Harry Monument has a junk food problem — he’s been found murdered in a pile of French fries. Harry’s partner, private-eye Keno Argyle, snags a job as a stand-in on a Kung Fu movie, gets kicked in the head by an overzealous action director and imagines himself in Los Angeles on the trail of Harry’s killer. His search leads him to a seductive beauty with a hidden agenda and a sinister scheme involving a mysterious cookbook, a one-eyed building inspector with a wooden leg, millions of used bricks and a number of drowned little people. Homicide cops Blume and Quinlan prowl the underworld along with Keno and, in a convoluted denouement, the true identity of the killer is revealed. A tongue-in-cheek homage to noir, HARRY MONUMENT provides enough twists and turns to see Hammett and Chandler spinning in their graves.

THIS FIERCELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION IS DRAWING PRAISE FROM CRITICS AND FILMMAKERS ALIKE!

"Richard Evans is a master of abstract comedy…this hilarious new film coins that title for him."
  Denne Bart Petitclerc (Islands in the Stream)

"An ineluctable, hilarious journey through a bardo of cine noir, benign schizophrenia, and theatre of the deliciously absurd."
  Lewis John Carlino (The Great Santini)

"This incredible work from Writer, Director, Producer Richard Evans is steeped in noir visuals, outlandish plots and intriguing characters culled from an imagination born of old Los Angeles experiences and a tongue in the cheek of Raymond Chandler… with a breakthrough performance from Dave Draper as Keno Argyle."
  Chris Crotty, The MarketPlace

"Solid entertainment…a work of art worth watching for the twists ands turns it puts into the old private-dick story…an entirely new movie experience."
  Matt Johnson, The Record

"Harry Monument is clever, funny, and the music by Keith Allen Bowers is divine."
  Sue Frause, Best Bets

"Harry Monument is simply one the most authentically creative acts in any medium that I've seen lately … all the earmarks of a cult classic."
  Judith Walcutt, Live from the Islands KSER-FM Radio

Written, produced, directed, photographed and edited
by Richard Evans.
Original music by Keith Allen Bowers.
Color— stereo. Running time: 106 mins.
Special features: Enhanced 16:9 letterbox widescreen.
Interactive menu. Scene selection. Bonus footage.
© 2003 ARTIFICIALCITYFILMS

COMING SOON ON DVD:
FRENCH FREUD POTATOES
(THE MAKING OF HARRY MONUMENT)
A behind-the-scenes look at independent filmmaking like you’ve never seen before! Restores the true meaning of "independent" to the world of film production.