THE FILM MAKERS

GOLGOTHA, AR. is the first joint project for Joel T. Kattner and Nachash ha-Rames. Both young men have produced, written and performed for many years, seperately in a variety of amatuer films, stage productions, access television shows, renaissance fairs and the like. There are also a number of similarities in their early film and video experiences. Both had an early fascination with horror films and special effects, especially the work of Sam Raimi, Tobe Hooper and the Coen Brothers. This was echoed in their earliest experiments (ie Kattner's DARK DAY OF THE PUMPKIN.)Then later discovering the beauty of Minimalist/Absurdist Cinema and Art (a la Jarmusch and Lynch) both Kattner and ha-Rames began to explore areas of more cerebral cinema and theater, respectively. All of these early influeces and experiments formed the basic seeds from which a post modern southern gothic art house zombie flick would someday be bred into existence.

Although this duo have only been associated for a short time, their combined experiences, talent and cinematic vision formed a dense and fascinating mixture in GOLGOTHA, AR.

Learn more about the REAL story behind GOLGOTHA ARKANSAS:

CIGARETTES, CROSS BOWS and CHOCOLATE SYRUP
by Nachash ha-Rames

excerpts from THE FOURTH MONKEY: Deconstructing Golgotha
by Joel T. Kattner

NOTES ON THE FILM SCORE
by Rodger Chennault