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Mark Borchardt (born August 20, 1966) is an American independent filmmaker. He is best known as the subject of the 1999 film American Movie, which documented three years he spent writing, shooting and editing his horror short, Coven (1997).
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Mark Borchardt is a filmmaker from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who made the documentary "American Movie" about his struggle to make "Northwestern". He has also appeared in several movies, such as "Coven" and "Cabin Fever 2", and written and directed short films and podcasts.
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Nov 3, 1999 · Mark Borchardt is the subject of the documentary "American Movie", which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 1999. He talks about his passion for film, his struggles with money and Hollywood, and his views on independent filmmaking.
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Oct 14, 2022 · American Movie argues that its subject has a raw but very real gift for crafting memorable images and striking compositions but his real gift is being Mark Borchardt. In that, he is a goddamn intuitive genius, a natural.
Jan 18, 2024 · Mark Borchardt, lank-haired, divorced and on the cusp of 30, watches from his mother’s couch, exhausted but somehow rapt and not depleted. He’s the only one in the film dreaming the big dream:...
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Mark Borchardt is a filmmaker from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who made a short horror film called Coven (2000) and was featured in the documentary American Movie (1999). He has also written plays, radio dramas, and articles, and hosted a radio show called Cinema Fireside.
A filmmaker's account of Mark Borchardt, a low-budget filmmaker who struggles with working class realities, ambition and identity. The film explores his comedy, collaboration and performance in a funny and influential documentary. Learn how Smith's film reveals the complexities of documentary performance and the social structures of the American Rust Belt.
