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Think TV: Finding Humor in Found Footage


by Jerome Weeks 28 Oct 2009 1:43 PM

Nick Prueher talks to Krys Boyd about the truly funny-awful tapes of the Found Footage Festival: training films, dating videos and, of course, the guy-dropping-his-pants furniture ad. Through such tapes, you, too, can learn to defend yourself against some really vicious short ribs.
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Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett created the Found Footage Festival in 1991 after coming across a McDonald’s training video on custodial duties. They’ve taken the FFF to the South by Southwest Festival, the Late Show with David Letterman and your local online DVD store. Most recently, FFF appeared at the Lakewood Theatre.

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About Jerome Weeks

Jerome Weeks is the Senior Arts Reporter/Producer for KERA. Previously at The Dallas Morning News, he was the book columnist for 10 years and the drama critic for 10 years before that. His writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre and Men’s Vogue magazines. View more about Jerome Weeks.

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