News Summary

• Earlier in the day, the filmmakers told Variety that “Sasquatch Sunset” is “one of the craziest things we’ve ever done.” The brothers, returning to the festival with their fifth feature film, confessed to the crowd that they had a lifelong fascination with Bigfoot..
• Less than 15 minutes into the film, one moviegoer announced, to nobody in particular, “This is the weirdest movie ever.” Directors David Zellner and Nathan Zellner probably wouldn’t argue with that assessment..
• The film, which has zero dialogue or narration but plenty of grunts, captures an immersive, “true” depiction of the daily life of the Sasquatch..
• A smattering of audience members appeared to be too squeamish about these quotidian experiences, shielding their eyes during bloody moments and stomping for the exit at the Eccles Theater well before the credits began to roll..
• One scene, involving bodily fluids spouting out of every — and we mean every — orifice of the female Bigfoot, played to raucous applause in the room..
• The pair came to Park City in 2011 with the short surrealist film “Sasquatch Birth Journal 2,” which depicts the birth of the hairy creature..