Edmonton International Film Festival 2008

The Goodtimes Kid is the story of three characters, and told with minimal dialogue. There’s Rodolfo (played by director Jacobs), his girlfriend Diaz (played by Jacobs’ real-life girlfriend, Sara Diaz), and a stranger – also named Rodolfo (Gerardo Naranjo, close friend of Jacobs and co-writer of the script). When Jacobs’ ‘Rodolfo’ character is drafted for military service, he leaves his girlfriend in Los Angeles, and Naranjo’s ‘Rodolpho’ moves into Diaz’s life.

If you’ve been lamenting the spark of discovery first felt when outlaw filmmakers like Wim Wenders and Jim Jarmusch hit the scene, well your prayers have been answered by one Mr. Azazel Jacobs. And since EIFF is a festival of discovery, we have TWO films by Mr. Jacobs for you. This is pretty much why film festivals were invented, so come out and discover a truly NEW voice in contemporary independent cinema.

“Minimalist to the max, Azazel Jacobs’ second feature, The Goodtimes Kid emerges as an absurdist and nearly wordless urban dance between two men and a woman over 24 hours in Los Angeles,” writes Variety. CANADIAN Premiere!