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01.13.12Meaning of Robots Trailer: Sundance 2012′s Robot Porn DocumentaryThe benevolent Mike Sullivan, age 65, has been shooting an epic stop-motion robot sex film in his apartment for the last 10 years. Obsessed with constructing the miniature robot porn stars, his apartment now overflows with thousands of them. Yes please. I would like to watch this now. Meaning of Robots is an official selection at this year's Sundance Film Festival. This film looks to be a perfect cinematic soulmate with Jessica Yu's fantastic 2004 doc 'In the Realms of the Unreal'. Thanks to Kurt Halfyard for the heads up on this trailer. I really need to get to Sundance again ...
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12.19.11Footage From Godfrey Reggio’s ‘The Holy See’For those of you still waiting for Godfrey Reggio's 'Qatsi Trilogy' to hit blu ray, you might want to take some time to check out footage from his next film The Holy See (via Christopher Campbell at The Documentary Channel Blog) Details are scarce but it looks like the film is set to find a release in 2012 and is currently in post-production. They're also looking for some potential backers. From their Vimeo page: The film "holy see" is preparing to enter postproduction seeking the final funding needed. Financing can be in the form of participation, charitable contribution or distribution rights. ...
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12.16.11‘Dreams of a Life’ Trailer: Another Hybrid Doc That Embraces the Art of RecreationWith so many hybrid docs challenging the sensibilities of fans and filmmakers and blurring the lines of fiction/non-fiction storytelling, there's an exciting sense of growth in the language of this particular brand cinema. I'm really enjoying all of the experimentation going on and look forward those films that have fun breaking the rules and indulge in the tropes of genre filmmaking. 'Dreams of a Life' looks to be another interesting fusion of fiction filmmaking techniques and non-fiction storytelling. Director Carol Morley mixes talking head interviews with re-enactments based on the diary entries of the main character. Here's they synopsis: Would anyone ...
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12.04.11Trailer: Indie Game: The Movie Looks at the Creative Process of Video Game DevelopersAs someone who worked in the video game industry for three years or so (and is still friends with a lot of people who continue to work on games), I always thought that a documentary on the making of a video game would be pretty interesting. Having experienced it first hand, I can attest to the long hours and stress that goes into creating a product that attempts to bring art, storytelling, and technology together in a fresh and exciting way. Canadian filmmakers James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot's decided to document this process in their film Indie Game: The Movie, ...
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12.01.11Sons of Perdition DVD GiveawayIt's been a while since we've had a giveaway around here so let's get December started with an early X-mas present! Thanks to director Tyler Measom, we're giving away a DVD copy of his award winning film Sons of Perdition. Some of you may remember the film and its director's (Tyler and co-director Jennilyn Merten) from their appearance on episode #11 of The Documentary Blog podcast. The film looks at a group of teenage boys who are exiled from their polygamous Utah community and are forced to integrate into the real world. Seems like a great double bill with Lucy ...
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11.30.11‘Splinters’ Official Trailer: Indigenous Surfing in Papua New GuineaNon-fiction fans have their fair share of surfing documentaries to choose from nowadays and sometimes it can be tough to weed out the good from the bad. I've never surfed in my life, but I'm certainly not against the idea of watching a great film on the subject. It's just tough to find one that's got a good story behind all of the glossy, slow-motion surfing footage. The trailer for director Adam Pesce's Splinter looks to be about more than just the sport and has definitely caught my attention. It's a unique story of indigenous surfing in Papua New Guinea ...