Billy Harvey

Strings is a 2011 American dramatic thriller film about a musician who discovers his therapist manipulates patients into committing crimes.

Taiwan in the year 2000, only thirteen years after the lifting of Marshall Law rule and still an unruly place referred to by many as the “Wild, Wild East,” provides a perfect setting for The Taiwan Oyster. Masquerading as a bender road-­‐movie, the darkly comic film explores deep existentialist questions as the protagonists journey deeper and deeper into the Taiwanese countryside. Darin and Simon’s quest for the perfect burial spot becomes a strange trip down Taiwan’s picturesque East Coast Highway as they encounter the unique cultures of Taiwan, welcoming families, violent gangsters, and Nikita, another lost soul who joins their odyssey. Along the way, they explore the Southeast Asian ex-­patriot experience, their own personal demons, and the universal questions that arise when one is confronted with an untimely death.

An elliptical tale of three couples who are magnetically drawn together. Love becomes electric as they struggle to connect, disconnect, or reconnect with their partner.

Billy Harvey bought a gold 1981 Mercedes diesel on EBay in 14 seconds. Soon after, he converted it to run on waste vegetable oil. Now, the unconventional and environmentally friendly singer/songwriter is taking it on a tour across America. The plan is to travel all 7,000 plus miles on waste vegetable oil. What follows is a near epic journey of endurance and self-discovery that is both beautiful and, at times, harrowing. Filmed entirely on his laptop camera, Harvey intimately chronicles this fantastic adventure of spirit. From crossing the continental divide on a sheet of ice, to digging through oil dumpsters in the freezing cold, to all night drives deprived of any sleep. You will laugh, you will cry, you will be kinder to your french fries...and maybe YOURSELF.