Category
Short Documentaries
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01.04.12Ice Cube on The EamesVia Pacific Standard Time.
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09.30.11Watch Sean Dunne’s American JuggaloWe've featured the work of Sean Dunne here at the Documentary Blog in the past, so I was excited when he emailed me to let me know that his latest project is now completed and available to view for free online. American Juggalo gives us a look at one of the strangest subcultures ever: The Juggalo. They are the face paint wearing fans of the Insane Clown Posse, and the "Gathering of the Juggalos" is the yearly event in which these dedicated fans get together to do whippets, drink beer, get nude, and throw things. There's also music. Dunne attempts ...
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08.04.11Short Doc: “Metropolis II” Directed by Catfish’s Henry Joost & Ariel SchulmanHere's a cool short film from Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, the guys behind Catfish. It's called Metropolis II, named after its subject Chris Burden's massive, die cast Hot Wheels cityscape. Make no mistake; this isn't the obsessive hobby of an enthusiastic toy car collector. Burden is a respected artist and his vision is mesmerizing. The overlapping and interweaving roadways are completely functional and contain 1500 cars speeding around at up to 230 miles per hour. He's also installed a bunch of electric trains, ending up with something that resembles Fritz Lang's vision of the future, hence the name ...
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07.04.11Miro Remo’s ‘Arsy Versy’ Now OnlineHere's a heads up for anyone who missed Miro Remo's wonderful Arsy Versy during its festival run; the film is now available online! I've embedded it at the top of this post and highly recommend you give it a watch if you're a fan of quirky character studies. This was one of my favourite films of 2009 and a highlight of that year's Hot Docs documentary film festival. Here's the synopsis: Arsy-Versy is the life story of a mother and her son Lubos, who turned the world upside down. Lubos escaped the world of people to live symbiotically with nature. He ...
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05.13.11Jeff Feuerzeig Directs ‘The Dude’, a Documentary Short About Jeff Dowd, aka The Dude *UPDATED**UPDATED* Jeff's short "The Dude" is now available for viewing at the USA Network website. I've embedded it at the top of this post! Like much of the Coen Brothers filmography, it took me two viewings to completely wrap my head around the greatness of The Big Lebowski. While it was met with a somewhat tepid response upon its release, years later it would become a modern cult classic, spawning fan conventions -- specifically, Lebowski Fest -- and a dedicated following of fans who enjoy dressing up as their favourite characters from the film. What some of you might not know ...
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05.11.11Sean Dunne’s ‘Stray Dawg’Some of you might remember the work of Sean Dunne, as featured previously here at The Documentary Blog. He's been pumping out some great short documentaries over the past few years and he's just finished a brand new one titled 'Stray Dawg'. Here's the official synopsis: Meet Jonny Corndawg, the underground country-music legend. A born-and-bred Virginian, Jonny has played on five continents in as many years, and every state in the lower 48. Now Jonny has given himself over, heart and heel, to the world of Running. Like most country musicians, Jonny spends more time on the road than on terra ...