The Arbalest — Trailer

added: Tue, Nov 8th '16

Written and directed by indie filmmaker Adam Pinney, "The Arbalest" is a dark satirical tale about a deeply paranoid and obsessed toy inventor, done in a retro, lo-fi style that's been described as a mix between David Lynch and Wes Anderson.

When the film premiered in March at the SXSW Film Festival, it received the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature, though reactions from critics have been decidedly mixed. Which is not a real surprise considering the movie is produced by Fake Wood Wallpaper Films. They're the same production company behind the Adult Swim series "Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell" and the 2014 viral-video hit "Too Many Cooks," which most people would qualify as cult comedies, if not darkly twisted treasures.

Starring Mike Brune and Tallie Medel, "The Arbalest" will be made available on VOD beginning November 18.

synopsis:
From the minds behind "Too Many Cooks" comes THE ARBALEST: the tale of enigmatic, famed toymaker Foster Kalt, celebrated inventor of the "Kalt Cube." His story unfolding via flashbacks over the course of an interview with a television reporter, Kalt primarily reflects on his lifelong obsession with Sylvia Frank. From his fateful first meeting with Sylvia in a New York Hotel Room in 1968, to years later when he is stalking her from a cabin in the woods, the puzzle pieces of Kalt’s obsession come together to form his latest, shocking, long-awaited new invention.

directed by Adam Pinney

starring Mike Brune, Tallie Medel

release date November 18, 2016 (on VOD)