Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher began collecting found videotapes in 1991 after stumbling across a training video entitled, “Inside and Outside Custodial Duties” in a McDonald’s break room. Since then, they have compiled an impressive collection of strange, outrageous and profoundly stupid videos. Pickett and Prueher, whose credits include The Onion and the Late Show with David Letterman, recently directed the feature-length documentary, Dirty Country, which won the 24 Beats Per Second Audience Award at the 2007 South By Southwest Film Festival.
About me: The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event that showcases footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters throughout the country. Curators Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher host each screening in-person and provide their unique observations and commentary on these found video obscurities. From the curiously-produced industrial training video to the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found.
Who I'd like to meet: FFF T-Shirts are here!
Tons of styles and colors, all sweatshop-free American Apparel shirts!
Just caught your show at Cine in Athens---absolutely hilarious. Definately gonna keep an eye out for ya'll to come back to GA soon. Keep up the great work.
