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Artistry and activism cross paths in this vivid homage to a New York icon who has captured the attention of the art world through striking creativity and flair. Scooter Laforge is suitable as a documentary subject; he's talkative, captivating and thrives on experimentation. Director Ethan Minsker, on the other hand, takes fewer risks than the artist, resulting in an enthusiastic portrait that feels rushed and over-edited.

Laforge's story is structured in chapters, which offer the viewer details about his background, vision and collaborations. The abundance of talking heads colours his journey, but is also overwhelming, given the fast pace at which they are introduced. They also diminish the artist's account of his own life, which weighs much more from an emotional standpoint. His chronicle about his queer adolescence is especially touching and explains so much about the darkness of his otherwise flamboyant art.

Converging his vision with Laforge's, Minsker seeks to create.

"In any other subtext, you'd think that he's a juvenile delinquent, but because he's from New York - he's an artist." Freestyle Dm has released an official trailer for a documentary titled Man in Camo, available to watch on VOD later this month after first premiering in 2018. This autobiographical doc film is made by Ethan H. Minsker and is also about him. Navigating a diagnosis of dyslexia, the abrasiveness of the punk scene, and political parents, Ethan, an artist, writer, and filmmaker, takes us on a journey through the mind of a man who has leaped over hurdles in order to make art that matters. Whether he’s making creative films or fanzines, Minsker is determined to aggressively reiterate why a creative life is important to society and to life itself. Filled with commentary from the man himself and those closest to him, Man in Camo looks back on the...

The 2nd annual South Texas Underground Film Festival, running Oct. 3-6 in Corpus Christi, Texas, is a massive celebration of international alternative cinema, including plenty from Texas filmmakers, of course.

The fest opened on the 3rd with the drop-dead hilarious comedy Pictures of Superheroes by Austin filmmaker Don Swaynos.

But, there’s still plenty more to see throughout the jam-packed weekend wherein films screen from morning until, well, early into the next morning.

The film that’s absolutely not to be missed is the screening on the 6th at 10:30 a.m. of Savage Witches, the amazing celebration of the art of filmmaking by British directors Daniel Fawcett & Clara Pais. A colorful spectacle of multiple filmmaking styles, Savage Witches is a real joy to experience.

Also to be on the lookout for are on the 5th at 11:00 a.m. is the new rockin’ documentary Mondo Fuzz: Twilight of the...