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IMMOKALEE U.S.A. & CRACKER CRAZY TELEVISION PREMIERE

The Documentary Channel and Substream Films have partnered to bring Cracker Crazy: Invisibile Histories of the Sunshine State and Immokalee U.S.A. to television audiences nationwide.  The July 13th television premiere will bring Georg Koszulinski's subversive documentaries to over 21 million homes. 

View the complete press release and
the DOC Channel interview with Georg Koszulinski.


DEAD BUFFALO TO HAVE ITS EAST COAST PREMIERE


The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival and the Maine International Film Festival are set to screen Substream Film's latest production.
"Scored to a terrific soundtrack by Indie band Desperanto, Dead Buffalo examines American culture through the eyes of Charlie Johnson, terminally ill but embarking on a road trip from the American south to the Great Plains of the West, reluctantly accompanied by his son, Dusty. A road movie with a real ending, Dead Buffalo is a testament to native American resiliency—in both our culture and as embodied in the very process of filmmaking."  (program notes, 12th Annual Maine International Film Festival)


Dusty (Drew Blair) and Charlie Johnson
(Shamrock Mcshane) play the
father/son duo in Dead Buffalo

starring:  Shamrock Mcshane, Drew Blair, Scot Davis, Matt Devine
produced by:  Georg Koszulinski, Elizabeth Slagsvol
executive producer:  Jeff G. Peters
assistant director:  Mike Mcshane
music:  Desperanto  written & directed by:  Georg Koszulinski



DEAD BUFFALO SOUNDTRACK CD RELEASE
Indie band, Desperanto, releases their collection of 15 tracks culled from the motion pictures Dead Buffalo, Immokalee U.S.A., and Road to Katahdin.  The compilation also includes 4 previously unreleased tracks.  Puchase here

A special presentation of the film and the cd release will take place March 8th at 5:00pm at the All Saints Cinema in Tallahassee, FL, with a reception to follow at the Fermentation Lounge.  For more information, contact Jeff G. Peters.




IMMOKALEE U.S.A. WINTER/SPRING 2009 UPDATE:

The 21st Annual U.S. Super 8 Film + Digital Video Festival recently awarded Immokalee U.S.A. 
BEST DOCUMENTARYA host of festivals and universities will be presenting the film Spring/09.  For booking info, please contact us.

"The moving plight of Latino migrant workers in a typical southern Florida town is chronicled with intelligence, sensitivity and restraint in this low-key but accessibly engaging, powerfully provocative new social-economic documentary from one of the state's (and indeed the States') most promising non-fiction filmmakers. Very seldom have the “fruits” of labour seemed so hard-won, and, on reflection, so very bitter." - Program Notes, National Media Museum/Bradford Film Festival, UK


DEAD BUFFALO NEARING COMPLETION:

Dead Buffalo examines American culture through the eyes of the terminally ill Charlie Johnson. 


Dusty (Drew Blair) agrees to take his terminally-ill father, Charlie Johnson,
(Shamrock Mcshane) on a road trip from Florida to the Great Plains of the West.   


Uncle Bob (Scot Davis) is a lonely man.  He enjoys visitors and cold beer.


Dusty's brother, Dennis, (Matt Devine) curates the local poetry jam,
but attendance
is often fickle.

READ THE TREATMENT & GET INVOLVED



AMERICA IN PICTURES & ITS SEQUEL, FRAGMENTS FROM AN ENDLESS WAR AVAILABLE ONLINE:

Georg Koszulinski’s experimental travelogue film, America in Pictures continues its international tour with the Ann Arbor Film Festival but the film is now available for online viewing here.

Comprised entirely of 16mm found footage, Fragments from an Endless War continues where AIP left off, examining an era that has been defined by a state of permanent economic and military warfare.  View it here.


NOVEMBER 2008:

Immokalee U.S.A., a feature length documentary chronicling the lives of migrant farmworkers in the United States, was recently awarded Best Documentary at
the Charlotte Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival and Docufest Atlanta awarded Georg Koszulinski Best Director. 

A limited run of DVDs are available online here.

"The immense power of this documentary comes from Koszulinski's ability to show rather than tell. This movie will haunt you for days." 

                                                                                                     - Georgia Menides, Film Threat

 

"Much more than just some kind of inside look at legalized slave labor... This truly

is an outstanding piece of documentary filmmaking…  Certainly one of

 the best independent films I have seen this year."

