Scientific American

Scientific American

digital, color, sound, 28 min
This documentary reveals the results of a “scientific” expedition conducted in and around rural North Florida and South Georgia from 1977 to 2012. The search for proof of the filmmaker’s ...

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This documentary reveals the results of a “scientific” expedition conducted in and around rural North Florida and South Georgia from 1977 to 2012. The search for proof of the filmmaker’s hypothesis is exhausted in a well organized delivery of the visual and audio data. The video answers the question “Do the ‘American’ traditions of the past continue to flourish in the contemporary Deep South?” The answer is a resounding “yes”. TV preaching, chitlin’ eating, pecan picking and rattlesnake handling are all captured in this documentary as proof the South of yesterday and today is likely to be the South of tomorrow.

Films

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    Spider 71-50
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Spider 71-50
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, black and white, sound, 5 min
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    Smokey Wears Pantyhose
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Smokey Wears Pantyhose
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, black and white, sound, 9 min
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    Walk That Dog
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Walk That Dog
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, black and white, sound, 16 min
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    Observeillance
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Observeillance
    Tyler Turkle

    black and white, sound, 4 min
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    Cut
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Cut
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, black and white, sound, 4 min
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    A Quiet Afternoon with Strangers
    Documentary
    Experimental

    A Quiet Afternoon with Strangers
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, black and white, silent, 9 min
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    Lincoln Logs for Jesus
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Lincoln Logs for Jesus
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, black and white, sound, 5 min
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    Six Films, 1974-81, Sound And Silent Prints
    Experimental

    Six Films, 1974-81, Sound And Silent Prints
    Tyler Turkle

    16mm, color and b/w, sound, 35 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Excess, Black Noise, and Fast Moving Pictures
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Excess, Black Noise, and Fast Moving Pictures
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, color, sound, 1 min
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    The Last Days of Eddie Marsicano
    Documentary
    Experimental

    The Last Days of Eddie Marsicano
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, color, sound, 26 min
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    Seminoles, Alligators, and Football Players
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Seminoles, Alligators, and Football Players
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, color, sound, 32 min
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    All in My Background
    Documentary
    Experimental

    All in My Background
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, color, sound, 19 min
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    Harry Crews - Survival is Triumph Enough
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Harry Crews - Survival is Triumph Enough
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, color, sound, 30 min
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    State of Snakes, Chapters 1,2 & 3
    Documentary
    Experimental

    State of Snakes, Chapters 1,2 & 3
    Tyler Turkle

    digital, color, sound, 8 min
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