Jason Byrne is part of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film for the year 2010:
www.filmmakermagazine.com/news/2010/07/25-new-faces-part-2/
"...lyrically tracks the final voyage of a cargo ship
filled with touching traces of former workers that
will linger even after the boat itself is no more."
-Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
"Fantastic. There's something very fresh about the
whole piece; sometimes funny, often very beautiful...
I hope the feds don't ever get hold of Jason and have
him make 'normal' films."
-Jem Cohen, filmmaker
"Mesmerizing"
-San Francisco Bay Guardian
SCRAP VESSEL is part of the 2011 Black Maria Film Festival, now on tour in the U.S.
SCRAP VESSEL is part of the 2011 Black Maria Film Festival, now on tour in the U.S.