DISCLAIMER: The views or opinions expressed on www.joerednerthemovie.com , the film trailer, and our My Space page are of the filmmakers only. Joe Redner has not endorsed this website and the opinions do not necessarily represent the opinions or views of Joe Redner or Joe Redner Enterprises. Loved…Admired…Hated!!! Charismatic to some and revolting to others. Joe Redner is most often associated with owning one of the most famous nude clubs in America, the Mons Venus. Although Joe has been fighting the city’s zoning laws, and winning, since the 1970’s, Joe Redner and the Mons Venus came into the national spotlight in 1999 when Tampa’s City Council, with support from Mayor Dick Greco, tried to ban lap dancing. The city ordinance passed, but not without an explosive fight that made national headlines with feature stories on ABC’s “20/20” and Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” Many terms have been used to describe Joe, including: pimp, pervert, patriot, philanderer, politician, instigator, intellectual, self- promoter, humanitarian, hypocrite, publicity hound, male pig, exploiter, criminal, narcissist, hero and genius. This is the FIRST full- feature, completely independent documentary to explore the life of legendary Florida strip club owner, Joe Redner, also known as the father of the nude lap dance. Directed by Shelby McIntyre and produced by Chris Woods, this documentary explores the man that has been arrested over 140 times, earned his GED in jail at the age of 40 …
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Filmmakers Daniel Levin and Jenner Furst talk about their work as independent filmmakers in general with great focus on their latest release “CAPTURED” a feature length documentary about the life work of Clayton Patterson the legendary Photo and Video Archivist / Activist whose work has been very largely focused on the the Lower East Side of Manhattan New York. DAN LEVIN DIRECTOR/PRODUCER Dan Levin (who has worked closely with his collaborator Ben Solomon) comes from a family tradition of filmmakers. Also born and raised in New York City, he is a 3rd generation director on his father’s side. In 2001, while still seniors in high school Solomon and Levin collaborated on their first film LA CIUDAD DEL HIP HOP. The short documentary was shot entirely on location in Havana, Cuba, and explores the lives of the communist nation’s struggling and pioneering Hip Hop artists. After graduating from Emerson College in 2005 with BA’s in film, they formed BENvsDAN Productions and immediately began working on CAPTURED. In 2006 the duo also created BORN TO THE PURPLE, a DVD release about Harlem rap group Purple City, distributed internationally by Koch records. JENNER FURST EDITOR/PRODUCER Son of the late avant-garde composer, music theorist and entrepreneur Jeffrey Furst, Jenner was raised a nomad and spent his early life submerged in a theater of the bizarre and esoteric. Inspired by a myriad of strange and colorful characters, he began making films in his early teens. In 2006 he …
Video Rating: 5 / 5
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