celluloid souls

Directed by: River v.c.

written & researched by: River v.c. , Gigi Morrison, Royin Yap

narration by: River v.c. , royin yap, Sandra Rodriguez

audio Design: Royin Yap audio composition: melod.ie, motionarray, freemusicarchive

Special guests: chingon_chingon

River V.C.'s documentary work continues in their attempt to blend true insightful research with video essays and digital collage. Each episode highlights a figure or event from cinema history that brings insight both to the times they lived in as well as industry practices.

Noble Johnson: A forgotten Pioneer Noble Johnson was an African-American actor, writer, and producer whose career co-insides with one of the most racist periods in American history. This episode discusses rumors about his rise to fame, his work in spaces he created and was thrust into, and how most of his legacy remains missing, as well as a look at the roles we can see of him.

Allison Hayes: A gIANT wOMAN Allison Hayes was a 1950s starlet who embodied the spirit of an independent artist, wisely picking and choosing where to let promoters show herself to her adoring fans of magazines, film, TV, and pageants. Her rise to fame though cut short by a mysterious illness that began to take over her life.

Milicent Patrick: Mother of Monsters Milicent Patrick was the unseen mastermind behind many of Universal's classic monsters and aliens, Her contributions were buried by a childish studio head, but her story lives on through the breadcrumbs she left us and the work of historians dedicated to digging up her contributions to makeup, effects, animation and film.

el santo: larger than life El Santo garnered national acclaim as a wrestler, comic book hero, and movie star. But his cult-like following, despite not dying down is mostly unknown to American audiences. What was El Santo and why did the silver-masked man captivate audiences so deeply? Join River, as well as narrator Sandra and street artist Chingon_Chingon as we give you an overview of El Santos's rounded career.

The lost films of lubinville Lets take a deep dive into the films and fire of Lubinville, one of the many early film manufacturing plants and studios. Of the 1600 films went up in flames join River V.C. in discussing 13 of the most interesting from the lists and catalogs that were left behind.

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