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Short Documentaries
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06.19.13Documentary Short: Luke Meyer’s ‘Unlocking the Truth’Filmed for The Avante Guard Diaries, Darkon co-director Luke Meyer's Unlocking the Truth looks at twelve year old Malcolm Brickhouse and eleven year old Jarad Dawkins' heavy metal band of the same name. When they're not planning make believe world tours in their basement, they're performing around the streets of New York City and pontificating on the creative and emotional release that heavy metal has afforded them. These kids seem to be getting a lot of attention lately, including an appearance on America's Got Talent. Meyer's short doc is a succinct and inspirational look at one of the heaviest preteen ...
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03.10.13Watch ‘Into the Night With…’ Harmony Korine and Gaspar Noe, Directed by Bruce La BruceThis seems to be from a TV show called 'Into the Night With...' in which, according to IMDB, "Two celebrities meet for the first time to spend an evening in each others and the camera's company." This episode, directed by Bruce La Bruce, was filmed during the release of Korine's Trash Humpers and follows the two filmmakers as they explore Korine's hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. Definitely worth a watch.
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03.05.13Documentary Short: Peyton Wilson’s ‘The Bronzer’Stu Larkin is a dying breed: one of the last traveling salesmen left in America. He travels the country taking orders for bronzed baby shoes, which has been a popular American tradition for over 80 years. This short documentary follows a quirky and passionate character as he provides a rare insight into his craft, human nature and small town Americana.
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03.04.13Short Film: Luke Meyer’s ‘I Don’t Wanna Go Into The Darkness’"Journeyman from the Heartland… Deep in the game since the age of 13… The Buddy Holly of Hip Hop." A brief, mid-tour portrait of Milwaukee rapper Juiceboxxx - from footage shot in late 2009. Directed by Luke Meyer Epilogue… Not long after this Juiceboxxx went on to tour with Public Enemy (youtu.be/KQ3BGkvoZXs), moved from Milwaukee to LA (youtu.be/IzVIWu7HV64), started a record label and created his own energy drink (forbes.com/sites/leorgalil/2011/12/27/milwaukee-rapper-juiceboxxx-takes-his-brand-to-the-thunder-zone/).
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02.27.13Pitchfork Presents: The Flaming Lips ‘The Soft Bulletin’ DocumentaryPitchfork.tv today presents a 45-minute documentary on the Flaming Lips' classic 1999 album The Soft Bulletin. For the film, Pitchfork traveled to Oklahoma City to talk to the band and others from the Lips' camp regarding the creation of one of the 1990s' definitive rock records. It features rare footage and photographs as well as interviews with Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, producer Dave Fridmann, and manager Scott Booker. It was directed by RJ Bentler.
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11.07.12Short: Spencer Lowell’s ‘Tara Oceans’Tara Oceans on Nowness.com. Have a look at this beautiful short film by director Spencer Lowell. Here's the synopsis from Nowness.com: Windswept nautical views, choppy seas and cloud-mottled skies mingle elegantly with marine laboratory close-ups in this short documentary from the lauded Los Angeles director and Time magazine photographer Spencer Lowell. Captured over a five-day trip aboard “Tara”, the scientific vessel owned by agnès b. company director Étienne Bourgeois, Lowell’s images reflect the rhythm of the unknown waters while distilling the advanced work undertaken by the ship’s crew and researchers, often assisted by artists and journalists, towards understanding how what lies beneath ...
