Kung Fu Elliot - 10Th Anniversary

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The bizarre story of Elliot "White Lightning" Scott, a martial artist with big ambitions: he's determined to become Canada's first kung fu action hero with his low-budget karate epic, BLOOD FIGHT.

This surreal documentary captures two years in the lives of a passionate amateur filmmaker, his supportive partner Linda Lum, and their cast and crew of outrageous dreamers striving to achieve success. As Linda tries to ground Elliot in reality and commit to their relationship, he retreats further and further into his world of make-believe. Elliot sees himself as a moralistic hero; however, as Linda probes into Elliot’s impressive martial arts history, his Asian lineage, and his tragic past, she begins to unravel all of Elliot's tall tales. With everyone’s hopes and dreams pinned on Elliot, this film asks, “can you believe in your dreams too much before you end up living in a fantasy world?”

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Slamdance Film Festival 2014
HotDocs Film Festival 2014
Raindance Film Festival 2014
New Zealand International Film Festival 2014
Fantastic Fest 2014
Fantasia International Film Festival 2014

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Matthew Bauckman worked in production for a decade editing, shooting, and directing commercials and trailers. In addition to KUNG FU ELLIOT, Bauckman is known for the TV Series FILM SCHOOL, which was released the same year. He now works as a Cinematic designer at Ubisoft.

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Jaret Belliveau graduated from NSCAD University with a BFA, majoring in photography. Belliveau’s work has been featured on CBC.ca Arts, and his photographs have been published in The Sunday Telegraph, The Saturday Telegraph, Maclean's magazine, The Walrus, Toronto Life, Toro magazine and Report on Business. Belliveau has also directed two feature-length documentary films: HIGHWAY GOSPEL and KUNG FU ELLIOT.

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