Fudge 44
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Fudge 44 is a 2005 film from Irish
director Graham Jones. It is a mockumentary
about six puppet
s in an insolvent Tokyo children's puppet theatre who locals believe came to life and robbed a nearby bank to avoid being put out of business.
The Irish premiere took place on June 24, 2006 at the 7th International Darklight Festival, the Canadian premiere at RHIFF in Toronto on June 20 where it won an experimental award and the World Premiere at The Delray Beach Film Festival in Florida on March 10. The film was also winner of the 2007 Most Original Film Award at The Backseat Film Festival in Philadelphia and nominated for a 2006 Irish Digital Media Award.
It was suggested by some that the shooting technique adopted by Jones, which involved falsely translating Japanese interviewees, was questionable.
Jones' earlier film How To Cheat In The Leaving Certificate
was also controversial - leading to condemnation by then Junior Minister for Education Willie O'Dea.
Republic of Ireland
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director Graham Jones. It is a mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
about six puppet
Puppet
A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
s in an insolvent Tokyo children's puppet theatre who locals believe came to life and robbed a nearby bank to avoid being put out of business.
The Irish premiere took place on June 24, 2006 at the 7th International Darklight Festival, the Canadian premiere at RHIFF in Toronto on June 20 where it won an experimental award and the World Premiere at The Delray Beach Film Festival in Florida on March 10. The film was also winner of the 2007 Most Original Film Award at The Backseat Film Festival in Philadelphia and nominated for a 2006 Irish Digital Media Award.
It was suggested by some that the shooting technique adopted by Jones, which involved falsely translating Japanese interviewees, was questionable.
Jones' earlier film How To Cheat In The Leaving Certificate
How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate
How To Cheat In The Leaving Certificate is an independent film directed by Graham Jones, in which six teens devise a plan to cheat on their Leaving Certificate. The film was shot in black and white on Super 16mm. After being hailed by critics it was blown up to 35mm for theatrical distribution...
was also controversial - leading to condemnation by then Junior Minister for Education Willie O'Dea.