Glass Eye Pix

In celebration of Glass Eye Pix DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Along with a fierce dedication to chronicling the creative process
behind most of our feature films in “Behind-the-scenes” and “making of” documentaries,
and in “minidox” that celebrate our collaborators,
Glass Eye Pix has been involved in several documentary features over the years,
exploring identity, culture and religion.

CHECK OUT THESE FINE GEP DOCUMENTARIES

The forthcoming MARKIE IN MILWAUKEE (2019, Matt Kliegman) was assembled from over 10 years of footage to tell the immersive, intimate story of a midwestern transgender woman as she struggles with the pressures of her fundamentalist church, family and community.

BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD (2013, Rob Kuhns) is an exploration of the cultural moment in which the seminal zombie film NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was created, featuring an vibrant and candid interview with creator George Romero and several thoughtful commentators reflecting on the legacy of the film.
“marvelous” — Time Out, NY “critic’s pick” —NYTimes

AMERICAN JESUS (2013, Aram Garriga) Garriga’s ambitious portrait of the diverse expressions of Christianity across American Culture from Bikers for Christ to Hard-core Christian bands, from mega-church preachers to snake charmers. Featuring profound interviews with scholars, theologians and the hucksters.
“one of the best and most interesting documentaries on religion.”— Todd Brown TWITCH

THE GODS OF TIMES SQUARE (1999, Richard Sandler) A personal portrait of the myriad and diverse religious zealots who populated the streets of New York City’s Times Square at the turn of the last century as the area was stripped of porn shops and family owned business to make way for Disney and Corporate America.(watch in full at the link above)
“loopy, engaging” — NYTimes

And perhaps our greatest DOC of all, the grammatically-errantly-titled BAT’S YOUR LEATHERY FRIENDS (2005) Ti West interviews Merlin Tuttle, bat advocate and founder of Bat Conservation International, in order to dispel misconceptions about our leathery friends stemming from movies like West’s THE ROOST. A Glass Eye Pix production. (watch in full at the link above)

DISCONNEX.COM checks in with RON PERLMAN

2 weeks before the U.S. election,
Fessenden’s political project DISCONNEX.COM
presents a 15 minute conversation
with actor, citizen and GEP pal RON PERLMAN
(THE LAST WINTER, I SELL THE DEAD, TFBTP “This Oracle Moon”).
Perlman Zooms from a Toronto Hotel on his last day of quarantine
before resuming work on Guillermo del Toro’s remake of NIGHTMARE ALLEY, September 29, 2020.

Watch Ron’s previous disconnex.com interview from July 30, 2017.

MiniDOC Monday: Jenn Wexler

MiniDOC Monday: Producer Edition wraps with the Minidoc of Jenn Wexler,
director of THE RANGER and producer on multiple Glass Eye flix and ventures.

MiniDOC Monday: Brent Kunkle

In celebration of the Producers of GEP, revisit the MiniDOC of Brent Kunkle,
producer and office manager from 2007 to 2014.

MiniDOC Monday: Peter Phok

The 35th Anniversary celebration continues, as we highlight the producers of Glass Eye Pix.
Get to know longtime GEP producer and collaborator Peter Phok, in this GEP MiniDOC.

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Blast from the past dept: Glass Eye Pix profile in FILMMAKER MAG, FALL 2009

Glass Eye Pix producers Brent Kunkle and Peter Phok with Fessenden | photo: Nelson Bakerman

COMMUNITY OF FEAR

With Ti West’s The House of the Devil hitting theaters, Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix has become one of the most active independent production companies around.

By Lauren Wissot, Fall 2009

… The company has produced or co-produced around 30 titles going back to the mid ’80s, but let’s just take a look at some of the most recent. Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucywas released in the spring on DVD by Oscilloscope following a healthy theatrical run. Glenn McQuaid’s period horror film I Sell the Dead was released in August by IFC following a Slamdance premiere where it won the Cinematography prize and an acting prize for Fessenden. This fall brings the Magnolia Pictures release of West’s The House of the Devil, a period 1970s-styled shocker that plays as a cross between Rosemary’s Baby and When a Stranger Calls. (West has been in the Glass Eye Pix fold for almost a decade, having directed The Roost and Trigger Man for the company. The high-six-figure budget of The House of the Devil was financed by home-video distributor MPI, with whom Glass Eye Pix subsequently signed a three-picture deal.) James Felix McKenny’s Satan Hates You is heading out on the festival circuit while Glass Eye Pix preps his next film, Hypothermia. Jim Mickle’s Stake Land is currently in production through the MPI deal while James LeGros and Joshua Leonard star in Bitter Feast, a thriller that marks director Joe Maggio’s first foray into genre filmmaking. And these are just from 2009.

Read full article archived here

Weekends with GEP: Be Mee TV Episode #9: TOWN AND COUNTRY

Pre-dating even Glass Eye Pix, Be Mee TV was a weekly TV show
aired on Public Access Tuesdays at 11PM in the Fall of 1981.

featuring Harry Crosby, Janet Donofrio, Paul Ochs and Larry Fessenden.
Original live music performed by Just Desserts. Shot on location in the East Village,
Avenue A and St Marks Street and in the fields of New Hampshire.

Writer Brendan Mee, Directors Larry Fessenden,
Brendan Mee, camera Alex Wolfe.

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Fessenden part of 4 Day dissertation on Zombies and Tech: Watch LIVE!

Please drop in to this unique 4-day conversation (Thursday—Sunday, Oct 15-18)
about Zombies and Tech and the Future of Humanity by
scientists, psychologists, educators and lovers of the undead.
A fascinating hybrid of serious conversation and the language of horror.
Featuring an episodic mini-zombie film by Fessenden
and collaborator Steve Schlozman (The Zombie Autopsies).

Presented by the Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society
Department of Psychology | Arizona State University

Where to Watch:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChannelZed/videos

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