About “Snake-Byte”
Snake-Byte
Snakebyte re-enacts an actual, prime-time TV news report on Charles Sobhraj, a famous Vietnamese-Indian criminal. With mordant humour, the video explores the conjunction of racism, tourism and the news. (With Dina Mendros. Video. 9:30 min. 1998)
Press:
“….My favorite of the Fest Indies shorts…Snake-Byte savages the fear-inducing racism of broadcast TV through the story of a killer described as a cross between Belmondo and Krishna…hilariously deadpan.”-Sam Adams, Philadelphia City Paper.
