Too Sane for this World
Too Sane for This World...explores the challenges, gifts, and distinct perspectives of 11 adults on the autism spectrum.
'Too Sane For This World' explores the challenges, gifts and unique perspectives of 11 adults on the autism spectrum. The film features an introduction by Dr. Temple Grandin. Many adults on the autism spectrum discover their condition much later in life, some being diagnosed as late as the age of forty. Knowing that you are on the spectrum can bring a great relief and understanding of oneself, but also a label that brings it's own set of societal discrimination's. The questions for the interviews were devised by adults on the spectrum, and this film is a collaboration between nerotypical and A-typical filmmakers. 'Too Sane For This World' is about exhibiting the strengths, discussing the challenges and exposing the immediate need for society to address the concerns within the autism community.
Citizen Autistic
Citizen Autistic offers an inside look at the activists on the frontlines of the autism war—the fight for human rights and self-advocacy. Featuring interviews with Ari Ne'eman, President of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Landon Bryce, founder of thAutcast.com, artist Robyn Steward, Clarissa Kripke, MD, and activist Zoe Gross, who discuss how Autism Speaks, one of the largest organizations in America, relies on propaganda to raise funds for genetic research without considering families touched by autism. Directed by William Davenport (Too Sane for this World), Citizen Autistic seeks to expose the controversies provoked by the organization's so-called advocacy by giving voice to some of the most articulate members of the communities it claims to represent.
The People's Music
Documentary about the Saint Petersburg Noise Festival of 2013.
Great American Cassette Masters
This film features the pioneers of the home taping cassette network that began in the early 1980's and continues today. They forged the way before the internet and created a community of musicians and artists that spanned the globe.
The New Punks
After the inception of punk rock these musicians took the notion many steps forward. Featuring: The Haters, Hunting Lodge, Audio Leter, Borbetomagus, Medicine, Debt of Mature, Screw Machine, John Trubee & The Ugly Janitors of America.
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Ziners
Factsheet Five, Op, Unsound were some of the zines that linked a worldwide community before the internet. This film highlights interviews with the people who created the groundbreaking zines of the 80's, also different musicians discuss how zines played an important role in their development.
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Temple Grandin and William Davenport during the filming of "Too Sane for This World", 2010.
Media about Media about Media: The Negativland Story
This motion picture contains the story of 4 or 5 or 6 Floptops known as Negativland. Since 1980 they have created records, CDs, video, fine art, books, live performance and radio using sounds, images, objects, and text.
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The Story of Two Nomad Souls: Hunting Lodge
Emerging from the roots of punk and electronic music, Hunting Lodge created their own brand of noise. Dark, intense, somewhat melodic at times, overlaid with harsh vocals. Hunting Lodge was formed in the early 80's by Lon C. Diehl and Richard Skott, aka Skott Rusch, both from Michigan. The band reached critical success and was on the verge of moving to the next level, in terms of the music business, but decided to quietly fade away.
Their first live appearance took place in September 1982 at the Harrington Ballroom inside the Harrington Hotel, Port Huron, Michigan. The event was recorded on a portable cassette player and would become their first release. The band followed with a number of brilliant releases on vinyl and cassette that some consider the best of the genre.
The story of Hunting Lodge is also the story of America. Hailing from the great northeast territory and in close proximity the the steel city of Detroit, which has it's own music history. Hunting Lodge was on the path that many other bands and musicians face. The story of Hunting Lodge is the story of innovative artists who when faced with the reality of the music business find that it is not how they see their life unfolding.
What is to be Rea-Gun
What is to be Rea-Gun by William Davenport is a visually driven work, centered around images sourced from a two-screen video created in 1982. Using fragmented political imagery interspersed with playful, abstracted found television images.
Healthy/Sick
A Memoir of Living with Chronic Illness
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William Davenport's raw and introspective memoir chronicles his profound personal journey living with multiple chronic illnesses. With unflinching honesty, Davenport describes his physical and emotional struggles after being diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, diabetes, and heart disease. Healthy/Sick is a powerful testament to the complexities of the human condition during illness. It provides insight into the inner life of a person movingly facing their own mortality. Davenport's brave willingness to mine the depths of his personal truth makes this a memoir that resonates deeply.
Based on the book of the same title.
