As Smart As They Are: The Author Project_
A documentary film tracing the collaboration between One Ring Zero, the Brooklyn house-band for McSweeney's Publishing, and an ensemble cast of award-winning authors, each of whom contributed original lyrics. Author Myla Goldberg torments guest singer Syd Straw with tongue twisting, five star vocabulary words. Paul Auster riffs on the ills of Cincinatti and the Iraq war. The film's title, in fact, comes from the inspired dialogue of a talking cockroach.
Starring
Joshua Camp, Michael Hearst, Paul Auster
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As Smart As They Are: The Author Project was released 21 years ago in 2005.
Overview
A documentary film tracing the collaboration between One Ring Zero, the Brooklyn house-band for McSweeney's Publishing, and an ensemble cast of award-winning...
As Smart As They Are: The Author Project is a Documentary film with a runtime of 1h 3m.
CAST (15)
JC
Joshua Camp
Himself
MH
Michael Hearst
Himself
Paul Auster
Himself
Rick Moody
Himself
JL
Jonathan Lethem
Himself
Dave Eggers
Himself
Jonathan Ames
Himself
MG
Myla Goldberg
Herself
DS
Darin Strauss
Himself
LK
Lawrence Krauser
Himself
AF
Amy Fusselman
Herself
CM
Clay McLeod Chapman
Himself
SS
Syd Straw
Himself
OC
Olivier Conan
Himself
AL
Allyssa Lamb
Herself
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What is As Smart As They Are: The Author Project about?
A documentary film tracing the collaboration between One Ring Zero, the Brooklyn house-band for McSweeney's Publishing, and an ensemble cast of award-winning authors, each of whom contributed original lyrics. Author Myla Goldberg torments guest singer Syd Straw with tongue twisting, five star vocabulary words. Paul Auster riffs on the ills of Cincinatti and the Iraq war. The film's title, in fact, comes from the inspired dialogue of a talking cockroach.
How long is As Smart As They Are: The Author Project?
As Smart As They Are: The Author Project has a runtime of 63 minutes (1h 3m).
Who stars in As Smart As They Are: The Author Project?
The cast of As Smart As They Are: The Author Project includes Joshua Camp, Michael Hearst, Paul Auster, Rick Moody, Jonathan Lethem.
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Documentary