American Movie - Documentary (1999)

[Ironchef]

Documentary about an aspiring filmmaker's attempts to finance his dream project
by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.

On the northwest side of Milwaukee, Mark Borchardt dreams the American dream: for him, it's making movies.
Using relatives, local theater talent, slacker friends, his Mastercard, and $3,000 from his Uncle Bill, Mark strives over three years to finish "Covan," a short horror film.
His own personal demons (alcohol, gambling, a dysfunctional family) plague him, but he desperately wants to overcome self-doubt and avoid failure.

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