Reel Paradise

Jan 1 2005 R 1h 50m
Documentary

Former indie film "guru" John Pierson takes his family to Fiji for one year to run the world's most remote movie theater.

Plot

June, 2003. During the final month of their year-long stay in Fiji, indie-film gurus John and Janet Pierson and their two children host a documentary film crew. John's been showing free movies at the 288-seat 180 Meridian Cinema, in remote Natokalan Village on the island of Taveuni. Reality intrudes in paradise: their home is burgled, the local Catholic priest criticizes John's project, their daughter's behavior may be threatening the reputation of her friend, and John's prickly personality follows him. Against this backdrop, the Fijians laugh at the Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, and "Jackass: The Movie." John finishes the year with ten movies in ten days: do movies matter?

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Steve James

Production Countries

Fiji

Production Companies

View Askew Productions

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
533
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
63
Popularity
NA