Starbuck was a crowd favorite over the weekend at the Sonoma International Film Festival. I hope you get a chance to see it.
Very funny script, well-played by a fine cast. David Wozniack earned the titled "El Masterbator," by making 693 sperm donations to a clinic next door to his home 20 years ago. Today, he is the worst meat delivery man in Quebec. He is irresponsible, and he owes a lot of money to some thugs who regularly nearly drown him. There is very little in his life going right. Then, he learns he is being sued by 145 of the 533 children who were conceived from his donations. The children want the sperm bank to release the identity of their father. His long-suffering girlfriend breaks the news that she is pregnant with his 534th child. She knows nothing about David's other children.
His friend, probably the worst attorney in Quebec, is all the lawyer David can afford. There is a subtext of a case going to trial. David is presented, through the plaintiffs' attorney, a package of profiles of the 145 children. Curiosity get the better of him, and he picks out one profile. To his surprise, his offspring is a great football player and a sports hero. He goes to the soccer match and admires his son. Encouraged by the excellence of his progeny, he begins to look into the lives of more of his offspring, becoming a "guardian angel" to some of them. There is a beautiful humanity in this part of the film.
This is a very funny film. It is also a very poignant film. The more we learn about David, the more we realize that he is a loving man and beloved by his family. His defects of character fade as we begin to love this guy.
I'm not sure if Starbuck will ever get a distribution deal, but I hope it does. It is a winner. See it, if you can.
Very funny script, well-played by a fine cast. David Wozniack earned the titled "El Masterbator," by making 693 sperm donations to a clinic next door to his home 20 years ago. Today, he is the worst meat delivery man in Quebec. He is irresponsible, and he owes a lot of money to some thugs who regularly nearly drown him. There is very little in his life going right. Then, he learns he is being sued by 145 of the 533 children who were conceived from his donations. The children want the sperm bank to release the identity of their father. His long-suffering girlfriend breaks the news that she is pregnant with his 534th child. She knows nothing about David's other children.
His friend, probably the worst attorney in Quebec, is all the lawyer David can afford. There is a subtext of a case going to trial. David is presented, through the plaintiffs' attorney, a package of profiles of the 145 children. Curiosity get the better of him, and he picks out one profile. To his surprise, his offspring is a great football player and a sports hero. He goes to the soccer match and admires his son. Encouraged by the excellence of his progeny, he begins to look into the lives of more of his offspring, becoming a "guardian angel" to some of them. There is a beautiful humanity in this part of the film.
This is a very funny film. It is also a very poignant film. The more we learn about David, the more we realize that he is a loving man and beloved by his family. His defects of character fade as we begin to love this guy.
I'm not sure if Starbuck will ever get a distribution deal, but I hope it does. It is a winner. See it, if you can.