Look at My Furniture
This is the mutant birth story of "David Lynch Has a Painting Made of Flies Eyes," a documentary rock song by Butch Vig and the Silversun Pickups-- aka SSVU, the Silversun Vig-Ups
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Michael X FerraroDirector
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Michael X FerraroWriter
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Michael X FerraroProducer
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Elika RezaeeProducer
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Butch VigProducer
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Butch VigKey Cast"himself"Music Producer (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpinks, Green Day, Foo Fighters), founding member of Garbage
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Brian AubertKey Cast"himself"Silversun Pickups
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Nikki MonningerKey Cast"herself"Silversun Pickups
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Christopher GuanlaoKey Cast"himself"Silversun Pickups
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Joe LesterKey Cast"himself"Silversun Pickups
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:19 minutes 58 seconds
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Completion Date:November 13, 2023
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Production Budget:8,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Michael X. Ferraro comes to the world of filmmaking as a TV writer/producer who is also a member of the WGA, an author, a baseball poet, and lyricist. He has written for all the major networks and cable channels. His debut novel "Circus Catch," is a satire about America's Golden Age of Cheating. His alter ego, the unfortunate gentleman Zeke Bleek, is a country singer whose debut single, "26 eXes," can be heard on all streaming platforms. He is currently in production on a feature documentary about singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston, and his return to his tiny hometown of Kinsley, Kansas to paint a mural.
"Look at My Furniture" chronicles the mutant birth story of the unlikely song, "David Lynch Has a Painting Made of Flies Eyes," by a super-group calling itself the Silversun Vig-Ups. Much like the song in question, this film sproinged into existence as a result of keen observation (flies-eyes on the wall?), a mysterious creative impulse, and refracted memories.
Having a cameo in the band's video as the mariachi trumpet player, it felt like I was able to dive into the psyche of veteran rock producer Butch Vig, and flesh out some random hallucinogenic pages from his journal. These pages told the tale of his random and esoteric encounters with legendary auteur David Lynch, and were turbo-charged into reality by the encouragement of and subsequent collaboration with, his friends and co-conspirators, the Silversun Pickups.