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When the playfulness of the muppets comes together with the hedonistic machismo of faded rock demigods like Spinal Tap, mixed with the crude humor of South Park and a dash of the inventiveness of Flight of the Choncords…well, you might end up with something like the Puppet Folk Revival, making their American debut at SFJFF. Already a cult sensation in Israel, the Puppet Folk Revival are the creators and stars of the raucous mockumentary-style television show Red Band, based on their live act. The trio are friends who attended Tel Aviv University Film School and are first-generation Israelis born to American parents. Their show follows washed-up '60s rock 'n' roller Red Orbach's inept attempts at staging a comeback in Tel Aviv with former band mates Lefty and Poncho and tagalong drug supplier Phillip, all whom happen to be life-size puppets. A mashup of American pop culture (Red being the only English speaker) and Tel Aviv hipdom, the show has featured many of Israel's biggest musical stars (Aviv Geffen, Shalom Hanoch, Efrat Gosh) as guest musicians in hilarious self-skewering depictions of celebrity where no one is safe from the wrath of Red's foul mouth. As Red himself describes it, the Puppet Folk Revival is "kick ass fucking rock 'n' roll"‒Joshua Moore
