Dirt (1998 film)

Dirt is a four-minute film by independent filmmaker Chel White. A man’s strange obsession with dirt starts as a childhood game, but eventually manifests itself on a most surreal level. The dark humor, expressionistic images create an allegory for individuality and self-sufficiency, in this off-beat ecological parable.[1] The short narrative is taken from a radio program written and read by Joe Frank, and stars Evan Knapp.[2]

The American independent film producer Christine Vachon describes the film as “A post-modern Invasion of the Body Snatchers"[3]. The Stockholm Film Festival calls it, "A very original and inspired work. Sharp and to the point."

Awards/Film Festivals
  • Best Short Film - 1998 Stockholm Film Festival[4]
  • Official Selection in Competition - 1999 Sundance Film Festival[5]
  • Best Experimental Film - 1999 USA Film Festival
  • Director's Citation - 1999 Black Maria Film and Video Festival[6]
  • World Premiere - 1998 Montréal World Film Festival
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References
  1. https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/best-of-the-northwest-film-and-video-festival/Content?oid=2480935
  2. http://www.chelwhite.com/dirt/
  3. https://www.amazon.com/Dirt-Evan-Knapp/dp/B018AGBLRG
  4. https://www.indiewire.com/1998/12/swedens-twin-winter-festivals-shine-arctic-light-and-stockholm-international-82437/
  5. http://www.indiewire.com/1998/12/1999-sundance-film-festival-shorts-82438
  6. Black Maria Film and Video Festival: 1999 Awards


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  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205015/?ref_=ttawd_awd_tt
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