Indie Memphis 2011

Byron has always been a lover of women. He's a romantic, and he loves all of his girlfriends the same way -- totally and completely. But he's grown restless in his middle-age, and recently he has found himself lost in some heavy thoughts about big things like God, and love, and time. So when a demon-obsessed televangelist suggests that he retreat from the chaos of the world, Byron escapes his town and embarks on a spiritual journey of the fantastic kind.

LORD BYRON is a deadpan Greek tragedy set in South Louisiana and features a cast of bizarre, comedic characters, led by newcomer Paul Batiste, who all pursue uncommon dreams and missions of their own making. Director Zack Godshall and co-creator Ross Brupbacher share a kaleidoscopic world seen through the bloodshot eyes of Byron, a quixotic philosopher-poet and bayou Don Juan who seeks spiritual fulfillment by any means possible.

Director's Bio: Zack Godshall lives South Louisiana where he makes fictional and documentary films. His first film, LOW AND BEHOLD, a story of friendship set in post-Katrina New Orleans, premiered at Sundance in 2007. He self-released his second film, GOD'S ARCHITECTS, an award-winning documentary about five visionary builders, which screened at the 2009 Indie Memphis Film Festival. LORD BYRON is his third feature film. Album Recommendation: "The Parts That Showed" by Viking Moses. Film Influences: SCHIZOPOLIS by Steven Soderbergh, FRIDAY by F. Gary Gray, and ANDREI RUBLEV by Andrei Tarkovsky.