Dad Made Dirty Movies

Dad Made Dirty Movies
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jordan Todorov
Produced by	Martichka Bozhilova Thomas Tielsch
Written by	Jordan Todorov
Narrated by	D.T. Andersen
Starring	Susan Apostolof Polly Apostolof Steve Apostolof Christopher D. Apostolof
Cinematography	Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
Editing by	Kevork Aslanyan
Studio	Agitprop
Distributed by	Autlook Filmsales
Release date(s)	April 10, 2011 (2011-04-10) (Visions du Réel International Film Festival)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	BulgariaGermany
Language	English

Dad Made Dirty Movies is a 2011 Bulgarian-German documentary film by Jordan Todorov following Stephen C. Apostolof's life and career. The film premiered at Visions du Réel International Film Festival^[1] in April 2011 and consists of archive footage as well as interviews with Apostolof's family, friends and associates. The film also includes never before seen archive footage from making of Orgy of the Dead - Apostolof's most well known film.

Synopsis

Dad Made Dirty Movies chronicles Stephen C. Apostolof's rise from Eastern-European fugitive to producer and director of sexploitation films in the 60's and 70's, his turbulent relationship with infamous Ed Wood and his downfall in the late 70's with advent of hardcore pornography.

Production

The film is produced by Bulgarian production company Agitprop in association with Filmtank(Hamburg), ZDF and Arte.

Release

The film showed at the Franco-German television Arte on February 17, 2011, and had its official premiere on April 10, 2011 at Visions du Réel International Film Festival.^[2][1]It also showed at Transilvania International Film Festival, Planet Doc Review Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Kansas International Film Festival, Mumbai International Film Festival etc.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Critical reception

The film received favorable reviews by critics. Boyd Van Hoeij of Variety called it a "shoo-in for midnight screenings," going on to describe its tone as "generally upbeat, funny and interesting, with a good eye and ear for the times."^[8] Other reviewers also played up the zeitgeist angle of the film, including Screen Daily's Mark Adams who said that Dad Made Dirty Movies "does a great job in capturing the feel of the era," adding that "fans of cult exploitation films of the late 1960s and early '70s will relish this engagingly balanced delve into the work of Stephen C. Apostolof."^[9]

Awards

Nominations

• Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
  • Silver Eye Award for Best Mid-length Documentary Film

Cast

(in order of appearance)

• Susan Apostolof as Herself
• Polly Apostolof as Herself
• Steve Apostolof as Himself
• Christopher D. Apostolof as Himself
• Shelley Apostolof as Herself
• Harvey Shane as Himself
• Greg Goodsell as Himself
• Rudolph Grey as Himself
• Ted V. Mikels as Himself
• Nadejda Klein as Herself
• David Ward as Himself

References

1. ^ ^{a b} [1], East European Picks at Visions du Réel
2. ^ [2], A. C. Stephen - Der König der Schmuddelfilme
3. ^ [3], 10th Transilvania Fest to Open in Cluj and Sibiu
4. ^ [4], http://planetedocff.pl/index.php?page=film&i=162&lang=en
5. ^ [5], Dad Made Dirty Movies?! Free tickets!!.. Not to the dirty movies
6. ^ [6], http://www.kansasfilm.com/festival/guide.php
7. ^ [7], 13th Mumbai Film Fest to open with Brad Pitt's MONEYBALL
8. ^ [8], Van Hoeij, Boyd (2011-06-29). "Review: Dad Made Dirty Movies. variety.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
9. ^ [9], Adams, Mark (2011-06-23). "Review: Dad Made Dirty Movies. screendaily.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.

External links

• Official website
• "Variety" review of Dad Made Dirty Movies
• "Screen Daily" review of Dad Made Dirty Movies
• Dad Made Dirty Movies at the Internet Movie Database