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- Year after year, an eclectic artist sojourns to the covered bridges of New England on his chopper to rendezvous with a mysterious woman. A shocking discovery catapults him on a desperate crusade to uncover his past in hope of freeing himself and the woman he loves.
- Ten years after a chemical war changes most women into divas (and most men into their subservients), a few REEL men and women confront this global domination by seeking the powers of Gaia (Mother Earth) to harmonize the planet.
- An experimental web series in tribute to the channel-changing TV-watching experience of the 70's and 80's, shot on Super VHS and Super 8 film, featuring soap operas, cops dramas, comedic commercials and more.
- El Terrifico has risen. Now you can stay home and finally enjoy the latest Super 8 grind house faux trailer short from the mad minds behind Reel Groovy Films. Produced over 2018 and '19, Writer/Director John Hartman concocts another campy and subversive cinematic flight of fancy that dabbles in drag and stag. When macho 1980's soap opera icon El Terrifico (Victor Escajadillo) suddenly departs the mortal coil during production of one of his famously fetishistic scenes, his soap opera TV show crew must scramble to find a starring replacement. Enter a lookalike who works a drag show.. The program's director and PA (Michael P. O'Toole) hope to pass the hapless newcomer off as their suave star, or face the wrath of mob boss backer El Supremo (played by real life boot-hatted presidential candidate Vermin Supreme) and his bizarre bandits like Rod Webber and The Fixer (Eric R. Eastman). See what is being called John Hartman's strangest film yet.
- When super model and movie star Victor is shot on the fashion runway, he is sent to a purgatory chasm where he must journey through a TV archway and confront the demons of fame, fetish and vanity on his quest to redemption, amidst media saturation of the coverage of his apparent death. The Shackling is an experimental independent feature, shot entirely on Super VHS and Super 8 film, which comments on celebrity in a surreal, horrific and hysterical style, complete with comedic commercials interspersed throughout the main plot.
- Short feature film (and 70's style concept album) revolving around the HEAVY and PSYCHEDELIC multidimensional world of Vermin Supreme. Most of the footage was gathered eclectically, and what little story exists was composed in post production editing.
- Haunted by his past karma and many surrealistic nightmares, a Vietnam Veteran treks across the country on his motorcycle. The Vet is befriended by a 'groovy' guru, Mennonite family, and a 'groovy' Miss America, but is haunted by skeletal figures and demons! His journey takes him from The Rockies, to New England and...into the astral realms wherein lie his enemies... and salvation.
- During the Great Depression, a creative writer, Tom, is devastated at the loss of his beautiful bride-to-be, Melissa. Having lost his inspiration and muse, he becomes a hopeless drunk for years and does not write one word. One day, while visiting Melissa's grave, Tom stumbles upon an old typewriter and what is lodged within--Hollywood's formulaic rules for successful script writing. Seduced into thinking this shall set him free from his plight, Tom launches into a flurry of demonic writing. His creative instincts are assaulted as a battle between good and evil, the poetic screenwriter and the Hollywood machine, ensues.
- Synopsis: During the American Civil War, Confederate Captain David Hornblower suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, forcing him to confront his role in the war. Charged with behavior unbecoming an officer, Hornblower is given one final chance to redeem himself. A mission takes him to the CSS Neuse ironclad gunboat and deep into the swamps of the North Carolina wilderness. There, Hornblower finds himself and more... Spanning several years, four states, and four reenactments, there are several epic moments to Secession Path, even though it cost less than $2k to make. Technical improvements were made to the film in 2009. The accompanying documentary, Guerrilla Film the Making of Secession Path, chronicles the no-budget journey that independent filmmakers John Hartman and Zee Zarbock took on their first larger-scale joint project. Finally released to the public in 2010, they hope the film conveys that, when forced to be creative, a micro budget may produce macro results.
- All was well for a certain toy maker in Toyland until one day the toys revolt and head for the real world. Without any experiences to guide them safely, the toys must first traverse the bizarre and surreal Reel-Illusionary Zone.
- Man attempts to ski down ski slope on his equestrian riding boots.
- The Gothenstein Monster finally realizes he is the oldest living dead zombie in the world. There is only one thing that might usher his soul into its final resting place.
- A Gothic teenager (Count Gothula) finds himself in the midst of an alternative dream...for him, the nightmare is actually a 'Daymare' of haunting happiness.
- Two Puritans encounter petrified pilgrims and Native Americans in the forest. The Puritan daughter intuits this reality through the spirit of Christ, thus convincing the father not to kill the 'pillars of salt.'
- Thrill to this Gothic take on the classic monster tale as Gothenstein journeys through the darkness in order to reach the light. From Reel Groovy Films and counter-cultural writer/director John Hartman, this experimental tribute to German expressionism is shot on Super 8 and stars Dawn Nightshade.
- Dr. Alexander Lewis, sustained only by art house love, attempts to save the world from dumbed-down television created by the Dark Programmer.