"Sneaky Snake" isn't really a "cabaret act" - but the creators of this seemingly harmless sock-puppet, piano bar entertainers George Sanders and Shawn Curran, are well known in cabaret circles - they have been clowning around in the piano bar at DON'T TELL MAMA (343 West 46th Street, NYC - 212-757-0788 - ) for as long as I can remember. And one wouldn't expect a harmless sock-puppet snake to challenge the stormy topic of circumcision in the world's holiest city, Jerusalem. But that's just what happens in the hilarious short film, "Sneaky Snake: Lost In The Holy Land." In the film, which was inspired by a cab ride in Jerusalem and shot on video in a matter of hours, sock-puppet Sneaky Snake searches for a bacon-cheeseburger in the Holy City of Jerusalem. Along the way, he meets a Rabbi, a Catholic Priest, and a Mullah, and encounters genital prejudice. Sneaky Snake, himself, plays all the roles. Worldwide, the short has won seven "Best Film" awards (including "Audience Choice" and "People's Choice," and one for "Integral Realization" in Granada, Spain), and has led to deals with Spice Factory Films, MiniMovie.com and Quat Media.
You can join Sanders, Curran, and Sneaky Snake, himself, at the NYIIFVF screening of "Sneaky Snake: Lost In The Holy Land," tonight, Monday, March 23rd at 6:10 pm at City Cinemas Village East (Screen 6), 181 Second Avenue at 12th Street, NYC. Its actually just a few blocks from my house, but I am off to a show at 7:00 pm at THE LAURIE BEECHMAN, so I'll have to miss it. See http://www.georgesanders.net for more information.
