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An opium-addicted gay Colonel, an aging Chinese ex-pat, an escaped slave, and a teen prostitute with one arm – not guys you’d peg as Civil War heroes, right? No so in “The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek.” Wendy Jo Cohen’s comedic mockumentary hones in on the lives of Colonel Jonathan Franklin Hale, General Li Shao-zu, Captain Elijah Swan, and Nick Brody, a quartet of very unlikely heroes who, even after saving the country during a battle that pitted 600 poor souls against an enemy army fifty times its size, went unrecognized because of sexism, racism and homophobia. In honor of “Pussy Willow Creek’s” March 1st to March 7th run at [ Read More ]

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Ever since Rob Reiner unleashed This Is Spinal Tap on the masses in 1984, the mockumentary has become a trendy and growing genre for filmmakers, especially those of the independent persuasion. The idea of making a documentary that’s a complete and utter lie, while taking itself seriously with the intent of drawing laughter… well, it’s perhaps the best thing to happen to comedy in recent history.

The Battle Of Pussy Willow Creek is a faux documentary written and directed by Wendy Jo Cohen. The film recounts the fictional lives of four forgotten Civil War heroes; an opium-addicted gay colonel, an elderly Chinese immigrant, a nerdy escaped slave, and a one-armed teenaged prostitute.

Constructed in the style of Ken Burns’ [enter title here] documentary, The Battle Of Pussy Willow Creek nails the trademarks of the traditional non-fiction film, and in this way, succeeds as a parody of the cinematic genre. However, as a...