Split Screen
Season 2
TV-PG
Split Screen is an irreverent, sly magazine format show which looks at the tremendous diversity within the world of independent filmmaking in the United States. Created, written, and hosted by long-time producer/talent scout John Pierson, this half-hour television series breaks through all the highbrow stuff to illustrate why independent moviemaking is so much fun. Pierson travels all over the country with noted actors and filmmakers, many of whom he helped discover. On Split Screen you will see: -Producer/Director/Actor Kevin Smith Uncensored-a rare in-depth interview AND as a guest host of Split Screen -Cooking with actor Christopher Walken -Actors Matt Damon and Edward Norton using their film experience at the "World Series of Poker" -The man behind the original "Godzilla" monster -An archaeological dig to uncover filmmaker Cecil B. Demille's buried movie set in the Los Angeles desert -A young filmmaker crashing his car in order to finance his film with the insurance money. -The Blair Witch Project demystified. Produced by the Independent Film Channel (IFC), Split Screen is where the independent film elite and the offbeat meet. Split Screen has thrilled TV audiences for years and is the true, definitive exposé on the wild world of independent film.
Where to Watch Season 2
20 Episodes
- John Wayne's HairpieceE2
Episode 2John Wayne's HairpieceSPLIT SCREEN hits the road! Making a film vs. running the NYC Marathon; visiting IFFCON to talk indie film financing; John Wayne's Hairpiece and other cinema treasures at the Smithsonian Institution in D.C.; filmmakers Doug Stone and P.H. O'Brien and Dan “Grizzly Adams” Haggerty go looking for the America of EASY RIDER. - Grizzly Man Walks, Orson Welles TalksE3
Episode 3Grizzly Man Walks, Orson Welles Talks“The Illusion and Reality” episode: Dan Myrick visits musician/filmmaker Billy Yeager in a Purple Haze in Hollywood, FL; movie VHS bootleggers in NYC; building a grizzly bear proof suit—Doug Stone and PH O'Brien visit Canadian director Peter Lynch; War of the Words—an infamous Orson Welles commercial recording. - Carl Franklin Breaks It DownE4
Episode 4Carl Franklin Breaks It DownSelf-distributing a documentary about talking to elementary school kids about gay issues; Filming in Charleston, SC, from Civil War pictures to slavery era epics; a visit with director Carl Franklin (ONE FALSE MOVE); Jacob Young’s ongoing project about broken down cars on the side of the road in the Deep South. - The Tin Drum: Banned in OklahomaE5
Episode 5The Tin Drum: Banned in Oklahoma'Reason to Believe” booking a film on college campuses with secret agent: Tedd Stuart; a visit with Bart Weiss, director of the Dallas Video Festival; surveillance video turned into experimental films; THE TIN DRUM— Tim DePaepe investigates how this Academy Award winning film was banned in Oklahoma City, OK. - Keep Austin WeirdE6
Episode 6Keep Austin WeirdStudent activists and local film illuminati protest the shutting down of the UT Union Film program; a profile of the inimitable character actor Lawrence Tierney; shooting Super 8 films at the Austin Cinemaker Co-op; “Documation” - Bob Sabiston and Tommy Pallotta discuss their hybrid of animation and documentary. - The Real Dude AbidesE7
Episode 7The Real Dude AbidesThe RV crew hangs with Barry Tubb, an ex rodeo rider, Hollywood actor in Synder, TX; meet “Big” Joe La Creta: actor, wrestler, and sandwich master in Wilmington, MA; is there a “Real” Dude? Producer's rep Jeff Dowd claims there is. Marina Zenovich talks to the Coen Brothers and the cast. - All That KC JazzE8
Episode 8All That KC JazzA visit with Bruce Ricker, director of THE LAST OF THE BLUE DEVILS, a 1979 film about a reunion of some of the town’s jazz musicians; shooting a film, performing in a band, and hosting a film festival – in Spain; meet some of the real-life counterparts of Martin Scorsese’s film, CASINO; find out what the Pequot Tribal Nation in Mashantucket, CT does with their gambling profits. - Selective Service in AspenE9
Episode 9Selective Service in AspenThe Aspen Shortsfest; SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM, a brilliant short, made when the draft was mandatory and anti-war protests were in full force; follow four ebullient NYC teens, who just happen to be working actresses and indie film stars on the rise; meet Todd Thaler, one of independent film's busiest casting directors. - Mr. MovieFone's MessageE10
Episode 10Mr. MovieFone's MessageA visit with Russ Leatherman, Mr. Moviefone himself; meet Al Milgrom the Minneapolis “czar of cinema”; witness Dan Cleveland and his heavy metal band Dark Horse on their ascent up their basement stairs; “Cosmic Society” Amy Elliot and Lizzie Dornius introduce you to a company whose business is filming what can't be seen by the human eye. - Lars von Trier Is DogmaticE14
Episode 14Lars von Trier Is DogmaticAdam & Jo’s stuffed animal take on THE ENGLISH PATIENT; a rare visit with brilliant and phobic director Lars von Trier; Amy Elliott and Lizzy Donius visit volcanologists in Hawaii who film lava; Northwestern Airlines indie movie channel. - From Homicide to Ho Chi MinhE16
Episode 16From Homicide to Ho Chi MinhMovie Saves Town: an indie effort revitalizes Holland, MI; Doug Stone visits Tony Bui, director of THREE SEASONS, and his Vietnamese cast; Homicide is Good: the indie film landscape in Baltimore; SE7EN: suspense, murder, stuffed animals! - Billy Wilder's ShoesE17
Episode 17Billy Wilder's ShoesMaking Films, Selling Shoes: director Steven Proto enlists the help of Billy Wilder; How'd You Do That?, on working with a deaf actress; Brian Flemming and Keythe Farley ride along with LA's most famous nonworking actor; an encounter with Seymore Butts: Filmmaker. - Kuchar Kuts LooseE18
Episode 18Kuchar Kuts LooseGeorge Kuchar, beloved innovator, underground filmmaker, and San Francisco film teacher; KIDS: promiscuous stuffed animals in NYC; 15 budding auteurs in Austin produce one feature together; Indie Dogs with Marina Zenovich; Artmark—activism, film, and videotape. - Guy Maddin MystifiesE19
Episode 19Guy Maddin MystifiesManitoba Tonight: Guy Maddin; How'd You Do That: Archival FX; 'MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE Meets IRONSIDE”: Muscular Dystrophy poster-girl now turned indie action flick director Jenni Gold; Tanya Hamilton looks at several decades of Jamaican film culture. - Almost Heaven, West VirginiaE20
Episode 20Almost Heaven, West VirginiaRegional filmmaker par excellence, Jacob Young, in his own backyard. Meet an Elvis-channeling schizophrenic tap dancer, a cross-planting evangelical, a cranky chemical plant owner, and a pedophile Swami. Directed by Amy Elliot: we proudly present the filmmaker who to us embodies the true spirit of independent film.