Lowlife Love(HKAFF 2016)

Director Uchida Eiji (Greatful Dead, 10th HKAFF 2013) exposes the bottom feeders of the independent film world in this hysterically nasty dark comedy. Practically everyone in this film is a lowlife who takes advantage of each other for their own benefit, but no one here is more despicable than Tetsuo, a has-been, sex-starved “director” who uses his subpar acting workshop to bed aspiring actresses. But when he spots real talent in Minami and screenwriter Ken, Tetsuo thinks that he can ride his way into a comeback. Bright-eyed film school students may want to avert their eyes from this brutal, but wickedly funny reality check.