Fantastic Fest 2008

Brief Summary:
Seven sexy young Brits are hanging out on a "borrowed" yacht for a day of drugs, debauchery, and ultimately donkey punching. It's the last activity causes everything to unravel. After the screening, follow us to Ladybird Lake for the potentially inappropriate Donkey Punch Boat Party.

Full Description:
"The Vilest Movie ever made" - Amanda Platell, UK Daily Mail

A "donkey punch," like a “dirty Sanchez,” is one of those sexual acts that most people will never, ever do, nor even actually want to do, but still the kind of thing that makes for good conversation over a couple of beers at a frat party:

"Oh, you haven't heard of a donkey punch before? Well check it out, dude - that's when you're doing a chick doggie style, and then right before you're going to blow your load you punch her really hard in the back of the neck. She spasms in surprise, clenches around your dick, and you come harder than you've ever come in your life!" Then all the guys at the table high five, and the girls call the guys senseless pricks.

So it's hard to imagine a donkey punch ending well, even in the most perfect of scenarios. But in Olly Blackburn's debut feature, the consequences of one harmless little donkey punch quickly spiral out of control and everything ends very, very badly.

Seven sexy young British people are hanging out on a "borrowed" yacht for a day of drugs, debauchery, and ultimately donkey punching. After a particularly jarring donkey punch in a group sex orgy, the girls on the boat realize that maybe they can't trust the guys they just met in a nightclub after all. The guys, meanwhile, conspire to try to avoid any post-punching legal repercussions. From there, the entire film is a pitch perfect example of the, "Oh shit! Hmm, maybe this will fix this situation. Fuck! Now we're even more fucked! Maybe this? Damn it! We're fucked!" subgenre of thriller, right up there with SHALLOW GRAVE and VERY BAD THINGS (but with more gore than either of those). (Henri Mazza)

Donkey Punch Boat Party:
Following the Saturday night screening of Donkey Punch, join us on Lady Bird Lake for the HIPSTERS OVERBOARD: The Donkey Punch Boat Party. We want everyone to go completely "overboard" in their very finest hipster outfits. So, if you're already part of Austin's Red River set, you know what I'm talking about. For those of you who are Alamo Drafthouse fans and don't hang out at Beauty Bar every night or own a pair of those unbearably skinny jeans, here's your chance to have a go at it. American Apparel Deep V necks go without saying. Dunks (Google it) are a must. But why stop with the outfit? Accessorize it, people! Add on some chains. Wear sunglasses at night (but make sure they're Supers). Add a silk scarf, and wear it loose around your neck. Don't wash your hair for two days, and grow a beard. Then go buy a moped (not a scooter), and ride that to the party. Go overboard in your enthusiasm, get it? Yeah. Now you've got the spirit.

Director Oliver Blackburn will be live in person to introduce the film and answer questions following the screening.

This screening and party are sponsored by Envy Magazine, coming to Austin this fall!.