Among the 200-plus films that screened at the Sheffield Doc/Fest, which ended last week, one standout fit into that classic mold: movies about moviemaking. But The Insufferable Groo takes a somewhat different path than most, focusing on possibly the world’s most prolific yet unsuccessful filmmaker.
A cult figure for many students of film in the U.S., Stephen Groo has spent 20 years making more than 200 microbudget Diy movies, boasting names such as She-Hulk, Circle of Fire: The Dark Lord and Challenge of Faith. Despite his efforts, not one has secured distribution or turned a profit.
Scott Christopherson’s ...
A cult figure for many students of film in the U.S., Stephen Groo has spent 20 years making more than 200 microbudget Diy movies, boasting names such as She-Hulk, Circle of Fire: The Dark Lord and Challenge of Faith. Despite his efforts, not one has secured distribution or turned a profit.
Scott Christopherson’s ...
- 6/21/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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