Split Screen
11 Seasons
Your wild ride through the indie film world—by filmmakers, for everyone. From 1997 to 2001, producer and author John Pierson and his band of cinephiles roved the U.S. seeking pockets of movie madness, for this irreverent sixty-episode series.
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Criterion Live! SPLIT SCREEN 20th Anniversary, Walter Reade Theater
Episode 1
On May 10, 2017, we teamed up with the Film Society of Lincoln Center to celebrate John Pierson’s landmark series with a live conversation featuring Pierson and filmmakers Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith, Miranda July, Chris Smith, Don Ward, and Dan Myrick.
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11:46Episode 2
Split Screen: Christopher Walken Cooks
Episode 2
Christopher Walken cooks with Julian Schnabel and a guy named Cha-Cha. From Season 9, Episode 1.
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10:49Episode 3
Split Screen: The Blair Witch Project
Episode 3
A three-person documentary crew disappears deep in the woods of Maryland. From Season 2, Episode 5.
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06:10Episode 4
Split Screen: Direction Man
Episode 4
The found video DIRECTION MAN. From Season 1, Episode 3.
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Split Screen: “Selective Service System” Story
Episode 5
An intense look at one man’s way out of the Vietnam War draft. From Season 4, Episode 4.
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SPLIT SCREEN: Miranda July’s Big Miss Moviola
Episode 6
Female filmmakers send their movies to Miranda July and Big Miss Moviola. From Season 7, Episode 3.
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05:31Episode 7
SPLIT SCREEN: AMERICAN MOVIE
Episode 7
From Season 1, Episode 3 of SPLIT SCREEN. Prior to its release, filmmakers Chris Smith and Scott James discuss the making of Smith’s cult indie documentary AMERICAN MOVIE about filmmaker Mark Borchardt’s journey making his low budget horror film COVEN. Original airdate 3/17/1997.
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09:52Episode 8
Split Screen: The Fiji Stooges
Episode 8
Dueling indies at the world’s most remote movie theater, in Fiji, where the Three Stooges are gods. From Season 10, Episode 3.