Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Director

Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross

Year

2020

Cast

Michael Martin, Marc Paradis, John Nerichow, Lowell Landes, Bruce Hadnot, Pete Radcliffe, Felix Cardona, Pam Harper, Shay Walker, David S. Lewis

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In the shadows of the bright lights of Las Vegas, it’s last call for a beloved dive bar known as the Roaring 20s. A document of real people, in an unreal situation, facing an uncertain future: America at the end of 2016.

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Cast

Michael Martin
Marc Paradis
John Nerichow
Lowell Landes
Ira J. Clark
Bruce Hadnot
Pete Radcliffe
Felix Cardona
Al Page
Rikki Reed
Pam Harper
Shay Walker
Tra Walker
Trevor Moore
Kevin Lara
David S. Lewis
Kamari Stevens
Sophie Woodruff
Miriam Arkin

**WINNER – Cinema Eye Honors 2024**
Outstanding Nonfiction Feature

**WINNER – Cinema Eye Honors 2024**
Outstanding Original Score

**WINNER – Cinema Eye Honors 2024**
Outstanding Sound Design

**NOMINEE — 5 Cinema Eye Honors 2024**

 **TOP 5 DOCS OF 2023 — National Board of Review**

**WINNER — Cinema Audio Society Awards 2024**

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Picture – Documentary

**WINNER — Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2024**
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary

**NOMINEE 2 Critics Choice Documentary Awards 2023**

**NOMINEE — Hollywood Professional Association 2023**
Outstanding Sound – Documentary

“Bursting with humanity, grounded in humility, and in love with the poetry of faces, ‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ is a classic indie film…”
– Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com
“‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ is as real as it gets, a snapshot stolen from the very year everything turned to sh-t. It’s a masterpiece.”
– Marc Savlov, The Austin Chronicle
“A Brilliant, Boozy Hangout Movie…a grand cinematic deception and a bold filmmaking experimentation from two of the most intriguing directors working in non-fiction today.”
– Eric Kohn, IndieWire
“Bursting with humanity, grounded in humility, and in love with the poetry of faces, ‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ is a classic indie film…”
– Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com
“‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ is as real as it gets, a snapshot stolen from the very year everything turned to sh-t. It’s a masterpiece.”
– Marc Savlov, The Austin Chronicle
“A Brilliant, Boozy Hangout Movie…a grand cinematic deception and a bold filmmaking experimentation from two of the most intriguing directors working in non-fiction today.”
– Eric Kohn, IndieWire

Sundance Film Festival — World Premiere

Berlin International Film Festival 

 

**WINNER** Cinema Eye Honors Awards 

Heterodox Award 

 

**WINNER** True/False Film Fest 

True Vision Award 

 

**WINNER** Champs-Élysées Film Festival 

Best Director – American Feature Film

 

London Critics Circle Film Awards Nominee 

Documentary of the Year

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