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''Deathgasm'' is a 2015 New Zealand Independent film, independent comedy horror film written and directed by Jason Lei Howden in his List of directorial debuts, directorial debut. The film premiered on 14 March 2015 at South by Southwest and was released in theaters later that year to positive reviews. Plot After his father dies and his mother is institutionalized, teenager Brodie moves in with his Uncle Albert in Greypoint. Brodie is a metalhead, which conflicts with Uncle Albert's fundamentalist Christian beliefs. He is bullied at high school by other students, including his cousin David. Brodie's only friends are geeks Dion and Giles, but he later meets and befriends another metal fan, Zakk. The four decide to form a metal band, Deathgasm. To Brodie's surprise, the beautiful Medina appears to be interested in him and they go out on a date, but Brodie is too shy to kiss her. Zakk convinces Brodie to venture into an abandoned house to find metal musician Rikki Daggers. They f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Lei Howden
Jason Howden is a New Zealand film director and visual effects, visual effects artist. Background Howden was born and raised in Greymouth, New Zealand. He left high school at age 17 and started his career as a television cameraman and editor at a local television station in Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson. He began his directing career with his short film ''Automaton'' in 2005. Howden wrote and directed his debut feature ''Deathgasm'' in 2014. The film won several awards at Toronto After Dark Film Festival and other international film festivals. Between 2017 and 2018, Howden wrote the feature film ''Guns Akimbo'', and an adaptation of video game ''Dead Island''. In 2019, he directed ''Guns Akimbo'', starring Daniel Radcliffe and Samara Weaving, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2019. The film was released in New Zealand on 5 March 2020 by Madman Entertainment. In September 2022, Howden was set to direct an adaptation of Monsters of Metal, ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |