Reel Paradise
2005 Directed by Steve James
Synopsis
Former indie film "guru" John Pierson takes his family to Fiji for one year to run the world's most remote movie theater.
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First heard about this film from Kevin Smith on one of his podcasts talking about this guy, John Pierson's, book "Spike, Mike, Slackers And Dykes" of which Smith was a big part of. Pierson was known as the "Movie Guru" as he was responsible for helping a lot of indie filmmakers get their start including Spike Lee, Kevin Smith, Richard Linklater and Michael Moore. At some point he decided to leave all that behind and move his family to Fiji for a year to show free movies to the people there who hadn't seen much if any cinema. He wasn't taking the indie films that he had been known for though because the people there would only find them boring.…
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First heard about this film from Kevin Smith on one of his podcasts talking about this guy, John Pierson's, book "Spike, Mike, Slackers And Dykes" of which Smith was a big part of. Pierson was known as the "Movie Guru" as he was responsible for helping a lot of indie filmmakers get their start including Spike Lee, Kevin Smith, Richard Linklater and Michael Moore. At some point he decided to leave all that behind and move his family to Fiji for a year to show free movies to the people there who hadn't seen much if any cinema. He wasn't taking the indie films that he had been known for though because the people there would only find them boring.…
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It is my dream to buy a movie theatre. John Pierson does not only that, but decides to show the movies for free, just for the love of showing movies.....to the residents of a tiny town in Fiji. This is a really interesting and unique look at culture clash and the reality of following a dream. Steve James does it again!
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A famous Hollywood producer takes a break from success and tries to run a free movie theater in India. American culture exposed at its best, with typical family affairs that end up affecting the whole operation. Hollywood does not stand a chance in other cultures where education and other more basic needs are not met.