River V.C.'s documentary work continues in their attempt to blend true insightful research with the video essay style they have grown to admire. At the time of the first season, River is studying film and video with a focus on early film preservation and of course, movie production. With this background the 12-30 minute documentaries hope to shed light on film heroes of the past.
Directed by: River v.c.
written and researched by: River v.c. , Gigi Morrison, Royin Yap
season one
narration by: River v.c. , royin yap, Sandra Rodriguez
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.
Noble Johnson: A forgotten Pioneer
celluloid souls
audio Design: Royin Yap
audio composition: melodie, motionarray, freemusicarchive
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.
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.
Special guests: chingon_chingon
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.
