Special Report: Craigslist Allstars (2016)

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Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2018

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Winner of the "Spirit of CUFF" award at the 2018 Chicago Underground Film Fest, Samira Elagoz's Craigslist Allstars is a documentary in which the filmmaker meets with fifteen different strangers and allows their stories to unfold.

Filmmaker Haley McCormick (D A N C E R) and writer Carol Borden (The Cultural Gutter) join Mike to discuss the film and the strange rituals in which men and women engage.

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.7	Christopher Media. Let's make some noise.
0:08.7	Steph.
0:10.5	Steph.
0:12.6	Steph.
0:15.8	Miel.
0:25.8	Somebody gave me this, because he gave me this.
0:27.8	That's all he did.
0:28.9	Did you?
0:37.4	Welcome to the projection booth. I'm your host, Mike White. Join me once again is Ms. Carol Borden.
0:39.7	Hey, Mike. Also along with us this week is Ms. Haley McCormick.
0:43.4	Hey.
0:44.4	On this special episode of the projection booth, we are looking at Samira Elagaz's
0:48.5	2016 documentary Craig's List All-Stars. Rather than trying to sum up the film here, I want to just read you the note that started to work. So this is from Craigslist itself under Personals, under the title Read Me, Looking for Strangers. I'm a 24-year-old girl making a short documentary film, and I'm looking for strangers. The concept is, I meet you in your home and film how we get to
1:12.1	know each other. There are no specific directions for you. We shake hands, the cameras on the table
1:17.6	for you to use, or me. It's quite open and will be a different experience with each of you. I hope
1:23.9	for many contacts. Message and I will give you more details, XO.
1:28.6	I'm not sure if I can necessarily give spoilers on this film,
1:32.0	but nothing is going to be off the table, out of bounds, any of that.
1:35.3	So proceed with caution if you're listening to this and you haven't seen the movie yet.
1:39.7	So Carol, I'm curious, what did you think of Craigslist All-Stars?
1:44.1	I think it's an interesting movie. It's not one I would have watched on my own if you hadn't invited me to watch it and discuss it with you guys.
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