Really loved this film. I went in with very little knowledge of Barry Gifford beyond his film collaborations with David Lynch, and left wanting to read all of his stuff. As others have noted, 'Roy's World' operates in a similar space between reality and a sort of dreamworld to what you see in a Lynch film like 'Lost Highway.' But Rob Christopher does this by juxtaposing interviews with Gifford about his childhood and readings of Gifford's autobiographical Roy Stories (by Willem Dafoe, Lili Taylor, and Matt Dillon) with animation, archival footage of Chicago, and Gifford family pictures. What comes out of this mix feels like a City Symphony haunted by the memories and imagination of a great poet.For anyone in Portland, Oregon, I highly recommend catching this film at the Hollywood Theatre on Saturday, July 9 (tomorrow). Later in the day, 'Lost Highway' is also screening, which is an ideal double feature pairing. I am really disappointed I wont be able to catch this on the big screen, but hopefully some of you will be able to make it!
