ironymaiden | Brothers of the Head

i've never been to a siff screening that was so sparsely attended. not only that, but it really feels like a secret handshake experience today - none of the usual signs were out and there were no volunteers outside. i stood in the usual place (first in line, not that it mattered) and was rewarded with the ticket holders' line sign going up about five minutes before they let us in.
i miss C today. he brought me food this morning. well, he does that every day he can but it doesn't mean that i love it less. (there's an ad for Lincoln Square cinemas. i wonder what attendance is like over there.)
i miss D today. it's a gentle ache. i expect he doesn't feel the same since he has many more years of imprinting on siff than i do. there's a hole here without him in Pacific Place.
the film was definitely not what i expected. the term "mockumentary" implies some form of comedy to me. instead this was a drama told using documentary techniques. it reminds me quite a bit of Chang and Eng. i'm now curious about the timing of that and the Brian Aldiss novel this is based upon.
apparently there was another film partially made based on the same source material. in documentary-world it's used as clips from a biopic. real twins with real musical talent play the brothers. there are no digital effects, just prosthetics, and they're darn good.