{"id":29286,"date":"2019-12-26T07:31:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T13:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=29286"},"modified":"2019-12-26T07:31:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T13:31:25","slug":"american-airness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=29286","title":{"rendered":"American Airness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Air guitar competitions began shortly after the first guitar was made back in the early 16<\/span>th<\/span> century.\u00a0 After working long days in the fields, peasants would gather in arenas and compete to be crowned air guitar gladiator (not really, but just go with it)!\u00a0 The short film <\/span>American Airness<\/span><\/i> captures the modern day air guitar community and the fierce battles, all to be crowned thy Airness champion.\u00a0 The film revolves around Palmer, an underemployed, overzealous 20-something who competes in his first local air guitar competition and he had to drag along his unamused big sister who is there out of pity. Palmer, the newest challenger in an underground sport filled with colorful characters and killer riffs,\u00a0 enters a world where anyone can become a god of rock. Will he crash and burn or unleash his inner beast?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

American Airness<\/span><\/i> Executive Producer and Writer Sam Miller wrote a hilarious script that gets you into the story and characters from the first contortionistical (if that\u2019s a word) behind the head air stroke to the last windmill limb tearing arm swing.\u00a0 \u201c<\/span>We really wanted to capture what it feels like to be part of this wonderful, funny community<\/span><\/i>,\u201d tells Miller.\u00a0 \u201c<\/span>It was a lot of fun writing for Olan and we\u2019re so thankful that so many air guitarists have responded so well to the short.<\/span><\/i>\u201d\u00a0 Miller has been creating his own shorts since he was 12 and produced several series while in college.\u00a0 After college he relocated to Los Angeles he kept writing and wrote many shorts and he was a writers\u2019 assistant on <\/span>Desperate Housewives<\/span><\/i> and for many other shows for Nickelodeon,\u00a0 TV Land, and ABC. Comedy is Miller\u2019s expertise and he worked at ABC in the comedy development department and was a staff writer for the CBS hit comedy <\/span>Mom<\/span><\/i> and wrote for Disney\u2019s <\/span>Just Roll With It<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

American Airness<\/span><\/i> stars Olan Rogers as Palmer or Thundercat (his air guitar stage name), Zabeth Russell plays the role of Palmer\u2019s sister Catherine and Ashleigh Crystal Hairston as Ariel\/Guitar Petal who is the pretty air guitarist that Palmer has a thing for.\u00a0 The rest of the cast includes the emcee Rachael (Elyssa Phillips) who keeps the crowd pumped up throughout the competition, then there\u2019s Ragnarock (Jason Shotts), the current king of air guitar who\u2019s cockiness is very comical.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The film opens with Palmer dragging Catherine to an air guitar event. Palmer wants nothing more in life than to be accepted into the exclusive air guitar community and Catherine thinks air guitar is absurd.\u00a0 As the crowd cheers on the performers, Palmer gives Catherine a lesson about air guitar and personal details of the competitors he\u2019ll be up against. He\u2019s very serious as he shares all the insights with Catherine and she\u2019s constantly throwing out quick sarcastic comments that typically go over his head.\u00a0 Their interaction is a true sibling rivalry and despite her mocking Palmer, it\u2019s obvious she loves and supports him, especially since she should be home working on her thesis instead of watching air guitarists.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When Ariel comes up to Palmer it\u2019s obvious he likes her as he nervously stumbles his speaking while babbling incoherently.\u00a0 We also meet Palmer\u2019s air guitar idol Ragnarock, that soon will become Palmer\u2019s number one nemesis. Ragnarock is too cool for everyone and acts like he\u2019s the cat\u2019s meow.\u00a0 Palmer initially is oblivious of Ragnarock\u2019s cockiness, but Catherine picks up on it right away. You can sense that Catherine\u2019s attitude is changing and her support for Palmer elevates and she wants him to kick Ragnarock\u2019s ass in the competition. When the main characters go on stage there\u2019s some wild, fierce, hard rocking, and especially hilarious competition.\u00a0 When it comes to Palmer\u2019s debut he struggles, but with the support of Ariel, he realizes he can\u2019t give up his passion and that it\u2019s a long way to the top if you want to air rock and roll.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Final thoughts: Each and every character in <\/span>American Airness<\/span><\/i> has a unique role that contributes to the nonstop comedy throughout the film.\u00a0 The comedy is witty, relevant to the moment, and brief with no drawn out setups.\u00a0 The romantic relationship between Palmer and Ariel is a cute yet funny one. Ariel is a genuine, level headed, well-educated girl with a stressful job that just loves to play air guitar on the side.\u00a0 Even though Palmer is goofy and simple minded, he highly respects Ariel and it was her motivational speech that got Palmer back up on stage after he failed miserably. Of course even though she\u2019s being serious and compassionate during her speech, Palmer in typical fashion has to make sarcastic comments to make a dramatic scene funny.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

American Airness<\/span><\/i> is a must see short and it\u2019s conveniently available on YouTube: www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=1&v=PkVhe_9rML0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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