A (fictional) documentary crew follows a twenty-something convicted sex offender from his release from prison on the road to his unlikely rehabilitation. Through mandatory community service, group therapy and the search for a job, his sarcasm and vulgarity manage to offend everyone he encounters. His failure to change is frustrating not only to his girlfriend, but also to the documentary producers as they patiently await a breakthrough, which may never come. In an ironic twist, the producer suspends production, calling our anti-hero "sarcastic and cruel" and "not sympathetic enough." Can he ever be reformed? RSO features wickedly funny performances and a list of cameos that reads like a who's who of American independent cinema, including director Richard Linklater, Andrew Bujalski (Funny Ha Ha, SF Indiefest 2004) and San Francisco's own Caveh Zahedi. Irreverent and wildly entertaining, this SXSW hit boldly mocks the conventional story of redemption with its perverse wit and in-your-face humor.
