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Survival Of The Film Freaks

Survival of the Film Freaks is a documentary exploring the phenomenon of cult film in America and how it survives in the 21st Century. The documentary traces decades of film fanaticism up to the present, where the 'digital age' has transformed the way we experience movies.

  • Bill Fulkerson
    Director
  • Kyle Kuchta
    Director
    Fantasm, Follow Me
  • Bill Fulkerson
    Writer
  • Kyle Kuchta
    Writer
    Fantasm, Follow Me
  • Donnie Dale Evans II
    Producer
  • Mike White
    Producer
    Plastic Movies Rewound: The Story of the '80s Home Video Boom, The Search For Weng Weng
  • Adam Green
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Hatchet, Frozen
  • Lloyd Kaufman
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    The Toxic Avenger
  • Ted Raimi
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Evil Dead, Xena
  • Kansas Bowling
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
    B.C. Butcher
  • Luigi Cozzi
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Starcrash, Contamination
  • Greydon Clark
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Black Shampoo, Joysticks
  • Jackson Stewart
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Beyond The Gates
  • William Sachs
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Galaxina
  • Stephen Scaralta
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Jodorowsky's Dune, Beyond The Gates
  • Andrea Wolanin
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
    Penta
  • Chris Gore
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Film Threat
  • John Bloom
    Key Cast
    "Himself (as Joe Bob Briggs)"
    Monstervision
  • Robert Galluzzo
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Shock Waves Podcast
  • James Balsamo
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Acid Bath Productions
  • Jay Maas
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Documentary, Nonfiction, Cult
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 26 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • HorrorHound Film Festival
    Indianapolis, IN
    United States
    August 26, 2018
    World Premiere
    Best Film Nominee
  • Knoxville Horror Film Fest
    Knoxville, TN
    United States
    Jury Prize
  • UNDO Divergent Film Awards
    Arlington, MA
    United States
    September 8, 2018
    Best Movie Winner, Best Documentary Winner
  • Shawna Shea Memorial Film Festival
    Southbridge, MA
    United States
    October 6, 2018
    New England Premiere
    Best Of The Fest: Documentary
Director Biography - Bill Fulkerson, Kyle Kuchta

Hailing from Massachusetts, Bill Fulkerson is a New England creative of a different breed. He hosts and producers the weekly podcast "Outside The Cinema;" a humorous and well-informed show that has dissected cult cinema for over 10 years, 500 episodes and counting. He has been able to showcase his knowledge in various documentaries and podcasts. "Survival Of The Film Freaks" is Bill's first venture to the other side of the camera, opting to write and direct a documentary to ask/answer the question "Where is cult cinema in the age of technology?"

Kyle Kuchta started his career as a teen with Southeastern Connecticut Filmmakers (SECT) before going to study film at Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts. His feature documentary about horror conventions, 2013's Fantasm, was well received, playing at conventions and film festivals across the United States. He spent 2013-2017 in Los Angeles working on various shorts, documentaries and web shows before relocating back to his hometown in Connecticut.

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Director Statement

Bill Fulkerson wanted something to be the culmination of his many years of hosting and producing the podcast Outside The Cinema; all that knowledge of cult cinema had to go somewhere other than just audio archives. He tapped Kyle Kuchta, a documentary filmmaker who had previously worked with Fulkerson, but on opposite sides of the camera with Bill being an interview subject for the film "Fantasm." Armed with years of notes about where cult cinema is/is going in the age of technology, the directing duo set out to make "Survival Of The Film Freaks." The documentary is both a love letter to and a question of cult cinema's future.