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Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
Director:Justin McConnell
Music:Sean Motley
Cinematography:Justin McConnell
Editing:Kevin Burke
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Runtime:98 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business is a 2020 documentary film about working in the film business directed by Justin McConnell.

Development

McConnell came up with the idea for the documentary after making his third film, Skull World, as it "struck me that a really simple, but effective thing that I could create would be what at the time I set out to make as sort of a film school in a box; the kind of thing that I wish existed ten years earlier, so that I could turn to it, or that as a younger filmmaker I could get a better indication of at least a path you could follow".[1] [2]

Release

Clapboard Jungle had its world premiere on 6 June 2020 at the Superchannel Canadian Film Fest.[3] It went on to screen at other film festivals that included FrightFest, where it received the award for Best Documentary.[4]

The documentary was released digitally on January 19, 2021, via Gravitas Ventures and Kamidaze Dogfight.[5]

Reception

Critical reception for Clapboard Jungle has been positive.[6] [7] Common praise for the film centered upon McConnell's choice to focus the documentary on himself, which PopHorror called "a bold choice", and the portrayal of the difficulties faced in indie film production.[8] [9] Flickering Myth noted that "Crucially, despite McConnell directing this film himself, it manages to avoid feeling like a navel-gazing vanity project."[10] Rachel Reeves of Rue Morgue also praised the film, writing that it was "a rare and intimate peek behind the curtain of indie filmmaking."[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-08-14. Fantasia 2020: Interview with Director Justin McConnell on Indie Filmmaking Documentary CLAPBOARD JUNGLE. 2021-04-09. Dread Central. en-US.
  2. Web site: Horror Feature: Interview with Justin McConnell, director of Clapboard Jungle. live. 2021-04-12. The Horror Channel. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101001852/https://www.horrorchannel.co.uk/articles.php?feature=interview+with+justin+mcconnell%2C+director+of+clapboard+jungle . 2020-11-01 .
  3. Web site: 2020 Schedule. 2021-04-07. Canadian Film Fest. en-US.
  4. Web site: Graham. Jamie. The Total Film FrightFest Awards 2020. live. 2021-04-09. Total Film. September 2020. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926123750/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-total-film-frightfest-awards-2020/ . 2020-09-26 .
  5. Web site: 2021-01-14. Justin McConnell's Documentary 'Clapboard Jungle' Available Soon on Digital. 2021-04-09. PopHorror. en-US.
  6. Web site: Puchko. Kristy. 2021-01-19. Now on Digital: 'Clapboard Jungle' Offers A Personal Journey Any True Film Lover Should See. 2021-04-12. Pajiba.
  7. Web site: Adams. Allen. 'Clapboard Jungle' an up-and-down exploration of indie filmmaking. live. 2021-04-12. The Maine Edge. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130044633/https://www.themaineedge.com/buzz/movies/clapboard-jungle-an-up-and-down-exploration-of-indie-filmmaking . 2021-01-30 .
  8. Web site: 2021-01-22. 'Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business:' A Glimpse Behind The Hard Process of Independent Filmmaking. 2021-04-12. PopHorror. en-US.
  9. Web site: 2020-08-22. Clapboard Jungle. live. 2021-04-12. Film Threat. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923193510/https://filmthreat.com/reviews/clapboard-jungle/ . 2020-09-23 .
  10. Web site: 2020-08-30. Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 Review – Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business. 2021-04-12. Flickering Myth. en-US.
  11. Web site: Movie Review: "Clapboard Jungle" Offers an Informative, Emotional Look at Indie Filmmaking Realities. live. 2021-04-12. Rue Morgue. 27 January 2021. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201105804/https://rue-morgue.com/movie-review-clapboard-jungle-offers-an-informative-emotional-look-at-indie-filmmaking-realities/ . 2021-02-01 .

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