Film Geek (2023 film) explained

Film Geek is a 2023 video essay documentary by Richard Shepard.^{[1] [2]}

Summary

Shepard recalls his love of movies while growing up in New York City through more than 200 films he saw in movie houses during the late 1970s thru early 1980s alongside his efforts as an 8mm filmmaker and his mysterious relationship with his movie-loving father.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Production

The drawings of the 22 movie theaters from the director's youth that were featured in the film were done by artist Skip Kurtz (who the film's producer Stacey Reiss found on Instagram.)^[10]

See also

• Cinephilia
• Vulgar auteurism
• New Hollywood

External links

• IMDb
• Official trailer
• Rotten Tomatoes

Notes and References

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/movies/film-geek-review.html 'Film Geek' Review: A Cinephile's Guide of New York - The New York Times
2. https://letterboxd.com/film/film-geek-2023/ Letterboxd
3. Web site: FILM GEEK . 2023-09-25 . American Cinematheque . en-US.
4. Web site: Shepard . Richard . 2023-09-20 . Richard Shepard's Favorite Movies From High School, Including 'The King Of Comedy' and 'Staying Alive' . 2023-09-25 . Variety . en-US.
5. Web site: 2023-09-22 . Richard Shepard's memories as a teenage 'Film Geek,' plus the week's best movies in L.A. . 2023-09-25 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
6. https://filmforum.org/film/film-geek Film Fourm
7. https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/film-geek-trailer-richard-shepard-80s-theaters-1234977262/ 'Film Geek' Trailer: Richard Shepard's Ode to 80s Theaters - Indiewire
8. https://mubi.com/en/us/films/film-geek-2024 MUBI
9. https://miamijewishfilmfestival.org/films/2024/film-geek Miami Jewish Film Festival: 2024 Films
10. https://www.talkhouse.com/thf-film-geeking/ Film-Geeking - Talkhouse