SPANISH LAKE, the new documentary on white flight, economics, race and class in
Missouri is shared by documentary filmmakers
Philip Andrew Morton and
Matt Smith. In the wake of the
Ferguson police shooting and protests, this documentary is particularly relevant to
America and the ongoing discussion in the media and society, and the insights we get about the film with the trailer and film clips contribute to an illuminating edition of the world’s only talk show on documentary films,
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GUEST & FILM
INFO:
SPANISH LAKE is a bold and uncompromising documentary focused on economic oppression in the suburb of
Spanish Lake, Missouri. Operating without a local government, the lack of community leadership has disastrous effects, including a mass exodus of the white population in the late
1990's. The themes of the film parallel America's growing political divide, underlying racism, and rise of anti-government sentiment. Most notably, the recent shooting of 18-year-old, unarmed
Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson - only 8 miles away from
Spanish Lake… In fact, the unrest in Ferguson caused the film to be banned by
Wehrenberg Theaters in
North St. Louis County, citing fear of the daily protests.
AMC, in turn, also banned the film.
Phillip Andrew Morton’s passion for cinema started as a young boy in
St. Louis, Missouri. By four years old, he was entranced by the dynamic music videos of mid-1980's
MTV. After graduating from
Webster University with a degree in film directing, he headed to
Los Angeles, where he landed a job at mOcean, editing movie trailers for box-office smashes such as
Ocean's Thirteen and
The Prestige.
Side by Side:
The Story of the 50/50
Group of
Sierra Leone served as Phillip's documentary film debut, credited as editor and producer for a work that premiered as part of former
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's '
Women in Politics' luncheon -- where
Hillary Clinton and
Nancy Pelosi gave the film a standing ovation.
Continuing his interest in political and cultural topics, Phillip served as a producer for
The Story of a
Village, an upcoming documentary chronicling actress
Regina King and her trip to
Africa to help build a school for underprivileged children. (July
2013)
His most recent directorial effort,
Katt Williams:
Nine Lives, a documentary about the controversial stand-up comedian Katt Williams, was released on
DVD to high sales.
Matt Smith is the
Producer &
Executive Producer of the controversial documentary SPANISH LAKE, which chronicles the origin of “
White Flight” in America and is currently in preparation for worldwide distribution. In 2013 he was signed to
WME for
the creation of the Pilot “FAMOUS” with co-producer
Sophia Bush, which is currently in development, along with feature script, “50cc”.
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
00:01
Welcome To BYOD with
Ondi Timoner,
00:05
Today’s guests are director Phillip Andrew Morton and producer Matt Smith, who are here to discuss their documentary Spanish Lake, which is about the economic crisis and “white flight” out of
Spanish Lake Missouri.
01:56
Director Phillip Andrew Morton grew up in Spanish Lake, and left.
05:40
Trailer for the film.
Everyone watched over each other’s children.
09:30 What happens with race riots and tension in the school system between blacks and whites.
11:39
The “Standard Protocol” in Spanish Lake was the husband wouldn’t live with the wife and kids.
13:06
Take a look at the year
2000 in Spanish Lake.
14:57 Spanish Lake become a “dumping ground” for the government.
17:59 Spanish Lake represents what’s going on in all cities.
18:39
Clip of real estate agents.
19:20
Process of re-segregation has been going on for years.
21:04 Clip of transformation of Spanish Lake and it’s crime.
24:03 “Red Lining” is the opposite of gentrification, and occurred there.
29:19 The film was banned from theaters.
32:05 The filmmakers put up a
Craigslist ad for interviews in Spanish Lake and only got one response.
38:30 Upon the completion of the film, the filmmaker discovers his home has been restored, Spanish Lake is on the rise.
38:57
Thanks and
Goodbye.
- published: 05 Sep 2014
- views: 25751