Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary (1992)

Directors:

Scott Mosier
Kevin Smith

Writers:

Kevin Smith (written by) &
Scott Mosier (written by)

Genre:

Short | Comedy | Documentary

Plot:

After a student documentary project on a transsexual entertainer falls apart, the two director/producers have to come up with another documentary. This is what they came up with.

Plot Keywords:

Independent Short | Student Film | Independent Film

Cast

Emelda Mae	...	Herself
Kevin Smith	...	Himself - Director
Scott Mosier	...	Himself - Director
Jon Stoddart	...	Himself - Documentary Instructor
Bryan Wert	...	Himself - Executive Producer
Kevin Shortt	...	Himself - Editor
Janice Stone	...	Herself - Camera
Octavian Debau	...	Himself - Lighting

Directed by
Scott Mosier
Kevin Smith

Writing credits
Kevin Smith		(written by) &
Scott Mosier		(written by)

Produced by
Scott Mosier	....	producer
Kevin Smith	....	producer
Bryan Wert	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Lindon Stone

Cinematography by
Janice Stone

Film Editing by
Kevin Shortt

Production Management
Kevin Shortt	....	production manager
Kevin Smith	....	post-production manager

Sound Department
Octavian Debau	....	sound editor
Kevin Shortt	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Octavian Debau	....	lighting technician
Janice Stone	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Janice Stone	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Jon Stoddart	....	project advisor

Thanks
Sylvia Amerling	....	thanks
Ricky Choi	....	special thanks
Mark Peterson	....	thanks
Jon Stoddart	....	thanks (as Documentary Czar Jon Stoddart)

Production Companies

• Vancouver Film School

Other Companies

• District Coffees  thanks (as District Caffee)
• Doll & Penny's Restaurant  thanks (as Dolland Penny's Restaurant)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

10 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Vancouver Film School

Trivia:

Kevin Smith completed this documentary while studying at Vancouver Film School. He eventually withdrew from the program.

Movie Connections:

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Well.....I liked the ending.

A good thing about this whole thing is that Kevin Smith wasn't trying to be someone he's not with this. He wasn't trying to make a masterpiece. (please God tell me he didn't try!) The film is a mockumentary about making a documentary. How did he come up with that? Anyway the film (if you can call it that) was alright and I did enjoy the soundtrack and especially the whole thing about Kevin Smith and that other guy (who, even though we never saw his face, had the most uncanny resemblance to Ben Affleck) never showing their faces and always being out of frame and the whole them being in the shadow talking to the camera thing. If you're watching this to see Kevin Smith humor then you'll be a bit disappointed. There was some of it in the ending though and that was a good thing I guess.

For very hardcore Kevin Smith fans only!