Jun 20, 2006
87 min
Full-HD

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2006)

From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.

Category

Documentary

Country

Canada

Companies

Stuart Samuels Productions

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Himself

George A. Romero

Himself

Perry Henzell

Himself

John Waters

Himself

Richard O'Brien

Himself

David Lynch

Himself

Ben Barenholtz

Himself

Alan Douglas

Himself

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