Member of the Club
Screened Monday, October 13, 2008
Synopsis
Oscar Austiego is a 36-year-old mentally challenged man living with his recluse father who befriends a quirky, artistic 12 year old named Sophie. Like Oscar, Sophie is the frequent target of ridicule and condemnation. The two become fast friends (much to the chagrin of Sophie’s parents) and find a common interest in art as well as reveling in each other’s unique take on life. Over the next year, they forge a special bond that would become impervious to the disdain of the outside world. That is, until a bizarre twist of fate conspires to bring their new found utopia crashing down on them. My friend, Oscar. is a comedy-drama wrapped in a fairy tale as odd and intriguing as the characters that populate it – a film whose only requirement is that you not be afraid to “embrace your weird.”
