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‘Bad Lucky Goat’: Film Review | SXSW 2017 | The Hollywood Reporter

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‘Bad Lucky Goat’: Film Review | SXSW 2017 | The Hollywood Reporter



[dropcap]There’s[/dropcap] a whiff of The Gods Must Be Crazy whimsy wafting through Bad Lucky Goat, an affably quirky debut feature by Bogota, Colombia-based Samir Oliveros.

Filmed in the verdant Colombian Caribbean, this satirical yarn about the bad juju that is unleashed after a pair of quibbling siblings inadvertently run over an ill-fated goat unfolds with a storyteller’s eye for small details and surreal asides. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]

Sent out in their father’s truck to pick up guests headed for their family’s hotel, typical teens Cornelius “Corn” Denton (Honlenny Huffington) and his older sister Rita (Kiara Howard) are too busy bickering to notice the bearded animal (played by Vincent Van Goat) blocking their path. While it appears to have died on impact, which was lucky for the goat, the truck wasn’t as fortunate, forcing Corn and Rita to find the money to get it repaired.

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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE | WASHINGTON, DC

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture. It was established by Act of Congress in 2003, following decades of efforts to promote and highlight the contributions of African Americans. To date, the Museum has collected more than 36,000 artifacts and nearly 100,000 individuals have become charter members. The Museum opened to the public on September 24, 2016, as the 19th and newest museum of the Smithsonian Institution. (Website).