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Mumblecore
Years active	2002 - present
Country	USA
Major figures	Joe Swanberg, Aaron Katz, Andrew Bujalski, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass
Influences	DIY culture, Dogme 95, American independent film, digital filmmaking

Mumblecore is an American independent film movement that arose in the early 2000s.^[1]^[2] It is primarily characterized by ultra-low budget production (often employing digital video cameras), focus on personal relationships between twenty-somethings, improvised scripts, and non-professional actors. Filmmakers in this genre include Lynn Shelton, Andrew Bujalski, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Aaron Katz, Joe Swanberg, Todd Rohal, Ry Russo-Young, and Barry Jenkins.^[1]^[3]^[4]

The term "mumblecore" was coined by Eric Masunaga, a sound editor who has worked with Bujalski. Masunaga coined the term one night at a bar during the 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival, but it was Bujalski who first used it in an interview with indieWIRE.^[2] The directors of the films are sometimes referred to collectively as "mumblecorps," as in press corps. Film journalists have also used the terms "bedhead cinema", and "Slackavetes," a reference to independent film director John Cassavetes.^[2]

The IFC Center in New York City exhibited a ten-film series of mumblecore films in 2007, titled "The New Talkies: Generation D.I.Y."^[2]

New York-based Benten Films, a boutique DVD label run by film critics, has championed such mumblecore titles as Swanberg's LOL, and Katz's first two films: Dance Party USA and Quiet City.

[edit] List of mumblecore films

Funny Ha Ha (2002)^[2]
Kissing on the Mouth (2005)^[2]
The Puffy Chair (2005)^[2]
Dance Party USA (2006)^[2]
Mutual Appreciation (2006)^[2]
LOL (2006)^[1]
Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)^[2]
Quiet City (2007)^[2]
Hohokam (2007)^[2]
Orphans (2007)^[3]
Team Picture (2007)^[5]
Baghead (2008)^[6]
In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008)^[7]
The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)^[8]
Nights and Weekends (2008)^[9]
Luke and Brie Are on a First Date (2008)^[10]
Alexander the Last (2009) ^[11]
Medicine for Melancholy (2009)^[12]
Humpday (2009)^[13]
Beeswax (2009)^[14]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hoberman, J. (August 14, 2007). "It's Mumblecore!". The Village Voice. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Lim, Dennis (August 19, 2007). "Mumblecore - The New Talkies: Generation DIY". The New York Times. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Hubert, Andrea (May 19, 2007). "Andrea Hubert on the latest fad to hit the US indie film scene". The Guardian. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.
^ Harring, Michael (Sep 29, 2009). "Local Sightings Film Festival: An I-5 Road Trip and Other New Movies Debut". The Seattle Weekly. Retrieved on Oct 7, 2009.
^ Herrington, Chris (March 6, 2008). "Mumblecore": A new new-wave showcase at the Brooks. Memphis Flyer. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.
^ Dollar, Steve (July 25, 2008). "Mumblecore Meets Grindhouse in 'Baghead'". The New York Sun. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.
^ Pais, Matt (July 31, 2008). Search of a Midnight Kiss' review. Metromix. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.
^ Burr, Ty (May 23, 2008). "[1]". Boston.com. Retrieved on August 21, 2008.
^ "What I Meant To Say". Filmmaker Magazine. Summer 2008. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.
^ "Hamptons Film Festival Review". SpoutBlog. October 2008.
^ "[2]". Youth Quake: Mumblecore Movies, New Yorker. March 2009.
^ "IFC Takes 'Medicine' ". Indiewire. June 18, 2008. Retrieved on August 21, 2008.
^ Jones, Michael (2009). "Magnolia gets Shelton's 'Humpday'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=2470&articleid=VR1117998793&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-01-20. Published on January 19, 2009
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[edit] External links

[Hoberman-0] Hoberman, J. (August 14, 2007). "It's Mumblecore!". The Village Voice. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.

[Lim-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Lim, Dennis (August 19, 2007). "Mumblecore - The New Talkies: Generation DIY". The New York Times. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.

[Hubert-2] Hubert, Andrea (May 19, 2007). "Andrea Hubert on the latest fad to hit the US indie film scene". The Guardian. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.

[Harring-3] Harring, Michael (Sep 29, 2009). "Local Sightings Film Festival: An I-5 Road Trip and Other New Movies Debut". The Seattle Weekly. Retrieved on Oct 7, 2009.

[4] Herrington, Chris (March 6, 2008). "Mumblecore": A new new-wave showcase at the Brooks. Memphis Flyer. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.

[5] Dollar, Steve (July 25, 2008). "Mumblecore Meets Grindhouse in 'Baghead'". The New York Sun. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.

[6] Pais, Matt (July 31, 2008). Search of a Midnight Kiss' review. Metromix. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.

[Burr-7] Burr, Ty (May 23, 2008). "[1]". Boston.com. Retrieved on August 21, 2008.

[8] "What I Meant To Say". Filmmaker Magazine. Summer 2008. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.

[9] "Hamptons Film Festival Review". SpoutBlog. October 2008.

[10] "[2]". Youth Quake: Mumblecore Movies, New Yorker. March 2009.

[11] "IFC Takes 'Medicine' ". Indiewire. June 18, 2008. Retrieved on August 21, 2008.

[12] Jones, Michael (2009). "Magnolia gets Shelton's 'Humpday'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=2470&articleid=VR1117998793&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-01-20. Published on January 19, 2009

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