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For Adults Only! The History of the Exploitation Film
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For Adults Only! The History of the Exploitation Film:
An exploitation film is a film defined as intended to attract an audience by
means of its sensationalist or controversial content. And although they
featured lurid subject matter, exploitation films of the 1920s, 30s and 40s
evaded the strict censorship and scrutiny of the era by claiming to be
educational. Movies such as Narcotic
(1933), Damaged Lives (1933), and Lash of the Penitents (1936) warned
audiences of the dangers of drugs, prostitution and vice, all the while
reveling in the very sacred images that the film showcased and yet condemned.
And in the upcoming decades, exploitation films would cover the subjects of
white slavery, burlesque shows and sexually transmitted diseases. Find out all
there is to know about this odd cinematic movement that existed to oppose
censorship, all the while laughing its way to the bank. Taking its cue from the
carnival midway of Americana, this program is a must for fans of the strange
and unusual. *NOTE* This program is intended for adult audiences only!
Keith Crocker is a Long
Island, NY based filmmaker and film historian. He attended the New York
Institute of Technology from 1984 through 1988, where he majored in film and TV
production. Keith’s first job in cinema was making short Super 8mm films used
for aversion therapy in phobia clinics. In 1993, Keith made his first feature
film, which was based on Edgar Allan Poe’s Murders in
the Rue Morgue. During this time, he also worked as a motion
picture projectionist and started a video on demand company. 30 years later,
that business is still running. From 1987 through 2005, Keith was editor of the
fanzine The Journal,
which published 25 issues before going into hiatus. In 2008, Keith
released Blitzkreig,
which was a WWII based film. During this time, he was also the co-founder of
Wildeye Releasing. He left Wildeye in 2012. Keith has been teaching adult
education at Nassau Community College for the past 18 year has also been giving
seminars on motion pictures to public libraries and community centers for the
past 25 years. He lives on Long Island with his wife/muse Christina Crocker. He
has two screenplays written for upcoming production.
