Happy Hunting
Directed by Louie Gibson, son of acclaimed actor and director, Mel Gibson. Happy Hunting follows Warren, a degenerate drifter, suffering from debilitating alcohol withdrawals on a daily basis. On his way down to Mexico, he becomes stranded in Bedford Flats, a one-horse town nestled deep in the American desert. It was a once-prosperous hunting community that has been reduced to an impoverished dust bowl. Unfortunately for Warren, it turns out that the town’s pastime is rounding up drifters and hunting them as part of an elaborate sporting event. To make matters worse, he’ll go into alcoholic withdrawal unless he finds a way to stay loaded. It all builds to a blood-soaked, live-or-die showdown deep in the desert.
Features:
- Winner of the Audience Award at the Fantastic Cinema Festival
- Best Cinematography Winner at Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2016
- Directed by Louie Gibson, son of Mel Gibson
- Starring Martin Dingle Wall (Home & Away, Underbelly), Kenny Wormald (Footloose, Love & Mercy)
Critic Reviews:
- " A nasty little piece of work that surprises with both its topicality and incisiveness, Happy Hunting unfailingly reminds us about the social problems we try to ignore that just won't go away. " – Justin Lowe
- " Even at its pulpiest, “Happy Hunting” has a point to make – about how in modern society we often use the pretense of morality to justify base savagery. " – Noel Murray
- " It's made with a finesse that's rare in such an inexperienced director, and it's an impressive contribution to the genre. " – Jennie Kermode
