Photo of Mark Borchardt
Photo of Mark Borchardt

Mark Borchardt

“I was called to the bathroom at the cemetery to take care of something. I walked in the bathroom, and in the middle toilet right there... somebody didn't shit in the toilet, somebody shat *on* the toilet. They shat on the wall, they shat on the floor. I had to clean it up, man, but before that, for about 10 to 15 seconds man, I just stared at somebody's shit, man. To be totally honest with you, man, it was a really, really profound moment. Cuz I was thinkin', "I'm 30 years old, and in about 10 seconds I gotta start cleaning up somebody's shit, man.'”

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    AMERICAN MOVIE

    CHRIS SMITH United States, 1999

    Landing in cinemas the same year as The Blair Witch Project, this award-winning Sundance doc about a real-life attempt to make a low-budget horror movie quickly became a cult hit. A warm, funny tribute to the oddballs of the American heartland, with their eyes on the screen.

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