Marjoe [videorecording] / New Video Group ; Docurama ; Cinema 10 presents ; produced and directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan ; Mauser Productions, Inc. Thoth / directed by Sarah Kernochan ; produced by Sarah Kernochan & Lynn Appelle ; Amateur Rabbit, Inc.
1972
PN1995.9.D6 M37 2006
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Marjoe [videorecording] / New Video Group ; Docurama ; Cinema 10 presents ; produced and directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan ; Mauser Productions, Inc. Thoth / directed by Sarah Kernochan ; produced by Sarah Kernochan & Lynn Appelle ; Amateur Rabbit, Inc.
ISBN
0767087887
9780767087889
9780767087889
Imprint
New York, NY : Docurama : Distributed by New Video Group, c1972, c2001, 2006.
Language
English
Description
2 videodiscs (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Standard Identifiers
767685976937
Call Number
PN1995.9.D6 M37 2006
Distributor No.
NVG-9769 Docurama
Summary
Marjoe: Filmed before televangelism became a phenomenon, this biography/expose details the rise, fall, and self-exposure of Marjoe Gortner, a one-time child evangelist and church tent preacher. Marjoe would rather have been a rock star-with a different upbringing might have been-but this is as close as he can get. That he manipulates the spiritual passions of his audience is subordinate to the satisfaction of performing and connecting emotionally. Even as he spouts meaningless religious rhetoric, and takes the money of those expecting miracles and salvation, is he not giving the people exactly what they want, performing the spontaneous and charismatic rites of Pentecostal Christianity in a manner that is skillful and respectful of the traditions and expectations of that faith?
Thoth: Before high rents sent him to New York to live with his mother and perform at Central Park's Angel Tunnel, Thoth was a fixture at BART stations in San Francisco. Thoth's lovely countertenor, adept violin, and haunting, otherworldly songs are employed in service to his fantasy kingdom. Created in his youth, "the Festad" serves as the basis for his opera, but began as a refuge from the racism encountered by those of mixed-race in the 1960s. From son of New York intellectuals to androgynous street performer, Thoth has trod a twisty path, illustrated by this film.
Thoth: Before high rents sent him to New York to live with his mother and perform at Central Park's Angel Tunnel, Thoth was a fixture at BART stations in San Francisco. Thoth's lovely countertenor, adept violin, and haunting, otherworldly songs are employed in service to his fantasy kingdom. Created in his youth, "the Festad" serves as the basis for his opera, but began as a refuge from the racism encountered by those of mixed-race in the 1960s. From son of New York intellectuals to androgynous street performer, Thoth has trod a twisty path, illustrated by this film.
Note
Thoth: "The following film contains an expanded end-credit sequence, adding two minutes to its original screen time. Thus it differs slightly from the film that won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject in 2002."--title screen.
Marjoe: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1972. Thoth: Originally produced as a documentary in 2001.
Marjoe: Special features: Filmmaker biographies; About Docurama; DVD catalog/trailers. Thoth: Special features: Excerpts from Thoth's opera; Filmmaker biography; About Docurama; DVD catalog/trailers.
Marjoe: Marjoe Gortner. Thoth: S.K. Thoth (aka Stephen Kaufman).
Marjoe: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1972. Thoth: Originally produced as a documentary in 2001.
Marjoe: Special features: Filmmaker biographies; About Docurama; DVD catalog/trailers. Thoth: Special features: Excerpts from Thoth's opera; Filmmaker biography; About Docurama; DVD catalog/trailers.
Marjoe: Marjoe Gortner. Thoth: S.K. Thoth (aka Stephen Kaufman).
Credits
Marjoe: Edited by Larry Silk ; cameramen, Ed Lynch, Ken Van Sickle, Richard Pearce ... [et. al.]. Thoth: Edited by Emily Paine ; cameras Don Lenzer, Mead Hunt, Jason Summers ... [et. al.] ; all music written and performed by S.K. Thoth.
System Details Note
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital stereo, television presentation aspect ratio, 1.33:1.
Awards
Marjoe: winner, 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary, Features (Howard Smith, Sarah Kernochan).
Thoth: winner, 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subjects (Sarah Kernochan, Lynn Appelle).
Thoth: winner, 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subjects (Sarah Kernochan, Lynn Appelle).
Added Corporate Author
Cinema 10.
Mauser Productions.
Amateur Rabbit, Inc.
Docurama (Firm)
New Video Group.
Mauser Productions.
Amateur Rabbit, Inc.
Docurama (Firm)
New Video Group.
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Table of Contents
Marjoe: Two black eyes
Under the radar
Into a frenzy
Piece of the action
Saving the youth
This is a business
Feel the beat
Glory be to Jesus
Taking a bath
What I really think
God bless you
Credits.
Thoth: In order to live
The lands of Festad
Psychotic behavior
Blurring the lines
Process of loss
Credits.
Under the radar
Into a frenzy
Piece of the action
Saving the youth
This is a business
Feel the beat
Glory be to Jesus
Taking a bath
What I really think
God bless you
Credits.
Thoth: In order to live
The lands of Festad
Psychotic behavior
Blurring the lines
Process of loss
Credits.