SXSW 2008 Film Screenings
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Super High Me
screening in: Spotlight Premieres
Screening Times6:00 PM, Friday March 7th - Paramount 4:15 PM, Sunday March 9th - Austin Convention Ctr everything subject to change
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Synopsis:
Featuring comedian and former Stoner of the Year Doug Benson, "Super High Me" explores the current debate over medical marijuana. As part of the journey, Benson ingests and inhales medical marijuana for 30 consecutive days in order to get "super high." But first, Benson must go 30 days without any marijuana and undertake a series of medical exams. Along the way Benson performs across the country and hangs with fellow comics Sarah Silverman, Bob Odenkirk and Patton Oswalt. The comedy routines and on-the-road hijinks create an amusing look at a controversial subject. Benson's journey covers the two extremes of detox and addiction, an experience that has brought him a certain infamy among the counterculture of Los Angeles. Director's Bio:
After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1993, Michael Blieden moved to New York to produce the Delta Airlines In-Flight Entertainment News Program. Delta Airlines has since filed for bankruptcy. In 1996 he began appearing on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," where he made fun of music videos and local commercials that were produced for like seventeen dollars. In 2003 Blieden wrote the movie "Melvin Goes to Dinner," which was produced and directed by Bob Odenkirk. Blieden went on to direct his first feature film in 2005, "The Comedians of Comedy." Blieden has since produced and directed live specials for comedians Joe Rogan and Zach Galifianakis plus music videos for Fiona Apple and Kanye West. |
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