"There is no better place to start than with
the festival-opening Wid Winner & the Slipstream.
From Kentucky-native writer/director Alex O. Gaynor, Wid Winner is the tale of two men on an admittedly absurd and yet personally vital journey. Caught up in the surrealist dreams of roaming tinkerer/would-be mad scientist Kenneth Brown (Alexander Wright), Wid (James Sheldon) is a fundamentally unsatisfied auto-parts store clerk turned partner-in-crime. What becomes apparent as the two continue their cross-country trek scavenging parts for Brown’s time machine is that these unlikely friends need each other just as much as they do the adventure. Sheldon’s role in the travel film has earned him a place amongst the finalists for the festival’s Best Actor award. Shot in Kentucky and with Wright also doubling as the composer for the film’s soundtrack..."
CHRIS RITTER - DERBY CITY FILM FESTIVAL
AVERY CROUNSE AWARD
As a director, Alex Gaynor was the 2010 winner of the Avery Crounse Award,
"given to filmmakers that have captured a certain visual artistry in their work, where a film becomes more than just telling a story, it has become a visual poem."
Wid Winner & the Slipstream was specifically chosen "because of the richness of the cinematography, the visual character of the actors, and the overall consistency of
story and technique.”
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