''Everything Moves Alone'' is a 2001 independent comedy film produced by

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filmmakers Mike Aransky, Phil Guerrette and

Thomas Edward Seymour Thomas Edward Seymour (born January 20, 1977, in New Britain, Connecticut) is an American filmmaker and actor. Tom Seymour is considered one of the "Top Twenty Contemporary Underground Filmmakers in the U.S.", according to the book ''The Histor ...

. ''Everything Moves Alone'' (shot in 1999 on 16mm) is a largely forgotten film from the 90's independent film movement. This film is a dramatic comedy is in the spirit of ''Slacker'' and ''Bottle Rocke''t. The film follows the journey of a suicidal ex-soldier named Scotch (Guerrette) who tracks down his estranged and hostile brother (Aransky) in a small

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town. In this new surrounding, Scotch becomes involved in a strange and comically violent feud between a wealthy but misanthropic local (Seymour) and the easily excitable owner of a video store (Matt Ford). “Everything Moves Alone” was shot in 16mm on a $9,000 budget, with a six-person film crew. The film premiered at the

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art house theater Cinestudio in the spring of 2001 and went on to play in the New York Independent International Film & Video Festival. It had a theatrical premiere in New York in August 2001, where it received mixed reviews. The filmmakers won the Auteur of the Year Award at the 2001

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, and Matt Ford's performance received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the

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. The film was released on DVD in February 2007.Amazon.com page for the film
/ref> Co-director Tom Seymour affectionately referred to this film and his two other features as the "Backyard Trilogy" consisting of the three films ''Everything Moves Alone,'' ''

Land of College Prophets ''Land of College Prophets'' is a 2005 independent comedy film produced by Thomas Edward Seymour, Mike Aransky and Phil Guerette. Originally distributed on Netflix in 2005, ''Prophets'' was one of the first of the "backyard superhero" subgenres of ...

'' and ''

London Betty ''London Betty'' is a 2009 American comedy/adventure film directed and written by Thomas Edward Seymour. The film includes performances by Nicole Lewis, Daniel von Bargen (in his final performance), Russ Russo, and director Seymour, as well as ...

''. The three feature-length films all involve backyard thieves or superheroes that all dwell in suburban environments all shot within central Connecticut.

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