Split Screen (1997)
Split Screen was a television series that originally aired from 1997 to 2001 on IFC. The series focused on independent filmmaking in America and was hosted by John Pierson. Split Screen featured segments from many notable filmmakers, actors, and actresses including: Kevin Smith, Spike Lee, Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Buck Henry, Wes Anderson, Steve Buscemi, John Waters, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Richard Linklater, Errol Morris, Miranda July, and William H. Macy.
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Episodes
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1. The Blair Witch: I Want to Believe1998-04-06 · 29mSam Saldivar no-budget sci-fi thriller THE GIANT KILLER; one minute films loops with Gustav Deutsch at Windsor, ON’s Kinnotek Cinema; looking for the mysterious “Lady In Red” at Sl
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2. John Wayne's Hairpiece1998-04-13 · 28mSPLIT SCREEN hits the road! Making a film vs. running the NYC Marathon; visiting IFFCON to talk indie film financing; John Wayne's Hairpiece and other cinema treasures at the Smith
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3. Grizzly Man Walks, Orson Welles Talks1998-04-20 · 28m“The Illusion and Reality” episode: Dan Myrick visits musician/filmmaker Billy Yeager in a Purple Haze in Hollywood, FL; movie VHS bootleggers in NYC; building a grizzly bear proof
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4. Carl Franklin Breaks It Down1998-04-27 · 27mSelf-distributing a documentary about talking to elementary school kids about gay issues; Filming in Charleston, SC, from Civil War pictures to slavery era epics; a visit with dire
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5. The Tin Drum: Banned in Oklahoma1998-05-04 · 26m'Reason to Believe” booking a film on college campuses with secret agent: Tedd Stuart; a visit with Bart Weiss, director of the Dallas Video Festival; surveillance video turned int
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6. Keep Austin Weird1998-05-11 · 28mStudent activists and local film illuminati protest the shutting down of the UT Union Film program; a profile of the inimitable character actor Lawrence Tierney; shooting Super 8 f
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7. The Real Dude Abides1998-05-18 · 28mThe RV crew hangs with Barry Tubb, an ex rodeo rider, Hollywood actor in Synder, TX; meet “Big” Joe La Creta: actor, wrestler, and sandwich master in Wilmington, MA; is there a “Re
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8. All That KC Jazz1998-05-25 · 29mA visit with Bruce Ricker, director of THE LAST OF THE BLUE DEVILS, a 1979 film about a reunion of some of the town’s jazz musicians; shooting a film, performing in a band, and hos
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9. Selective Service in Aspen1998-06-01 · 28mThe Aspen Shortsfest; SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM, a brilliant short, made when the draft was mandatory and anti-war protests were in full force; follow four ebullient NYC teens, who
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10. Mr. MovieFone's Message1998-06-08 · 28mA visit with Russ Leatherman, Mr. Moviefone himself; meet Al Milgrom the Minneapolis “czar of cinema”; witness Dan Cleveland and his heavy metal band Dark Horse on their ascent up
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11. Damon & Norton Play Poker1998-08-24 · 28mMatt Damon and Ed Norton head to the World Series of Poker; self-taught stuntman crashing cars from a junkyard; Cronenberg’s CRASH acted by stuffed animals; a screening of RED RIVE
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12. Todd Haynes' Goldmine1998-08-31 · 28mHaynes and his longtime producer Christine Vachon cuddle up in Cannes; NEA public funding at the local level; an unusual outdoor screening on a hillside; a film festival sponsored
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13. Animal Talent1998-09-07 · 28mThe Sweet Sunshine animal Talent Agency; RAT WOMEN: an excerpt from filmmaker Minkie Spiro’s short; what happens to the puppies and dogs left too long at the pound; a visit to Wall
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14. Lars von Trier Is Dogmatic1998-09-14 · 28mAdam & Jo’s stuffed animal take on THE ENGLISH PATIENT; a rare visit with brilliant and phobic director Lars von Trier; Amy Elliott and Lizzy Donius visit volcanologists in Hawaii
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15. Crispin Glover's Syndrome1998-09-21 · 29mA home tour and talk with Crispin Glover about his film WHAT IS IT?; Adam & Joe’s toy take on SHINE; mob character actor, Frank Vincent; Marina Zenovich checks out the trailer edit
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16. From Homicide to Ho Chi Minh1998-09-29 · 27mMovie Saves Town: an indie effort revitalizes Holland, MI; Doug Stone visits Tony Bui, director of THREE SEASONS, and his Vietnamese cast; Homicide is Good: the indie film landscap
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17. Billy Wilder's Shoes1998-10-05 · 28mMaking Films, Selling Shoes: director Steven Proto enlists the help of Billy Wilder; How'd You Do That?, on working with a deaf actress; Brian Flemming and Keythe Farley ride along
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18. Kuchar Kuts Loose1998-10-12 · 28mGeorge Kuchar, beloved innovator, underground filmmaker, and San Francisco film teacher; KIDS: promiscuous stuffed animals in NYC; 15 budding auteurs in Austin produce one feature
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19. Guy Maddin Mystifies1998-10-19 · 29mManitoba Tonight: Guy Maddin; How'd You Do That: Archival FX; 'MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE Meets IRONSIDE”: Muscular Dystrophy poster-girl now turned indie action flick director Jenni Gold
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20. Almost Heaven, West Virginia1998-10-26 · 29mRegional filmmaker par excellence, Jacob Young, in his own backyard. Meet an Elvis-channeling schizophrenic tap dancer, a cross-planting evangelical, a cranky chemical plant owner,
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John PiersonSelf - Host
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