Director: Paul Kermizian
Date of Release: 2000
Run Time: 91 minutes
Calling Bobcat, our first feature film, was shot over 19 days in the Bound Brook area of central New Jersey in the fall of 1998 and was written and directed by Paul Kermizian
The film stars Jayce Bartok (subUrbia, 101 Ways, The Station Agent) as underachieving college dropout Darrin Marshall, who, over the course of one wild evening employs his two best friends Lawson (Rob King) and Dan (Daniel Serafini-Sauli) to aid him in an all night search for his ex-girlfriend (Wendy Hoopes) who left him earlier in the day. Closely following her trail, the trio encounter an evening of increasingly bizarre events which eventually land them behind bars.
The film toured film festivals during most of 2000, premiering at Dances with Films in Los Angeles, then screening at Rhode Island, the IFP Market, and New Filmmakers.
Calling Bobcat was originally released to VHS and DVD as part of Hollywood Video’s First Rites independent film series in early 2001. Following the six month run at Hollywood Video, York Entertainment released the film on DVD for rental and purchase. The DVD contains tons of bonus material, including trailers, deleted scenes, and a running audio commentary in which the director, producer, DP, and stars Jayce Bartok and Eric Jay get wildly drunk and ramble on about everything except the production of the film.
On cable television, Calling Bobcat can currently be seen on Showtime, Showtime Next, and The Movie Channel in the United States.
Calling Bobcat was photographed on 35-millimeter film by director of photography Jon Miller.