Wes Welker Interview: "Man Without A Seat" Breakdown

October 20th, 2013
Steve Cramer - PSAS Entertainment Reporter

Wes Welker recently released his first film since signing with the Denver Broncos.  As with most of his work, "Man Without A Seat" is a very dense work of art.  Recently I had a chance to speak with Wes about his film.

Steve Cramer: Wes, thanks for taking the time to talk.  It's a pleasure to speak with you again.

Wes Welker: Steve, I wish I could say the same.  I find no pleasure in explaining my art.

Cramer: Well let's jump right in and talk about "Man Without A Seat."

Welker:  The premise is simple.  A man is on a quest to find a seat on a flying machine.  He has a ticket which says he has a seat but he does not know where his seat is.  It tears him up inside. 

Cramer: I think you made a brilliant choice here.  In the shot before the actor has clearly just boarded the plane but in the very next shot the plane is airborne.  Talk about this choice. 

Welker: Yes.  The man without a seat is clearly in a purgatory type space surrounded by obese man.  This is not our reality.  Did the man actually enter the plane "Executive Decision" style?  Not likely.  Is this man dead?  Yes.

Welker:  These men torture our man with their grilled meats.  This is my homage to the hot dog condiment train from Aykroyd's brilliant experimental film "Nothing But Trouble."  

Cramer: The wing demon is perhaps the most chilling image from this piece.

Welker:  Yes.  The wing demon haunts our man.  Chases him in his dreams.  

Welker: There is no escaping the wing demon.  There is only death...and the reliable coverage of State Farm Insurance.