MARWENCOL

United States, 2010 (82 min.) DOC

Dir. Jeff Malmberg

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Mark Hogancamp was brutally beaten outside a bar, and after he came out of the resulting coma, it became immediately apparent that he was brain-damaged. Hogancamp doesn't remember his former life as an alcoholic, and for no apparent reason, he feels compelled to make miniature WWII-era dioramas of a fictional Belgian town named Marwencol. He peoples the town with G.I. Joe dolls he imbues with the personalities of his friends, and he creates a dense, soap-operatic story line for the town, photographing the scenes as they unfold. As Hoganc amp's photog r aphs ar e discovered by the New York art world, we learn more about the complex-and often sexual- world in his damaged brain. It's a touching, heartfelt documentary. (PAUL CONSTANT)

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