Written and Directed by Brian McDonald
This short film came out in 2000, and I saw it – as a filler on one of the cable movie channels, I believe – and fell in love with it.
Brian McDonald
The blurb for the movie says just about all you need to know —
In these politically correct times it is difficult to believe that America’s most conspicuous minority group has been the most ignored by the mainstream media. In this illuminating documentary, filmmaker Brian McDonald follows the lives of three Clown-Americans and their families.
I had “forgotten” about this film until recently when I read a couple of McDonald’s books on writing, and found that he’d included the script in one. That led me to the happy discovery that the short is available on DVD, and I quickly added it to my collection.
I could go on about the profound intelligence McDonald brings to his film about prejudice. But I think it would be far better for everyone to seek out the film and discover it themselves. It was brilliant when he made it, and remains so.
Check it out.
