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Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also developed, including theatre, television, and film clowns. Peter Berger writes that "It seems plausible that folly and fools, like religion and magic, meet some deeply rooted needs in human society". For this reason, clowning is often considered an important part of training as a physical performance discipline, partly because tricky subject matter can be dealt with, but also because it requires a high level of risk and play in the performer.
The humour in clowning comes from the self deprecating actions of the performer, rather than the audience laughing with the performer as is common with other forms of comedy.
The term coulrophobia has been coined to describe those individuals who report a fear of clowns.
Actors: Woody Naismith (writer), Woody Naismith (director), Woody Naismith (actor), Guilford Adams (actor), Guilford Adams (actor), Woody Naismith (producer), Seana Carroll (editor), Seana Carroll (producer), Mercedes Renard (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Jodi Carol Harrison (actress), Charles Iacuzzo (actor), Sadie Dean (miscellaneous crew), Dominik Rausch (composer), Chad Addison (actor), Amelia Rose (actress), Marco Infante (actor), Damon Dayoub (actor), Mike Wierzenski (actor), Kim Kookendoffer (actress), Jacob Medendorp (editor), Kim Kookendoffer (writer), Kim Kookendoffer (director), Kim Kookendoffer (producer), Paul Helmstetter (actor),
Plot: A small town Southern girl, Darlene, in order to avoid her fate as an old and very alone cat lady, begins her search for love. Her dysfunctional family and quirky best friend lend their helping hands to Darlene's dire situation by setting her up on blind dates. Darlene goes through these men like a knife through butter, to no avail. Finally giving up on love, Darlene accepts her destiny as a librarian spinster whose only friends are covered in fur and lap milk from a bowl. BUT, then along comes a Stranger who has the power to change all that if Darlene will only be brave enough to give him a chance.
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Short,Actors: Henry Darrow (actor), David Stevens (actor), Jeff Seibenick (editor), Bruce Williamson (actor), Burgess Jenkins (actor), Jim Babel (actor), Kat Munday (actress), Devin McGee (actor), Lindsay Hollister (actress), Randy Bernard (actor), Bill Ladd (actor), Leanne Bernard (actress), Ben Swilley (actor), Andy Wells (miscellaneous crew), Juan-Carlos Guzman (actor),
Plot: Good ol' boy Bubba Caswell is hopelessly in love with Ginny, the prettiest girl in Mocksboro, North Carolina. While preparing to propose marriage, a single lapse in judgment lands Bubba in the state penitentiary. Upon his release six years later, Bubba finds that everything has changed. His beloved Ginny has ballooned to a morbidly obese 400 lbs and is a prisoner in her own home. But even more alarming, she has married another man, the local Sheriff-- who might just be the most annoying guy Bubba's ever met. With the help of a friendly Mexican prison gang, Bubba vows to win back Ginny's heart by any means necessary.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Rena Hanover (miscellaneous crew), Michael Lonsdale (actor), Nacho Ruiz Capillas (editor), Jay Simon (miscellaneous crew), Dario Marianelli (composer), Alejandro Amenábar (writer), Rachel Weisz (actress), Gabriella Pescucci (costume designer), Alejandro Amenábar (director), Álvaro Augustín (producer), Carmen Soriano (miscellaneous crew), James Ordonez (miscellaneous crew), Fernando Bovaira (producer), Richard Durden (actor), George Harris (actor),
Plot: Alexandria, 391 AD: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Her student Orestes is in love with her, as is Davus, her personal slave. As the city's Christians, led by Ammonius and Cyril, gain political power, the institutions of learning may crumble along with the governance of slavery. Jump ahead 20 years: Orestes, the city's prefect, has an uneasy peace with Christians, led by Cyril. A group from the newly empowered Christians has now taken to enforce their cultural hegemony zealously; first they see the Jews as their obstacle, then nonbelievers. Hypatia has no interest in faith; she's concerned about the movement of celestial bodies and "the brotherhood of all". Although her former slave doesn't see it that way.
Keywords: 4th-century, 5th-century, alexandria-egypt, ambush, ancient-egypt, ancient-world, antiquity, aristotle, asexual, assassinationActors: Pat Proft (writer), David DeLuise (actor), Stephanie A. Purdy (miscellaneous crew), Elsa Ramo (miscellaneous crew), Bonnie Stauch (costume designer), Kent Hamilton (miscellaneous crew), Gero Brugmann (miscellaneous crew), Ian Fisher (actor), Erika Canchola (miscellaneous crew), Steven Stabler (producer), Harvey Lowry (actor), Debbie Pearl (miscellaneous crew), Judy Sharinger (producer), Judy Sharinger (actress), Sabrina Bryan (actress),
Genres: Family, Fantasy, Horror,Actors: Andrew Lloyd Webber (writer), Gillian Lynne (miscellaneous crew), Michael Ball (actor), Trevor Nunn (miscellaneous crew), Peter Reeves (actor), Tim Page (actor), Tim Page (actor), Tim Page (actor), Tim Page (actor), Tim Page (actor), Sally Smith (actress), Sally Smith (actress), Sally Smith (actress), Sally Smith (actress), Kevin Colson (actor),
Genres: Musical, Romance,Actors: John A. Russo (writer), Tom Savini (actor), Michael J. Pollard (actor), John A. Russo (director), Bingo O'Malley (actor), Moon Unit Zappa (actress), Matthew Myers (miscellaneous crew), Tommy Lafitte (actor), Peggy McIntaggart (actress), Bill Dalzell (actor), Paul McCollough (composer), Jonathan Adams (actor), John Hall (actor), John Hall (actor), Chuck Aber (actor),
Plot: A physician who was hanged during the American Revolution for being a vampire is resurrected. He confesses his crimes to a priest, but starts to kill again. His modern descendant turns out to be a serial killer who also wants to be a vampire.
Keywords: cult-film, independent-film, vampireActors: Kitty Aldridge (actress), Sarah Martin (actress), Amanda McKenzie Stuart (producer), Laura Sims (director), Malcolm Bullivant (actor), Ed Ainsworth (actor), Norin Dubh (editor), John Melvin (actor), Sandy Roper (actor), Alison Grange (actress), Joan Spall (actress),
Plot: Anna, a lonely young woman artist, obsessively gathers stones on the beach next to the house she lives in. One day, she meets a stranger and has a brief affair with him. Her relationship with the young man causes her to remember the death of her father...
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Chazz Palminteri (actor), Steve Powers (actor), Thomas Kopache (actor), Allan F. Nicholls (actor), Daniel Loewenthal (editor), Daniel Benzali (actor), Joe Lisi (actor), José Ramón Rosario (actor), Jay Chattaway (composer), Mark Urman (actor), Mario Todisco (actor), Lorry Goldman (actor), Stewart Bird (director), Stewart Bird (writer), Stewart Bird (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Alva Lundin (miscellaneous crew), Harry Ahlin (actor), Gull Natorp (actress), Annalisa Ericson (actress), Sigurd Wallén (actor), Gustaf Molander (director), Håkan Westergren (actor), Hartwig Fock (actor), Ernst Brunman (actor), John Melin (actor), Albert Paulig (actor), Mona Geijer-Falkner (actress), Helge Kihlberg (actor), Hilding Gavle (actor), Eric Bengtson (composer),
Genres: Comedy,