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2014 - COLOUR - CANADA - 88 MINUTES
A FILM BY JODY SHAPIRO
"Burt's Buzz" takes an intimate look at the world of Burt Shavitz, the face and co-founder of Burt's Bees, exploring his fascinating and unique life. Exposing the collision between business and personal values, the film is a compelling and fascinating portrait of this highly idiosyncratic pioneer, and a revealing study of what it means to be a living icon.
90 MINUTES - USA - 2007
A FILM BY RANI SINGH
FEATURING: BECK, NICK CAVE, ELVIS COSTELLO, DAVID JOHANSEN, GREIL MARCUS, BETH ORTON, LOU REED, ALLEN GINSBERG, BILL IVEY, HARRY SMITH, HAL WILLNER, BOB NEUWIRTH, SMOKEY HORMEL, PHILLIP GLASS, P. ADAMS SITNEY, PERCY HEATH, STEVE EARLE, PETRA HADEN, LUIS KEMNITZER, MOSES ASCH, JOHN COHEN, ED SANDERS
Prepare for an eclectic journey through ‘The Old Weird America’. Rani Singh's fast-paced and varied documentary tracks the history of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial compilation of 78 rpm records from rural Americana to its release on Folkways Records in 1952. Instrumental in helping inspire the urban folk revival of the 1960s, the Anthology continues to influence modern music. An incredible set of interviews reveal the lasting impact of the Anthology and Harry Smith. Popular music professor Greil Marcus takes us through the intricacies of the Anthology: its history, context and influence on music in particular as well as society as a whole. This film is also, in a way, a monument to the man Harry Smith, whose unique view on life as not only a collector, but also as one of the most important experimental film makers of the last century, shines through.
90 MINUTES - USA - 2007
A FILM BY RANI SINGH
FEATURING: BECK, NICK CAVE, ELVIS COSTELLO, DAVID JOHANSEN, GREIL MARCUS, BETH ORTON, LOU REED, ALLEN GINSBERG, BILL IVEY, HARRY SMITH, HAL WILLNER, BOB NEUWIRTH, SMOKEY HORMEL, PHILLIP GLASS, P. ADAMS SITNEY, PERCY HEATH, STEVE EARLE, PETRA HADEN, LUIS KEMNITZER, MOSES ASCH, JOHN COHEN, ED SANDERS
Prepare for an eclectic journey through ‘The Old Weird America’. Rani Singh's fast-paced and varied documentary tracks the history of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial compilation of 78 rpm records from rural Americana to its release on Folkways Records in 1952. Instrumental in helping inspire the urban folk revival of the 1960s, the Anthology continues to influence modern music. An incredible set of interviews reveal the lasting impact of the Anthology and Harry Smith. Popular music professor Greil Marcus takes us through the intricacies of the Anthology: its history, context and influence on music in particular as well as society as a whole. This film is also, in a way, a monument to the man Harry Smith, whose unique view on life as not only a collector, but also as one of the most important experimental film makers of the last century, shines through.
2019 - 29 MINUTES - CANADA
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RON MANN
Inside Kenk is a half-hour documentary film, based on the successful 2010 graphic novel “KENK: A Graphic Portrait”, chronicling the life of Toronto’s Igor Kenk, the Slovenia-born man dubbed "the world’s most prolific bicycle thief" by The New York Times. The film, written and directed by Jason Gilmore aims to bring to life Kenk’s story, his flawed yet compelling personality and the remarkable, shocking revelation - unforeseen even by his most vocal detractors - that Kenk had been hoarding thousands of stolen bicycles in locations around the city. Told through a collection of present day interviews with various affected parties, interspersed with animated sequences in the original graphic novel style, that recount Igor’s personal story and the lead up to his arrest, culminating in a candid sit-down interview with Igor Kenk today.
