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Marwencol. On April 8, 2000, a vicious attack stole Mark Hogancamp's memories and left him near death. Unable to afford therapy, he sought refuge in Marwencol, a 1:6th-scale World War II-era town that he built in his backyard. Welcome to the world of Marwencol. See THE DOCUMENTARY.
Marwencol (also known as Village of the Dolls in the UK) is a 2010 American documentary film that explores the life and work of artist and photographer Mark Hogancamp. It is the debut feature of director Jeff Malmberg, produced through his production company Open Face.
MARWENCOL is a feature documentary about the fantasy world of Mark Hogancamp. After being beaten into a brain-damaging coma by five men outside a bar, Mark builds a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard.
In his backyard, he created a new world entirely within his control - a 1:6 scale World War II town he named Marwencol. Using doll alter egos of his friends and family, his attackers and himself, Mark enacted epic battles and recreated memories, which he captured in strikingly realistic photographs.
After vicious attack leaves him brain damaged and broke, Mark Hogancamp seeks recovery in Marwencol, a 1/6th-scale WWII-era town he creates in his backyard.
Oct 27, 2015 · Mark Hogancamp built Marwencol, a fictional Belgian village, out of dolls and action figures after he woke up from a coma.
Apr 6, 2011 · After he lost his memory, Mark Hogancamp created a universe of his own: a tiny World War II-era town called Marwencol, the subject of a documentary.
Oct 8, 2010 · Marwencol is a documentary about Mark Hogancamp, who is a man in his late 30's and one night at a bar he was ganged up on and brutally beaten by a group of people. Mark survived, but was brain damaged and had to learn his motor skills, speech and everything else that he once knew, all over again.
Mark Hogancamp is a photographer and storyteller, but prefers to think of himself as a film director. He’s the creator of Marwencol, a 1/6 scale, WWII-era Belgian village in which he stages and photographs a complex narrative of Nazi intrigue, lesbian melodrama, and Sgt. Rock-style heroics.
Oct 8, 2010 · After recovering from a brutal attack that left him in a coma, Mark Hogancamp builds a miniature World War II-era town in his backyard and creates photographic stories...
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