One of the sad truths about our current distribution system is that many unique films are overlooked by distributors in favor of movies deemed more "marketable." Such was the case with Interkosmos, the wholly original debut feature from Chicago video artist Jim Finn. Finn uses a faux documentary format to tell the story of an apocryphal Eastern bloc space mission to colonize the outer reaches of our solar system- not exactly the most commercial of projects. But Interkosmos is so wonderfully strange that it deserves to find a cult audience on DVD.
Why we missed it: After making the festival rounds last year, Interkosmos only played a handful of theatrical venues, so it's not like we were the only once who bypassed it.
Unless the names Nandini Khaund and Ruediger van den Boom mean anything to you, there aren't any name actors to be found in the cast.
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