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Re:Best Documentaries You've Ever Seen by kevinsync on Saturday January 27, 2024 @02:36PM (#39159018)
American Movie (1999) has lived rent-free in my head since Y2K.

The filmmaker Chris Smith has gone on to make Fyre, Tiger King, Bad Vegan and others.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Smith_(filmmaker)

Re:Best Documentaries You've Ever Seen by BMc2020 on Saturday January 27, 2024 @03:39PM (#39159600)
I seem to recall from the end credits, where after it was over at Cannes, they said anyone who wanted to stay and watch Coven could. Everyone stayed.
Re:Best Documentaries You've Ever Seen by kevinsync on Saturday January 27, 2024 @03:53PM (#39159724)
For a couple of years there after it came out on DVD, Mark Borchardt and Mike Schank had a website that they posted Mike's phone number, and you could call and leave a voicemail. That always put a smile on my face, his outgoing message was jamming on a guitar playing Led Zeppelin. I wish I could recall the URL to find it on Wayback Machine.
Re:Best Documentaries You've Ever Seen by Fricken on Sunday January 28, 2024 @04:16AM (#39163836)
If I have a favorite genre of doc, it's the ones about outsider artists. In addition to American Movie I love "Monster Road", "In the Realms of the Unreal", "Exit Through the Gift Shop", and my personal favorite "Crumb".
Re:Best Documentaries You've Ever Seen by chaosmonger7 on Sunday January 28, 2024 @08:38AM (#39165612)
I just watched American Movie for the first time a few weeks ago. It is just so endearing man.

Hell, I might watch it again today.