The year of the slacker
A hilarious slacker comedy, The year of the slacker (The Year of the Slacker) takes a look at the inevitable post-college dilemma of “Where do I go from here?” After nine years of college, Fran has graduated to find that he has no desire to devote himself to a career despite the demands of his parents and the successes of his Ph.D.-bound girlfriend. He finds salvation in his best friend Morgan, who has perfected the art of leeching off others and being the perfect slacker.
The Year of the Slacker was my first feature film. I was ending that part of my life where I had seen (and sometimes even lived) a pretty good amount of the crazy student behaviours that you can usually see in any town with a university; and I wanted to talk about that crazy, wild and irreverent dolce vita. And the movie created its share of crazy life. The first was the shooting itself, where I had to face all my insecurities as a first-time director (I’ll never be able to express all my gratitude to the actors for supporting me and enjoying the shooting by my side), then all the reactions to the film, some of them extreme, some of them more subtle, love and hate… we had everything. But the most curious and craziest moment was probably when I saw that my favourite scene of the film ended up as a commercial for Skoda cars. Very weird.
Awards
Eight Mestre Mateo.
Jorge Coira's first fiction feature film, recognised by the Academia Galega do Audiovisual.
- Best DirectorMestre Mateo Awards 2004
- 8 Mestre Mateo awardsIncludes director and feature film
