- The Feature
Infobox Film
name = The Feature
director =Michel Auder
Andrew Neel
producer = Ethan Palmer
starring =Michel Auder
editing = Luke Meyer
website = http://www.thefeaturethemovie.com/
imdb_id = 0991154'The Feature' is a collaboration between filmmakers
Michel Auder andAndrew Neel . Using a vast video ‘library’ that Auder has created over the last 40 years, in combination with original present-day footage of Auder shot by Neel, the two filmmakers are setting out to make a feature length film loosely based on the story of Auder’s life.Auder pioneered a form of
video diary , starting with his firstSony Portapak camera in1969 , obsessively documenting the people, places and events in his life. His style and originality have been protected from the constraints of commercial filmmaking (as he planned), and what results is a highly idiosyncratic visual record of his life and times. The Feature marks Auder’s return to a more mainstream cinematic mode of story telling – a mode he has not visited since the early years of his career.Auder’s life is punctuated by marriages to Viva Superstar and
Cindy Sherman and a loose affiliation with the Warhol Factory. Some of his most intimate moments are captured on tape. He is a consummatevoyeur – one who literally reads scenes of intimacy and daily life as verses of poetry unto themselves. From the gritty bohemian haunts inNew York City , to the desolate Islands of theSouth Pacific we will travel with him...The Feature will not be a "
bio-pic ". Although the narrative is linear, footage from various periods in Auder’s life will be used throughout the film. The story will be augmented with satirical sit-down interviews of the present-day Auder and biographical information (both fictional and real) will be integrated into the hyper-theatrical scenes shot by Neel. In this sense, Auder is both an actor and a director in this consciously subjective film.External links
* [http://www.thefeaturethemovie.com Official movie website]
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* [http://www.seethink.com SeeThink Productions]
* [http://www.michelauder.com| www.michelauder.com]
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