Sasquatches: they’re just like us. They make friends with wildlife, sometimes unwisely; they have families; they do chores together; they… okay, the part where they’re boning in the woods with an audience might be a little less ordinary by human standards. But to each their own, right?
Sasquatch Sunset comes from directors David and Nathan Zellner, and stars Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough as two members of a family of sasquatches (why do I want to call them “sasquatchi”?) as they go about their ordinary sasquatch lives. More than a decade ago, the Zellners made a short film called “Sasquatch Birth Journal No. 2,” and now they’ve given the maybe-probably-definitely mythical creatures the feature film treatment.
Here’s the synopsis:
In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind— embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around them. Starring Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg, acclaimed directors David and Nathan Zellner (Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter) bring you the greatest Bigfoot story ever told.
This is a red-band trailer, presumably because of the sasquatch sex, though said sasquatch sex is pretty tame, really. The Hollywood Reporter reviewed the film, writing, “The Zellners’ fondness for wacky scenarios, the film’s unexpected turns and its deep appreciation for the natural world culminate in a project at once committed to a comedic bit that overstays its welcome and a somewhat poignant narrative competing for space and attention.”
Sasquatch Sunset is in select theaters April 12th, and nationwide April 19th.