                                                                          - Josh Samford, Rogue Cinema

 

“Koszulinski is a real artist. Immokalee, U.S.A., is one of the most

beautiful docs I've ever seen."
      - Mike Everleth, Badlit.com

 

"...An aesthetically pure documentary in the vérité tradition... [provides] an opening for self-reflection rather than didactic sermonizing."

                                                                   - Maine International Film Festival

 

“A skillfully made documentary which highlights the plight of a group of largely ignored and forgotten people."

                                                                            - Simon Hill, Celluloid Dreams

 

“…a work of immense humility and compassion. Indeed, there is a master's

hand at play here, in what is the best documentary we've seen

in a very, very, very long time.”

  - Cinemainacave.com

 

"It's a study of the American Dream, and it's a much-needed splash

of cold water in your face."

                                                               - Drew Gemmer, The Portland Mercury

 

"There's a cinematic effect here that will color your whole day, staying visible whatever you do...  It’s what film-in-life is all about, a balance of

discovery and social engagement. It’s intense.”

                                                                        - Ted Goranson, Filmsfolded.com

FALL 2008 UPDATE:


CRACKER CRAZY was recently nominated by the
American Library Association as a “Notable Video of the Year.”  Learn more about the nomination and past winners of the ALA’s video award. Cracker Crazy was also recently added to the National Film Network’s list of titles available for distribution.  The NFN focuses their efforts towards universities and libraries, including rights to public exhibition. 


AMERICA IN PICTURES, Koszulinski’s experimental travelogue film, recently screened as an Opening Night Selection at the 46th Annual
Ann Arbor Film Festival.  The film was selected as part of the festival’s international tour of “festival favorites,” bringing the Avant-Garde to Universities, Museums and Microcinemas across the U.S. and abroad. 

  The feature-length documentary is an account of migrant farmworkers in the U.S.A.  More dates to follow, FALL2008/WINTER2009 
View the Trailer


GOD’S CARTOONIST, a feature-length documentary exploring the comic art of Jack Chick, the world’s most widely-distributed underground comic artist, announced as Substream’s latest DVD acquisition:

For nearly forty years, Chick Publications under the leadership of Jack T. Chick has published nearly one billion religious tracts (palm sized comics) that are now distributed in over 100 languages around the world. In the process, Jack Chick's name has become revered in the world of fundamentalist teachings, reviled among dozens of major religions and banned as hate literature in several countries including Canada.  Learn More at the film’s
official website.


FEBRUARY 2008
Cracker Crazy earns Best Documentary honors from the 2008 United States Super 8 Film + Video Festival. 
Koszulinski’s experimental film, America in Pictures was recently announced as an Official Selection to the 46th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival. 
A new review of Silent Voyeur by Rogue Cinema.

WINTER 2008
Post-production is nearing completion on Immokalee U.S.A.  It’s premiere date TBA.  Cracker Crazy was recently honored with a Spirit of Independence Award at the 22nd Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.  More screenings for 2008 have been announced.

UPDATE 10.24.2007

Principal Photography has been completed on the upcoming Substream release, Immokalee U.S.A., a documentary film examining the small migrant farmworking community in South Florida. LEARN MORE

Download the Trailer:

SMALL 53MB
LARGE 230MB

UPDATE 9.01.2007

Cracker Crazy continues its exhibition at Festivals, Independent Theatres and Microcinemas across the Southeast. America in Pictures was recently awarded Best Experimental Short at the 4th Annual Atlanta Underground Film Festival. Cracker Crazy was honored with the Indie Grit Award from the Indie Grits Film Festival in Columbia, SC. Preproduction has begun on the Substream Films production, Immokalee, U.S.A. - a documentary focusing on migrant farmworkers throughout the United States.



The Cracker Crazy ROAD SHOW - contact us to book a date - more pics here.
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"Wielding his (Super) 8mm camera like a pickax, Miami-bred filmmaker Georg Koszulinski... exposes every little-known fact, racial injustice and flat out catastrophe along the way... should probably be mandatory
viewing for all Sunshine state residents."

