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KISS
MY SNAKE!
Now
available for purchase and on Netflix
Watch the Trailer |
Rent it on Netflix |
Purchase on Amazon
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Read the original Rooftop
Films program notes
Download full MP3 clips from the score by Dan Nuxoll:
Closing
Song |
Opening
Song | Mouse
Eating Music |Man
Vs. Snake (3 MB)
Bitten
By a King Cobra...Again (10 MB) | Temple
Music (4MB)
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The
only documentary
in which
a man
is bitten
by a
13 foot
long King
Cobra on
camera (and
he gets
bitten twice)
is now
available on
DVD! Kiss My
Snake premiered
at
Rooftop
Films
in
2005
and
at
long
last
you
can
now
buy
it
online
on Amazon or
rent it
from Netflix.
KMS is
the
first
feature
documentary
directed
by
acclaimed
photographer
Tom
Tavee
with
co-production,
sound
design,
and
an
original
score
by
Rooftop
Films
Program
Director
Dan
Nuxoll
(which
you
can
now
download
for
free--just
click
the
links
above). |
Thai-American Tavee traveled to the unique village of
Ban Kok Sa-Nga (population
655), in Isan, Thailand. It's the only place like it in the
world--and for a good reason. What started over fifty years ago as an advertising
gimmick for some rural medicine men has turned into a deadly cottage industry;
in this strange little village, the world's most dangerous serpent, the King
Cobra, has become both a pet and a business partner. Everyone in the village—from
elders to children—work as one and perform relentlessly at their temple to attract
tourists and herb buyers. The main attraction is the boxing matches, man versus
snake, one on one! Bites are commonplace, but unbelievably the village has no
anti-serum to combat the deadly toxins and the nearest hospital is over an hour
away by car. Tavee was able to obtain incredible access into the lives of the
fighters and has succeeded in accurately and dramatically documenting this dangerous
performance-sport of snake-boxing, the art of theatrically antagonizing the largest
venomous snakes in the world. The film culminates with events that occurred during
the 2004 Thai New Year's celebration, and the exciting day-long performances
that took place during this, the most lucrative and most dangerous time of the
year.
Some of the boxers have been bitten dozens of times, but despite losing fingers
and friends to their deadly serpentine pets, the boxers love their snakes and
their perilous profession. So support truly independent filmmaking--buy it, rent
it, tell a friend, blog about it, and spread the word about the adventurous lives
of these proud villagers who casually look death in the eye every day to eke
out
a
meager
living.
AND KISS
MY SNAKE!
Press: Email Dan Nuxoll at dan * at *rooftopfilms *
dot * com
for
a preview DVD.
Read the reviews:
"Really, this is a great little film. The
death-defying scenes of man versus snake more than
make the purchase
worthwhile; I don't think I've ever seen this level
of insanity before, made even crazier by the fact these
guys treat their snake bites with a combination of
cold water, herbs and prayer. Check it out."
--
Judge David Johnson, DVD
Verdict. Read the Full Review here.
"The stunts they perform are both mesmerizing
and completely insane. Kiss My Snake makes for
an occasionally exciting, often engaging little travelogue.
It takes
us to the other side of the world, wows us with flashy
sights of derring-do, then reminds us about all those
little things that make us alike. Even if some of us
put cobra heads in our mouths."
--David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com.
"Along the way, we’re treated to some genuinely
amazing footage of men dodging, poking and handling
these very pissed off and completely poisonous snakes. All
in all it’s fascinating look at a really
rather baffling phenomena."
--Ian Jane, dvdmaniacs.net
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