Mark Borchardt
Mark Borchardt is an American independent filmmaker, actor, and writer best known as the cult DIY filmmaker featured in the acclaimed documentary American Movie, which chronicled the making of his horror short Coven. A longtime icon of Midwest indie cinema, he most recently... Read full bio →
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Who Is Bill Rebane?
Who is Bill Rebane, and how has he carved out a place in cinema in the face of impossible odds, critical disdain and alien viruses?
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
A high school prom faces a deadly threat: a flesh-eating virus that spreads via a popular brand of bottled water.
The One
A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.
American Movie
AMERICAN MOVIE is the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, AMERICAN MOVIE is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.