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Emmy Award Winner This classic documentary offers a little bit of everything, history, culture, family, community and fun. Beloved "man on the street" Mal Sharpe guides viewers through a traditional, Italian-American Columbus Day celebration in San Francisco where we meet and get to know Joe Cervetto, a legend in the city for his commitment to and portrayal of Christopher Columbus. 08DR/CL IJSCA 30 min. |
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Emmy Award Winner This is the definitive documentary that celebrates the legendary career of Mal Sharpe, known throughout the United States for his humorous, man-on-the-street interviews. Here we see highlights of his illustrious 30 years on camera with some of the most extraordinary, ordinary people. Each interview reminds viewers of Mal's unique skill in finding nothing common in the common person. 08DR/CL IJSCA 30 min. |
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Emmy Award Winner New York Film & Video Festival Award Winner "Highly Recommended. One of those rare programs that is guaranteed to leave every viewer in stitches." -Daily Review Mal Sharpe has honed his craft on the streets of San Francisco for more than four decades, and this program is a collection of some of his greatest work. Posing as an officer for the "Photo Tax Squad," Mal tries to collect ten cents from every visitor who takes a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge. Next, Mal approaches pedestrians and tells a meaningless joke that has no punch line to see if they will laugh. His dead-serious delivery of outlandish questions consistently catches the citizens of San Francisco off guard. 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. Associated Programs: San Francisco and USA: San Francisco - City by the Bay |
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Emmy Award Winner New York Film & Video Festival Award Winner People on the streets of big cities tend to be cold and impersonal, leery of strangers, but that doesn't seem to be the case in San Francisco, it's citizens seem eager to take part in the unusual. In this program Mal Sharpe is at it again, and this time he's in San Francisco's Financial District playing baseball with a marshmallow. In a "Roadblock of Love," Mal and friends visit San Francisco's Union Square and block the paths of pedestrians with staged displays of public affection. With many more man-on-the-street interviews and unexpected hidden camera observations, this program continues to uncover the funny side of the human condition. 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. Associated Programs: San Francisco and USA: San Francisco - City by the Bay |