There have been many attempts in recent memory of making DJ's and the dance music community the center of feature films. Unfortunately many of those attempts have been sugar coated and ridiculous to a point where they resemble satire. The Red Man is coming out just in time for Halloween and takes a much darker approach to incorporating the dance music community into a film. The horror movie centers around Evan Gough, a once superstar DJ who is dealing with a score of psychological issues.
Evan is at a turning point in his career between struggling with addiction and seeing the fickle nature of his friends and industry mates, the once great artist is slowly slipping into a dark fantasy world of delusion. Is it just fantasy or are lines of what is imaginary and what is reality being blurred in Evan's head? The movie explores a lot of different themes from drug addiction, the nature of the music industry and of course psychological disorders. The recent charge of artists speaking out about their mental disorders makes this film all too relevant to the current climate of dance music.
It looks like director Jimmie Gonzales has crafted a terrifying psychological thriller that will be one of the best DJ movies in recent memory. It is available through iTunes on October 25th.
