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Better Angel Films In Association With INDIEPIX Films present a new feature film by Featuring original music by ALL MY FRIENDS ARE FUNERAL SINGERS www.funeralsingersfilm.com SHORT

Zel is a fortune teller and shares her home with a group of ghosts who help her remove clients’ aches and pains, advise gamblers, and channel cranky spirits to check on their loved ones. When a mysterious light appears in the woods and the ghosts realize that they are trapped, Zel is forced to come to terms with the origins of these spirits and let go of the only family she has ever known.

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Zel is a fortune teller. For as long as she can remember she has shared her home with a group of ghosts -- a priest, a bride, a mute child, some washed up vaudevillians and a noisy, sight-impaired group of musicians. Zel works with her ethereal roommates to help her clients. Although it is supernatural work, it is also a job as she removes cli- ents’ aches and pains, advises gamblers, and channels cranky spirits to check on their loved ones. When a mysterious light appears in the woods the ghosts realize that they are trapped and forge a rebellion. Zel is forced to come to terms with the origins of these spirits, and letting go of the only family she has ever known. Superstition, sound and the confines of Zel’s claustrophobic house feed the film’s construction, allowing the story to unfold like music. Zel’s unique existence is a lesson in hope, habit, and folklore. The atmosphere is utterly enchanting, mixed with an odd realism filled with as much humor as wonder. Angela Bettis, respected cult actress who is known for her roles in /May/ and /Girl

PSES Interrupted/ delivered an extraordinary performance as Zel.

O Writer/director Tim Rutili is also a member of the band Califone whose members act in the film and provide the lush original soundtrack. ALL MY FRIENDS ARE FUNERAL SINGERS SYN

2 3 ALL MY FRIENDS ARE FUNERAL SINGERS TIM RUTILI BIO PAGE dling Group’s four series hour exploring PBS and religion. faith Currently, Rutili and Califone are creating the original soundtrack for “The Calling”, the Kin characters.Oceans). October 2009(Dead albumin The released was and many of the were songs written in tandem and incorporate many of the sameand images the companion topiece Califone’s ninth album of the same name. The screenplay for the film 2010 anddistributed2010 by IndiePix. directorial debut feature his produced which Films, Angel Better founded he Sherman Glen Togetherwith Films ofBrent Green” at Sundance Film Festival. AnimatedWright:the Frank andLike Lloyd CalifoneBuilds Meter, Barbara“God and and Deutch Gustav Paula Gee, Froehle, Grant King, Braden Laura Moya, Cohen, Gem by films short to performance score live Half-Light” the from Notes and Maps “Stories, Dublin, in at Smith Harry by Images Film FestivalAbstractions” in Toronto, “Early as a to member of at Doclands performance Film Festival score live including: programs curated and films numerous to score musical a provided and worldwide performed has He of“Youpart are My Sunshine/You isMy Sunshine” at Canada in New York. Gallery was Polaroids” “500 Rutili’sinstallationFireproof. Brooklyn at 3” & 2 “Series to paintings and collage photographs, contributed also He Music. Live and Images Projected Memory: Distributed of part as Museum Getty the at screened Animals”was Legged “Three film His by Chris Doyle for the “50,000 Beds” exhibition at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Recent film work includes “Key to the Highway”, a film and video installation commissioned and feature films short anddirected as as films,musicwell videos. documentary television, for music composed of has He others. member many a and Francis Also Sage vocalist. and lyricist songwriter, UglycontributedEnsemble,ModestCasanovaBoxheadMouse,Rutilibyhas and albums to principal as serves he Califone, Rutili Tim DIRE is a musician, filmmaker and visual artist. Founder of bands Meat Red Red bands of Founder artist. visual and filmmaker musician, a is CTO A ll M R BI R y F riends O A ll A M re y F F uneral riends A S re ingers F uneral , premiering at Sundance S ingers is also also is and and - 4 ALL MY FRIENDS ARE FUNERAL SINGERS TEH BAND CALIFONE C ( Jockey, (Thrill October 10,2006) Crown (Roots A Jockey, (Thrill 2004) (Perishable Records, 2003) Jockey, (Thrill 2003) • (Perishable Records, 2002) (Perishable Records 2002) (Perishable Records, 2001) Cone (Road Records, 2000) ( DIS • • • • • • • • • • ALIF Qui D E A Roo H D S Roomsound Califone Califone D F lydaddy Records, 1998) ome ve ead Oceans, October 6,2009) ll ll e e e c c r CO r c ele M ele on on t y ksand / C / ksand t s & C & s y y O b Ben Ben imes Good Wea Good imes ody’s ody’s GRAP r Fr K r NE NE a rts, 2005) in a t iends iends t r M ion ion g Joe Joe ion T ion o Jim Be Jim Tim Ru Tim assa Blues w M r o ns A O H Ar adlesnakes adlesnakes t damik ne ne r w Y Y he c ella e e o o t ke ili r F une

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