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With the help of his mother, his 82-year old uncle, and local cast of hilarious and lovable characters, filmmaker Mark Borchardt fights his way through internal and external roadblocks to make a movie in the town of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Lacking the resources to complete Northwestern, a featur...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Borchardt, Mark, 1966- (on-screen participant.), Schank, Mike (Singer, on-screen participant,), Smith, Chris, 1970- (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [United States] : [C-Hundred Film Corporation], [1999]
Subjects:
Borchardt, Mark, > 1966-
Motion picture producers and directors > Wisconsin > Menomonee Falls > Biography.
Independent filmmakers > Wisconsin > Menomonee Falls > Biography.
Motion pictures > Production and direction > Wisconsin > Menomonee Falls.
Independent films > Production and direction > Wisconsin > Menomonee Falls.
Low-budget films > Production and direction > Wisconsin > Menomonee Falls.
Families > Wisconsin > Menomonee Falls.
Friendship > Wisconsin > Menomonee Falls.
Alcoholism > Wisconsin > Menomonee Falls.
Menomonee Falls (Wis.) > Biography.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:With the help of his mother, his 82-year old uncle, and local cast of hilarious and lovable characters, filmmaker Mark Borchardt fights his way through internal and external roadblocks to make a movie in the town of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Lacking the resources to complete Northwestern, a feature film, Borchardt decides to complete Coven, a short, independent, "no-budget" horror film, in order to attract the attention and finances to make his dream film. Particular attention is given to his best friend, Mike Schank, an amiable recovering alcoholic and drug addict, who is also one of the most reliable members of his crew. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, alcoholism, and spiritual crisis, AMERICAN MOVIE is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (104 min., 46 sec.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Playing Time:01:44:46
Awards:Winner, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Cinema Eye Honors Awards, The Influentials.
Winner, 2016 Cinema Eye Legacy Award.
Winner, 1999 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, Documentary.
Winner,1999 Denver International Film Festival People's Choice Award, Documentary Film.
Production Credits:Directed by Chris Smith ; cinematography, Chris Smith ;