Many of us have moments in our past that we’d love to revisit, or change. Maybe there was a dream that we left on the table as we turned our back and walked into adulthood. For Jerry White Jr., the public access television show that he created in his friends in the 90’s was hard to forget. Rather than chalk it up to a memory, he decided to do something about it. 20 years later, it’s time to get the gang back together!
I first became privy of the film during the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, and it was definitely a favorite of mine. Documented by Jeremy Royce, 20 YEARS OF MADNESS, follows White Jr., a recent film school graduate who has always wondered ‘what if’ about his old show ’30 Minutes of Madness.’
The 90’s show, put together largely by White, and starring his friends, aired on public access television in Michigan. For 30 minutes, the teens would perform wacky skits, stunts, and sing songs. Unfortunately, White and his friends had a falling out, and the show was left in the dust.
Check out my full original review of the film HERE.
This film is nostalgic, fun, touching and sends the inspiring message that it is never too late to revisit the past. Be sure to check out the madness at:
iTunes: http://apple.co/1UAiaqA
www.20yearsofmadness.com or www.facebook.com/20YEARSOFMADNESS
ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO MADNESS
30 MINUTES OF MADNESS (30MOM) is a bizarre video mixtape of improv and written comedy skits, non-sequitor vérité samples, and experimental video art. The 30MOM crew were outsiders, punks, skaters, nerds, freaks, weirdos, burnouts, theater geeks, and artists. What started in high school as something fun to do on the weekend became their driving passion. They continued to make episodes into their 20s, started a production company and moved in together. But they grew up and split apart, gradually at times and violently at others.
While the show had a small audience during its original run, it has achieved a cult following over the years. The group amassed a vault containing over 300 hours of analog video, music, photography, and artwork. 20 YEARS OF MADNESS draws deeply on this footage, both from the aired episodes of the show and the never-before-scene raw moments of their daily life and musings to highlight, contrast, and comment uponthese vivid characters. We get to see how much they’ve changed, but also learn how they are still very much the same dreamers at heart.
20 YEARS OF MADNESS is available on iTunes now
