Continuing our weeklong SXSW Film preview, here are five more documentaries for your viewing consideration:
IT CAME FROM KUCHAR
Kuchar is not a Middle Eastern country you’ve never heard of; it’s the surname of twin brothers from the Bronx who have been making no-budget underground films together since the 1950s. The Kuchar filmography is more than 200 titles strong, including I Was a Teenage Rumpot, Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof and Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness. Jennifer Kroot’s documentary “interweaves the brother's lives, their admirers, a history of underground film and a 'greatest hits' of Kuchar clips into a hilarious and touching stream of consciousness tale.”
(Screens March 14th at 5 pm, Alamo South, March 19th at 1:30 pm, Alamo Ritz, March 20th at 11:30 am, Convention Center)
MONSTERS FROM THE ID
Did the sci-fi cinema of the 1950s inspire a generation of scientists? And now that Hollywood no longer glorifies the scientist in quite the same way it did during the Atomic Age, what will inspire the American youth of today to pursue science as a career? “Monsters From The Id weaves the intersecting themes of over 30 films in order to tell the untold story of the Modern Scientist and his role in inspiring a nation.”
(Screens March 13th at 9:45 pm, Alamo South, March 18th at 11:30 am, Convention Center, March 21st at 2 pm, Alamo South)
NEW WORLD ORDER
In the late 90s, I used to fall asleep watching Alex Jones ranting on late night cable access television in Austin, never dreaming that one day he would be hero to Conspiracy Theory Nation. This documentary from Darkon director Luke Meyer focuses on Jones and the conspiracy movement, from anti-globalization to the “9/11 was an inside job” crowd.
(Screens March 13th at 7 pm, Alamo South, March 17th at 11:30 am, Convention Center)
THE WAY WE GET BY
This may not be of interest to everyone, but as someone who grew up near the tiny Bangor International Airport, I’m intrigued by this look at the troop greeters – senior citizens who meet soldiers returning from Iraq at their port of entry on the way home (or their last stop on their way out).
(Screens March 15 at 11:30 am, Convention Center, March 16th at 12 pm, Alamo South, March 19th at 7 pm, Convention Center)
WINNEBAGO MAN
Jack Rebney became a YouTube sensation when the outtakes from his Winnebago sales video hit the internets. Now he’s a recluse, but filmmaker Ben Steinbauer has tracked him down to find out the shocking secret origin of…Winnebago Man.
(Screens March 14th at 7 pm, Alamo South, March 18th at 6 pm, Alamo Ritz, March 20th at 1:30 pm, Paramount Theater)
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