Broward Premiere / USA / 2025 / English / 91 min / Documentary
Director: Xander Robin; Cinematography by DAVID BOLEN, MATT CLEGG.
Contact: lydia@oscilloscope.net
Every year, the Florida government calls upon the general public to compete in an invasive python removal contest in the Everglades in an attempt to save the threatened ecosystem. For ten grueling nights, an eclectic group of amateur hunters confront the dangerous terrain, nocturnal creatures, and their own desires. Meanwhile, one professional hunter leads the charge to undermine the competition, questioning what hides beneath the python mania gripping the ‘glades.
Director Biography – Xander Robin is a filmmaker from South Florida. His debut feature film, ARE WE NOT CATS, premiered at the 73rd Venice Film Festival. His work as a director has screened at film festivals across the world, including Sundance, Rotterdam, Sitges, and AFI Fest. In 2021, he directed three episodes of the HBO original series CHILLIN ISLAND, for the Safdie Brothers’ Elara Pictures. His first documentary feature, THE PYTHON HUNT, produced by Artists Equity, premiered at SXSW 2025, where it received a Special Jury Award. It will be released in theaters by Oscilloscope Laboratories in 2026.
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