The Mad Writer
Director: Zach Kashkett
Producer: Jon Webb,Zach Kashkett,Trevor Metscher,Katherine LeBlond,James Haygood,Michael Raimondi,Michael Tolle
Premiere Status: World Premiere
Screenwriter: Zach Kashkett
Cinematographer: Trevor Metscher
Cast: Austin Hart, Leah Lawson, Mr. Lif, Dylan Green, Seiji Inouye, Zach Kashkett, Ian Mauldin
Release Year: 2023
Language: English (United States)
Subtitle: English (United States)
Country: United States
Genre: Documentary
(THIS FILM WAS PART OF OUR 2023 FESTIVAL LINEUP AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON THE SLAMDANCE CHANNEL) Rising hip hop phenom L'Orange, is a recluse. Clinically depressed, he rarely leaves the comfort of his Nashville home or his faithful dog Scraps' side. But when he develops mysterious tumors in his ears canals, his world is thrown into chaos. With his career on the line, he will need to undergo several risky surgeries if he wants a hope of retaining his hearing.