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Greg Sestero returns to Bristol with his new film Miracle Valley
The Watershed doesn’t intentionally screen really bad movies. But they’re making an exception for Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, famously described as “the Citizen Kane of bad films”.
As film buffs won’t need reminding, the story of The Room was told in the really rather good, Oscar-nominated The Disaster Artist, which was based on co-star Greg Sestero’s acclaimed memoir, The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room.
The most popular film ever screened by The Bristol Bad Film Club, The Room remains a chuckle-along treat best enjoyed with an audience. It’s also provided a launchpad for Sestero’s own film-making career. His directorial debut, Miracle Valley, is a seventies throwback indie horror about a bickering couple who encounter a scary cult in the Arizona desert during their search for an ultra-rare bird.
A scene from Miracle Valley: it’s a safe bet that some of these people won’t be making it to the end credits
Like his chum Mr. Wiseau, Sestero has elected to write, direct and take the lead role, which means there’s nowhere to hide if Miracle Valley turns out to rival The Room on the crapometer.
Another scene from Miracle Valley: nothing says “Welcome!” quite like a giant horned skull
Find out for yourself when the film gets its first screening in Bristol at the Watershed on Saturday 30 April. It’s followed by a Q&A with the director himself, hosted by Bristol Bad Film Club programmer Ti Singh. Go here for tickets.
Naturally, Sestero is not being allowed to visit the city without presenting yet another screening of The Room. This notorious disasterpiece makes its Watershed debut on Friday 29 April. Once again, there will be a Q&A hosted by Ti Singh. Roomies are also being lured by the additional attraction of some exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary footage. Go here for tickets.
Main pic: Greg Sestero in Miracle Valley. All images supplied by Bristol Bad Film Club
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