Grand Jury Award Winner - Slamdance 2023 Jury's notes: “With idiosyncratic music choices, sibling chemistry out the wazoo, and a philosophical Brooklynite as the series lead (played by Howard Lester in his introductory role), Theodore Collatos’s Palookaville explores the surreal existence of JoJo, a man victimized by a random act of violence who now thinks he’s the famous defunct boxer/anti-fascist, Joe Louis. Will you believe that JoJo’s become the Brown Bomber? Doesn’t matter, because you will believe in Palookaville.”
Released: Jan 22, 2023
Runtime: 18 minutes
Genre: TV Movie
Stars: Howard Lester, Franqi French, Edy Modica, Karl Jacobs, Mike Swift, Matt Hopkins
Crew: Jason Banker (Director of Photography), Theodore Collatos (Director), Carolina Monnerat (Producer), Matt Grady (Producer), James Kimberling (Producer), Sharon McMorrow (Executive Producer)