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Plotbox: The Blog

Check out my new blog called Plotbox. Read my ruminations on all things cultural. Book, music and movie reviews plus cultural think pieces.

Warts & All: The Films of Danny Plotnick Out Now!

I'm very excited to report that a compilation of my short films has just been released on the Micorcinema Label. The compilation contains 10 films, trailers, bonus films, audio commentary for everything, tons of photos of the films, as well as all the equipment! You can read more details on my merch page.

Ordering: Order one today from Microcinema. You can also order from Amazon if you prefer.

Renting: If you just want to check out the films without buying, you can put them in your Netflix or Green Cine queue.

If you still love your local video store, please feel free to let them know that they should order it.

Journalists & Bloggers: Microcinema has a limited amount of promos. If you think you can help out with a review or interview, please contact me and we'll get you hooked up.

Ways to Help: If you feel inclined, posting positive feedback and comments about the dvd on Amazon, Netflix or Green Cine would be a huge help convincing others to buy or rent. So please, if you can take a moment and post something nice in any of those spots, that would be awesome!

Brand New Film

Danny P. has just finished a brand new short film Out of Print. It's an ode to the counterculture of the 80s & 90s, when unearthing quality culture was a treasure hunt.



Watch the film now on The Current TV Website.

Danny P. Snags Top Festival Prize

Danny Plotnick was awarded the Grand Prize at the Underground Filmmaker Film Festival. Filmmakers were judged on their body of work, plus a film they were assigned to make for the fest, plus an interview they needed shoot of themselves. Out of Print, is the film Plotnick made for the festival. In addition to the grand prize, Plotnick's interview won the festival audience prize.

Out of Print snags prize in Athens

Out of Print was awarded an honorable mention in the short doc category at the Athens International Film Fest. Yay!

 

Upcoming Shows


Out of Print Screenings


  • Edinburgh Film Festival
    • Weds, June 25, 7:40 pm @ Filmhouse 1
    Friday, June 27, 5:00 pm @ Filmhouse 2
    88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ

    Screening with Harlan Ellison Doc Dreams With Sharp Teeth.

    Tickets & Festival Info available from Edinburgh Film Fest

  • SuperShorts Intertnational Film Festival
    • Saturday, July 5, 5 pm

    Venue & Ticket Info available from SuperShorts Film Fest.

  • Zeitgeist Film Festival
    • Monday, July 14, 8 pm
    Zeitgeist, 199 Valencia, SF, CA

    More info available from Zeitgeist Film Fest

    Long Live the Dream Syndicate

    Back in 1986, a friend of mine and I shot a film of the might Dream Syndicate performing their classic song That's What You Always Say. Due to the technology of the time, we were never able to finish the film. I recently incorporated a bit of the footage in my Out of Print film. That gave me the impetus to try to finish the film. I hunkered down in front of my computer and spent about 10 hours editing it all together. It's a blistering version of the song, with strings shredding all over the place. This may have been the first music performance I ever shot. It's from the pit in glorious and grainy black & white super 8 and captures the vibe nicely. Check it out on YouTube.

    Danny Plotnick & Chuck Prophet Team Up


    Chuck Prophet

    For the past 6 months I've been slaving away on a series of videos for guitar slinger Chuck Prophet. Videos for the songs Freckle and Would You Love Me? are now up on the web in several spots.

    Click here to watch Would You Love Me? on YouTube. Click here to watch Freckle on YouTube. You can also see the videos in the film section of this website.

    It looks better on my site, but if you're interested in commenting, ranting, rating, or spreading the word virally, then You Tube would be the way to go.