- Jacksonville's Folio Weekly, March 2007

 "...A brave and poignant look at the true history of Florida. Koszulinski's talent shows through in both his love and animosity for his home state. "
- Joshua Zeman, Producer, The Station Agent

"Koszulinski did his homework - he plundered state archives for vintage images and footage to mix with his own original footage... which traces the Sunshine State's history from the earliest inhabitants to the present day."
- The Tallahassee Democrat, April 20, 2007

“'Cracker' enters some impossibly foreboding and shockingly unheard of selections
from the history books... invaluable as a tool to better understand
how the state came to be."
- Brian Orndorf, EFilmCritic.com

“Stick a q-tip in one of Mickey Mouse’s ears and what comes out is ‘Cracker Crazy:’ it’s not always pretty, but it’s real. Like a tsunami scouring Florida's coastline, Koszulinski’s latest film wipes away the state’s sanitized
history to reveal the sludge underneath. I loved it.”
-
Jerald T. Milanich, Curator, Florida Museum of Natural History and author, Florida Indians from Ancient Times to the Present.


CRACKER CRAZY: INVISIBLE HISTORIES OF THE SUNSHINE STATE
DOWNLOAD THE TRAILER!

Koszulinski's historical narrative tells the story of Florida's history from a decidedly different point of view. Blending archival and original footage, he brings to life a cast of historical characters spanning over 12,000 years, from Florida’s ancient Indians to the migrant farm workers of the 21st century. Meet Osceola and the Seminoles, who fought alongside escaped slaves in the most costly Indian War in American History. Unmask Florida’s Ku Klux Klan and don’t forget about Walt Disney and Henry Flagler – perhaps the two characters most responsible for the Florida we know today. “Think you know Florida? Think again. See‘Cracker Crazy’ for an eye-opening experience.”

(Paul Ortiz, Author/Historian, University of California)




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August 30 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. workshop presentation at the Alachua County Public Library, Gainesville, FL

July 10-19 2009
Dead Buffalo and Road to Katahdin screen at the Maine International Film Festival, Waterville, ME
filmmaker(s) in attendance

July 13 2009
World Television premiere of Cracker Crazy and Immokalee U.S.A. on
The Documentary Channel

June 26-28 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. and Fragments from an Endless War screen at the Last Call Film Festival
Louisville, KY
June 25-27 2009
Dead Buffalo screens at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
May 7-10 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the Maryland Film Festival
Baltimore, MD

May 6 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. screens as an Opening Night Selection at the
FilmArtFestival

Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Germany

April 18 2009
Koszulinski's "American Triptych" screens at the Lumina Film Festival
1.  America in Pictures
2.  Fragments from an Endless War
3. Road to Katahdin
Waterville, ME

April 17 2009
Preview screening of Dead Buffalo at the
Indie Grits Film Festival
followed by "no-budget filmmaking as a subversive art" workshop (April 18)
Both events are FREE thanks to The Humanities Council, Columbia, SC

April 18 2009  2:00 pm
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at Selby Library Auditorium, Sarasota, FL
presented by Sarasota/
Manatee Farmworker Supporters

April 14 2009 4:00 pm
Immokalee U.S.A. screens
at George Mason University's Immigration Film Series, with guest speaker, Georg Koszulinski

April 9-12 2009
Immokalee U.S.A screens at the Las Vegas International Film Festival

March 22 2009 3:00 pm
Immokalee U.S.A. screens
at College of William & Mary "Global Film and Migration" Film Series, with guest speaker, Georg Koszulinski

March 6-8 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the Kent Film Festival,
Kent, Connecticut

March 13-28 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the Bradford International Film Festival,
 National Media Museum/Bradford, UK

March 8 2009  5:00 pm
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
of Dead Buffalo at the All Saints Cinema, Tallahassee, FL with reception to follow at Fermentation Lounge

March 6-8 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at
Harvest of Hope Fest, St. Augustine, FL

February 20-26 2009
America in Pictures & Fragments from an Endless War screen at the Florida Experimental Film Festival Gainesville, FL

February 19-22 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the Beloit Film Festival,
Beloit, WI

February 20-21 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the U.S. Super 8 Film & Digital Video Film Festival

February 16 2009
Cracker Crazy screens at Palm Beach Community College

February 13-22 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Missoula, MT

February 19-22 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the Macon Film & Video Festival Macon, GA

January 22 2008
Cracker Crazy screens at Alachua County Public Library/Hawthorne Branch,
Hawthorne, FL 
FREE EVENT

January 9-10 2009
Immokalee U.S.A.screens at the Tallahassee Film Society

December 7 2008
Cracker Crazy screens at Alachua County Downtown Public Library,
Gainesville, FL 
FREE EVENT

November 15 2008
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the Montezuma International  Film Festival, Montezuma, Costa Rica

November 7-9 2008
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival,
Concord, NH
UPDATE:
"Best Documentary" awarded to
Immokalee U.S.A.

