Despiser (2003)

Having just been fired and dumped by his wife, life couldn’t possibly be worse for independent artist Gordon Hauge (Mark Redfield)—until he wrecks his car and finds himself in purgatory, that is. Once there, he is attacked by fanatic Shadowmen and legions of Ragmen—souls being enslaved and bent to some dark purpose. Gordon is rescued by an eccentric band of freedom fighters, people from different times of history who lost their lives in noble sacrifice. They recruit the reluctant and befuddled Gordon and set off on a wild adventure through the surreal landscapes of purgatory to battle the Despiser—an evil being who now reigns in this seemingly God-abandoned halfway house north of hell and south of heaven.

Director
Philip J. Cook

Starring:
Mark Redfield
Doug Brown

Runtime: 1hr 45min
Media: Digital Projection

Film will be screened outside of Comfort Station on the lawn.

Guest Programmed for Comfort Station by Ed Blair. Ed is a zinester based out of Chicago, IL. They half-heartedly run the Holy Demon Army Distro, the world’s best wrestling zine distro, and are currently writing zines about the occult underpinnings of Andrew W.K., and the cinmatic works of Philip J. Cook. You can follow them on twitter at @ourcityburning.

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