Watchmaker Films
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Eggshells
The working title of EGGSHELLS says it all: AN AMERICAN FREAK ILLUMINATION. Tobe Hooper's debut feature could only have been made in the 1960s. It was born out the creative maelstrom of the Austin/Berkeley nexus that was fueled by the anti-war movement and student protests. Ostensibly it is about...Watch Movie
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The Heisters
Tobe Hooper grew up in motels, hotels and movie theaters. He says he watched at least two films a day. Some of his favorite films were produced by the iconic British horror filmmakers at Hammer Films. THE HEISTERS (restored at 2K from a 35mm print) is Hooper's trippy, Looney Tunes send-up of...Watch Movie
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The Whole Shootin' Match
Eagle Pennell's first feature, THE WHOLE SHOOTIN' MATCH is a droll ballad about two dreamers chasing one "get rich quick" scheme after another (from flying squirrel farms to magic mops). The film follows our heroes until they finally get their dream-come-true and their...Watch Movie
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Profit motive and the whispering wind
PROFIT MOTIVE AND THE WHISPERING WIND is a visual meditation on the progressive history of the United States as seen through cemeteries, historic plaques and markers. Inspired by Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States," its contemplative style belies the...Watch Movie
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Los niños abandonados
Danny Lyon is one of America's great photographers, best known for his series on Chicago bike gangs and his on-going series of death row inmates in the Texas prison system. Lyon was partners with Robert Frank in a company they formed to make documentaries and support their...Watch Movie
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The Soldier's Tale
Penny Allen is an American filmmaker now living in Paris. On one of her flights back to Portland, Oregon, she met Sgt. R., on leave from duty in Iraq, who then proceeded to show her photos and movies made by his platoon of the daily patrols and horrors of the Iraq War. Penny...Watch Movie
