A Confessional Documentary (1987)

ALL 11/01/1987 (en) Comedy 1 Min
  • Release
    11/01/1987
  • Production
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  • Original title
    A Confessional Documentary
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

A Confessional Documentary is a 1-minute long short film directed by noted film critic Gene Siskel, originally shown alongside his partner Roger Ebert's short film (Citizen Yuppie) on the 1987 broadcast of their annual Holiday Gift Guide program. It was shot entirely on a (then-new) Fisher Price PixelVision PXL2000 low-fidelity camcorder in monochrome on compact audio cassette, inspiring Richard Linklater to utilize the same technique in his 1991 feature SLACKER. The film recontextualizes the image of Roger Ebert's face to provide some humorous jabs at the nature of film criticism.

  1. Gene Siskel

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Gene Siskel

    Roger Ebert

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Casts : 1 , Crews : 2

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A Confessional Documentary (1987) 1 Min

ALL 11/01/1987 (en)
Comedy
  • Release 11/01/1987
  • Production
  • Original title A Confessional Documentary
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

A Confessional Documentary is a 1-minute long short film directed by noted film critic Gene Siskel, originally shown alongside his partner Roger Ebert's short film (Citizen Yuppie) on the 1987 broadcast of their annual Holiday Gift Guide program. It was shot entirely on a (then-new) Fisher Price PixelVision PXL2000 low-fidelity camcorder in monochrome on compact audio cassette, inspiring Richard Linklater to utilize the same technique in his 1991 feature SLACKER. The film recontextualizes the image of Roger Ebert's face to provide some humorous jabs at the nature of film criticism.

  1. Gene Siskel

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer