Tim Heidecker, Donnell Rawlings and Lexi Steele join Flying Lotus' KUSO

Brainfeeder Films has announced that Flying Lotus, aka Steve Ellison, has added Tim Heidecker and Lexington Steele to the cast of the feature film KUSO, which is currently in production. The cast includes comedians Anders Holm, David Firth, and Byron Bowers, and music legend George Clinton. Comedian Zack Fox, aka Booty Math, also round out the cast. Flying Lotus is producing with filmmaker Eddie Alcazar.

Heidecker plays the boundary-illiterate "Phil" who spends most of his time trolling "B", aka Buttress, along with her awful trans-dimensional roommates.

Heidecker is a writer and producer, best known for the independent cult hit TIM AND ERIC'S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE (2012), THE TERRYS (2011) and TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB! (2007).

Rawlings is a comedian and actor best known for his appearances on "Chappell's Show" on Comedy Central and as a writer and performer on "BET's Comicview."

Steele is best known as an adult film star and had crossed over to appear in such TV shows as Showtime's "Weeds" and FX's "Nip/Tuck."

David Willis, creator of Adult Swim's AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE and cult favorite animator David O'Reilly were present in some of Ellison's writing sessions. The film marks the first feature for the newly launched Brainfeeder Films, which was announced out of the recent Toronto International Film Festival.

The logline: Broadcasting through a makeshift network of discarded televisions, KUSO is tangled up in the aftermath of Los Angeles' worst quake nightmare. Travel between screens and between aftershocks into the twisted lives of the survived. The movie is currently shooting in Los Angeles and is casting additional roles.

Flying Lotus and filmmaker Alcazar recently partnered up to form the independent film finance and production outfit Brainfeeder Films to focus on producing traditional and nontraditional entertainment and commercial content for global audiences. The company is currently shepherding projects for filmmakers David Firth ("Salad Fingers") and Dominic Hailstone as part of their commitment to foster emerging director's creative visions.

Previously, Flying Lotus and Alcazar teamed up to produce the Sundance entry fKKYOUUU which Alcazar directed with a Flying Lotus-produced soundtrack. The film garnered praise by critics and audiences alike, and was showcased as a World Premiere at Sundance Next Fest 2015, an Official Selection at Sundance 2016, and an Official Selection AFI Fest 2015. The film will also play the upcoming BFI Fest in London.

Flying Lotus, who is also known by his birth name Steven Ellison, made his directorial debut with his own short film ROYAL, which debuted to critical acclaim at the Sundance Next Festival in Los Angeles this past August.

Recently, Flying Lotus released the album You're Dead!, an experimental insider and outsider discourse on the great lineage of jazz. In the spirit of the great Fusion collectives of the 1960s and 70s, Flying Lotus' universe of supporting cast on the album expanded to encompass incredible musicians, visual artists and personalities including Herbie Hancock, Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dog.

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