Winter 2009
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the
D.C. Labor Film Festival, Washington, D.C.

October 29th 2008
Cracker Crazy screens at Dudley Cinemas,
Venice, CA

October 28th 2008
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the University of Connecticut's Social Justice Week

September 27th 2008
Immokalee U.S.A.
screens
at the Charlotte International Film Festival

Panel discussion to follow screening, "Documentary: Stories Never Told"

September 25th 2008
Immokalee U.S.A. screening in Columbia, SC, location TBA

September 24th 2008
Immokalee U.S.A. screens at Loose Screws, St. Augustine, FL 

August 23rd 2008
Immokalee U.S.A.
screens
at the 4th Annual Docufest Atlanta 
UPDATE:
"Best Director" awarded to
Georg Koszulinski for Immokalee U.S.A.

July 11th-20th 2008
Immokalee U.S.A.
screens
at the 11th Annual Maine International Film Festival

May 11 2008
Cracker Crazy at the
Delray Beach Film Festival
Delray Beach, FL May 2nd 2008

May 2 2008

Immokalee U.S.A. screens at the
Portland Documentary &

Experimental Film Festival

April 10 2008

Immokalee U.S.A. screens

as a work in progress at

Indie Grits Film Festival

Columbia, SC

March 25th – 30th
America in Pictures at the
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Ann Arbor, MI

March 22nd 2008
Cracker Crazy at the
Sunscreen Film Festival
St. Petersburg, FL

March 1st 2008

Cracker Crazy at the
All Saints Cinema
Tallahassee, FL

February 16 2008
Cracker Crazy at the
U.S. Super 8 Film &
Video Festival

Rutgers University, NJ
UPDATE:
Cracker Crazy wins
BEST DOCUMENTARY

October 29 2007
Cracker Crazy returns to the Fort Lauderdale Int. Film Festival
UPDATE:
Cracker Crazy garners a
SPIRIT OF THE INDEPENDENTS AWARD

October 20 2007
Cracker Crazy at the
Florida Media Market
Miami, FL

October 18 2007
America in Pictures Opening Night Selection
at the
10 or Less Film Festival
Portland, OR

October 16 2007
Cracker Crazy at the
Fort Lauderdale Int. Film Festival

September 29 2007
Cracker Crazy at the
Ava Gardner Film Festival
Smithfield, NC

August 31 2007
Cracker Crazy at the
Central Florida Film Festival
Orlando, FL

August 24 - August 25 2007
Cracker Crazy & America in Pictures at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival
Atlanta, GA
UPDATE:
America in Pictures Awarded BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT

May 30 - June 3 2007
Cracker Crazy & America
in Pictures
at the
Indie Grits Film Festival
Columbia, SC

UPDATE:
Cracker Crazy Awarded
INDIE GRIT PRIZE

April 27 - May 1 2007
World Premiere
Koszulinski's experimental short, America in Pictures
at the Athens International Film & Video Festival
Athens, OH

April 28 2007
Substream Films at the
Florida Voices Book Fair
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Gainesville, FL

April 21 2007
Cracker Crazy at the Appalachian Film Festival, Huntington, WV

April 20 2007
Cracker Crazy
All Saints Cinema,
5:45 pm & 7:30 pm Tallahassee, FL

April 18 2007
Cracker Crazy at the Civic Media Center,
Gainesville, FL

March 30 2007
Cracker Crazy
Loose Screws,
7:30 pm & 10:00 pm
St. Augustine,FL

Feb 28 - March 4 2007
Cracker Crazy & Silent Voyeur at the MAGA Film and Video Festival

March 1 2007
The Votive Pit
screens at The Pumelo Independent Film Festival, Mumbai, India

January 09 2007
The Votive Pit World Premiere at Southern Fried Flicks Film Festival

November 03 2006
Silent Voyeur screens at The Video Underground, Boston, MA

November 02 2006
Silent Voyeur at the Anthology Film Archives, NYC

 

 

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