Frogtown
a woman’s obsessive drive to prove the existence of a magical swamp creature she befriended as a child.
a slice-of-life exploration of the weird and wonderful residents of a small town in north Florida and what they believe in. The film combines a scripted story about three generations of women growing up in that town alongside interviews with a patchwork of interesting and eccentric real-life residents. Both the fictional drama and true stories of tall tales collide at the end of the film in an absurd, genre-bending conclusion that leaves audiences questioning the reality of the piece and the validity of their own childhood memories.
Genre:
Fantasy, Documentary
Runtime:
85mins
Cast:
Laurel Collins
Serra Naiman
Ruby Bailey
Festivals:
Florida Film Festival (World Premiere)
Atlanta Film Festival
Crew:
Writer/Director/Editor: Costa Karalis
Producer: Evan Barber
Executive Producers: Carson Tappan & David Swinburne
Associate Producers: Rocco Shapiro & Francisco Cabrera
Director of Photography: Chris Violette
Production Designer: Summer Schantz
Original Music: Mason Palanti, Zach Pelham & Cannon Rogers
Director’s Statement:
“When we were younger the world was bigger. There were unknown things and the possibilities brought by each new day seemed endless. This feeling of wonder is easily lost as we age and begin to convince ourselves that we know all there is to know and have seen all there is to see. Frogtown is a handmade little movie about these feelings and more. I hope in watching it and meeting the fine folks who live in its world, you begin to question where your sense of wonder has disappeared to. It’s never too late to reclaim it. Likely, it is hiding in the smallest of things.”
- Costa Karalis Writer/Director, “Frogtown”