American Fame Pt. 1: Drowning River Phoenix

United States

2004

11 Min

Color

English

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CAST Lydia Lunch, Jasper Bel, Jeff Bornstein, Barbara Ann Crumm, Corey Feldman

MUSIC Zach Archer

Tribeca

Synopsis

Lydia Lunch narrates this introspective look at the intoxicating nature of celebrity made explicit in the life and death of River Phoenix. –Queensland Art Gallery

Director

Cam Archer (born 1982) is an American independent filmmaker and photographer residing in Santa Cruz, California. His feature debut, Wild Tigers I Have Known, premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film was executive produced by American filmmaker Gus Van Sant, who had previously executive produced the documentary Tarnation. The film follows a 13-year old boy coming to terms with being gay, and was photographed by frequent Archer collaborator Aaron Platt, whose work earned a Best Cinematography nomination at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards.

Archer has also directed numerous short films and music videos, including work for Xiu Xiu, Zero 7, Pantaleimon and Six Organs of Admittance. —Wikipedia