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Darkon (film)
''Darkon'' is a feature-length documentary film that follows the real-life adventures of the Darkon Wargaming Club in Baltimore, Maryland, a group of fantasy live-action role-playing (LARP) gamers. The film was directed by Andrew Neel and Luke Meyer. ''Darkon'' premiered and won the Best Documentary Audience Award at the 2006 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Darkon was an official selection playing at Hot Docs, Maryland Film Festival, Silverdocs, LA Film Festival, Britdoc, Melbourne International Film Festival and the Camden International Film Festival. The film was produced by Ovie Entertainment and SeeThink Films. John Hodgman was hired to write a scripted film adaptation of the documentary. However plans fell through, but an excerpt of the unproduced screenplay was read on his podcast ''Judge John Hodgman''. Reception ''Darkon'' was well received by critics. The film has an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Meyer
Luke Meyer is an American documentary filmmaker who has made the films '' Darkon'' (2006), '' New World Order'' (2009) and others. He is a founding partner of the New York-based filmmaking collective SeeThink Films. Career Meyer's first film, '' Darkon'' (2006), was a documentary about a live action role playing group. The film was acquired by IFCtv after playing in a limited theatrical release. IFCtv later produced his second film, '' New World Order'' (2009), a documentary about conspiracy theorists. Meyer has worked as an editor, writer, and producer on the films ''Alice Neel'' (2007), ''The Feature'' (2008) and ''King Kelly'' (2012). Meyer is a part of SeeThink Films, which he formed with Tom Davis, Andrew Neel and Ethan Palmer. He originally majored in writing and got into filmmaking as an extension of his interest in storytelling. Filmography Awards ''Darkon'' won the Audience Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival South by Southwest, abbreviat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LA Film Festival
The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episodic television and panel conversations. Since 2001, it had been run by the nonprofit Film Independent, which since 1985 has also produced the annual Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica. The festival began as the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival in 1995. The LAIFF ran for six years until it was absorbed into Film Independent in 2001. History The first LAIFF took place over the course of five days in a single location: the historic Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. In 1996, the LAIFF expanded to include the Directors Guild of America Building in Hollywood. In 2001, the festival became part of the organization Film Independent (formerly IFP/West). In 2006, the ''Los Angeles Times'' became the festival's main media sponsor. In 2010, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
