Jeff Springer is an American documentary filmmaker. He's also directed music videos and short films; and has edited for several major TV networks, such as Fox, the WB and UPN. Plus, he and his partner Chris Metzler produce and direct short documentaries for HDNet.
You can learn more about this filmmaker at the website of his production company, Tilapia Film.
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2006) (with Chris Metzler)
This documentary reveals the troubled history of Salton Sea, which was once the site of a wonderful resort in the California desert, but soon turned into a fetid, largely abandoned area. Narrated by John Waters.
Mike Everleth, editor of the Underground Film Journal, has recently returned to the American Film Institute to do more research work for AFI’s Catalog of Feature Films.
This is the first post in a series listing films that screened at an underground film festival in 2007 that are now available on DVD.
Need some good advice on how to live cheaply these days? Then check out these five great documentary movies about people living on the fringe of society.
Here are two new great looking photo galleries from some of my favorite documentaries: Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea and Random Lunacy.
Underground film buying tips for the holidays, including Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea, Unspeakable, Half-Cocked, Random Lunacy and American Messiah.
Docurama has released on DVD the fantastic documentary Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea, which is narrated by John Waters.
The SouthSide Film Festival is holding a special screening of Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea, the documentary by Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer.
Here are some scans from the Lausanne Underground Film Festival programs that featured the work of Jonas Mekas, Kurt Kren, Zeb Haradon, Mike Kuchar and more.
The San Antonio Underground Film Festival is screening Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea and Hombre Kabuki, plus films by Leah Meyerhoff.
