Clerk
From award-winning filmmaker Malcolm Ingram (Small Town Gay Bar, Drawing Flies) comes an extensive all-access documentary examining the life and career of indie filmmaking icon Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy). Featuring never before seen interviews with friends, family and filmmaking peers, along with icons of the film, comedy and comic book worlds, Clerk. is a loving mosaic to Kevin Smith, The Man Who Would Be King Geek. (Douglas Davidson, Elements of Madness)
Phantom of Winnipeg
In 1974 acclaimed film director Brian DePalma took an artistic gamble and created his own version of the classic tale Phantom of the Opera. Phantom of the Paradise is an over-the-top glam horror comedy movie musical featuring a starring role and songs from musical superstar Paul Williams (the award-winning writer behind classic songs like “Evergreen”, “We've Only Just Begun”, and “Rainbow Connection”).
On release, the film landed with a mighty thud and quickly disappeared back from whence it came
... this would be where the story ended if it weren't for the brave denizens of the small and frigid Canadian city of Winnipeg, who didn't get the memo. Instead, they turned the film into an enduring phenomenon with local box office grosses larger than the studio blockbuster Jaws.
Phantom of Winnipeg tells the story of the unique cult that sprung up around the film and the people whose obsessions are still going strong even decades later. This documentary is an exploration of an outsider community and the very DNA of fan culture itself, including its effects on those involved, from the touching and hilarious to the downright bizarre.
Coming Soon.
Continental
Malcolm Ingram's documentary Continental takes viewers back to sexually charged 1969 New York when the notorious Continental Baths opened its doors. This ground-breaking den of debauchery transcended sexuality and became a beacon to the hip, beautiful and infamous. The Continental brought high and low culture to its cabaret stage weekly, becoming instrumental in the careers of icons Bette Midler, Labelle (Lady Marmalade), and the legendary godfather of house Frankie Knuckles. Knuckles developed what became known as house music at the Continental Baths, the largest and most celebrated gay bath house in the world.
Coming Soon.