To celebrate the invitation to this week’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, the guys behind the insanely popular horror/comedy short film *Treevenge* are getting into the merch biz. If you doubt the power of Jason Eisener and Rob Cotterill‘s bloody hit, stop by Pretty Things Boutique (5685 Cunard, 492-8329), and grab one of the bright red t-shirts in men’s and women’s sizes ($25 each) sporting the logo and the gang of tall trees that, to paraphrase Matt Mays, stare you down. Also available are unisex, one-size toques in red or white for $20. “People were coming in and asking for stuff before Christmas,” says Pretty Things owner Cadence MacMichael. She credits the inquiries at her store to well-researched Treevenge fans who put it together that MacMichael and Cotterill are an item. And, incidentally, another of director Jason Eisener’s multitude of ongoing projects is a documentary on Pink Velvet Burlesque, of which MacMichael is leader and founder. See the burlesque performer this weekend at The Everything To Do With Sex Show and don’t miss reports on Eisener’s Sundance adventure at thecoast.ca
This article appears in Jan 22-28, 2009.
