Mondo Penguin

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Throughout the last 50 years, penguins have been making experimental & avant-garde films. These films are just now getting the recognition they deserve via the 'Mondo Penguin' organization s... Read allThroughout the last 50 years, penguins have been making experimental & avant-garde films. These films are just now getting the recognition they deserve via the 'Mondo Penguin' organization set up by Dr. Charles Heathrow. Our documentary chronicles briefly the history of penguin e... Read allThroughout the last 50 years, penguins have been making experimental & avant-garde films. These films are just now getting the recognition they deserve via the 'Mondo Penguin' organization set up by Dr. Charles Heathrow. Our documentary chronicles briefly the history of penguin experimental film and the steps Heathrow is putting through to get people to notice. We tal... Read all

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Mondo Penguin (2009)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Vincent Gargiulo wrote and directed this "documentary" about the need for appreciation when it comes to penguin movies. Yes, everyone knows MARCH OF THE PENGUINS and HAPPY FEET but this documentary digs into some of the lesser known movies in the genre and explains why this part of film history needs to be saved. There's also discussion with various experts on why so many movies are being lost. MONDO PENGUIN is a fake documentary but it's mildly charming in its own ways. If you're a film buff then you've probably seen countless documentaries about countless films so this short was actually fairly clever in the way it spoofs such films. I really liked the brief segment on why so many penguin films are now considered lost. There's certainly nothing ground-breaking here and the film isn't quite as funny as one might hope but there's certainly talent behind the camera.