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Dirt

  • 1998
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Dirt (1998)
Dark ComedyShort

A man's strange obsession with dirt starts as a childhood game, but eventually manifests itself on a most surreal level. The dark, expressionistic images create an allegory for self-sufficie... Read allA man's strange obsession with dirt starts as a childhood game, but eventually manifests itself on a most surreal level. The dark, expressionistic images create an allegory for self-sufficiency, in this darkly humorous ecological parable. "Dirt" marries Chel White's filmmaking wi... Read allA man's strange obsession with dirt starts as a childhood game, but eventually manifests itself on a most surreal level. The dark, expressionistic images create an allegory for self-sufficiency, in this darkly humorous ecological parable. "Dirt" marries Chel White's filmmaking with the satirical writing of Joe Frank.

  • Director
    • Chel White
  • Writer
    • Joe Frank
  • Stars
    • Joe Frank
    • Evan Knapp
    • Evan Knapp
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    59
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    • Director
      • Chel White
    • Writer
      • Joe Frank
    • Stars
      • Joe Frank
      • Evan Knapp
      • Evan Knapp
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins total

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    Evan Knapp
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      • Chel White
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      • Joe Frank
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    Kirpianuscus

    poetic

    A poetic story, admirable crafted story, a young man becoming , after years , his ecosystem, starting for its pleasure / appetite to eat dirt. Sure, not comfortable, bizarre, but beautiful in strange way, in each aspect. A seductive very short film about a sort of loneliness and its fair/ precise assumation. And the air of 1930 films, with experimental crumbs.
    planktonrules

    I think Chel White is one weird guy....thank goodness.

    I have seen several shorts done by Chel White and all of them have been very, very weird, freaky and experimental. However, this is NOT a bad thing as all the films were also wildly wonderful and well worth seeing. "Dirt" is a bit challenging even for Chel White fans--but it's strangely enjoyable (with an emphasis on STRANGEly).

    The film appears to have been filmed without sound and is also in black & white. Sound effects were added later as well as bizarre narration. The story is about a weirdo who would play a game growing up where he and other kids could see how much dirt they could eat without becoming sick. The narrator was good at this and now has come to love eating dirt.

    Okay, this film more than challenges Chel White fans--it's one of his least interesting and most bizarre films. But it's only 4 minutes long, so give it a try. You might just love it...or not.

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      • October 1, 1998 (United States)
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      • English
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