh voice in this tragicomic indie about the way we live."

— Nathan Lee, THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Sharply observational... a WiFi-enabled Funny Ha Ha."

— Sam Adams, PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER

"LOL is a somewhat stunning mirror on the ways we say things without words. [Swanberg] reveals himself to be one of the most emotionally astute young filmmakers working today."

— Karina Longworth, CINEMATICAL
Features

Director Commentary, with contributions from Kevin Bewersdorf and C. Mason Wells

Cast Commentary with Joe Swanberg, Kevin Bewersdorf, C. Mason Wells, Greta Gerwig, and Tipper Newton

Hissy Fits: a short film made as a test for LOL

Kevin-Casts: video podcasts documenting the making of LOL

Complete "Noisehead" Videos

The Artwork of LOL

Tipper Newton Casting Interview

Additional Kevin Bewersdorf performance footage

PLUS: "It's Not You, It's MySpace," a new essay by GreenCine Daily editor David Hudson

Synopsis

From acclaimed auteur Joe Swanberg (Hannah Takes the Stairs, Kissing on the Mouth), the SXSW Film Festival favorite LOL is a raw, witty and painfully intimate look at modern sexuality and the technology that either helps us click or turns us off.

Struggling to balance their online obsessions with the demands of real life, Alex (Kevin Bewersdorf), Chris (C. Mason Wells) and Tim (Swanberg) are, like many young men, unable to decipher the mixed messages that everyday tools of communication offer. Does e-mail help them connect, or are they alienating their chances for love by viewing women through the dimensions of a computer screen and the lens of a cameraphone?

Filmed with documentary-like realism and a nonprofessional cast, and featuring a brilliantly eclectic soundtrack by Bewersdorf, LOL's defiantly un-Hollywood approach pulls no punches in its up-to-the-second relevance and honesty about the new male paradigm.

Tech Specs

• 2006

• 81 Minutes

• Color

• Dolby Stereo

• 1.33:1 aspect ratio

• In English, with optional subtitles

• NTSC Region All

• Release Date: August 28th, 2007

• UPC: 793573436139

• SRP $27.95

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