Jacaranda Joe

Jacaranda Joe is a 1994 American short film written and directed by George A. Romero.

Jacaranda Joe
Directed byGeorge A. Romero
Written byGeorge A. Romero
Running time
17 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Production

Initially conceived in the 1970s as The Footage, the film's was about reality television show in which a famous athlete learns to hunt and accidentally discovers a community of bigfoot.[2]

That version of the story would be about the filming of the television show[1] whereas the retooled version that became Jacaranda Joe was a "proto-found footage movie"[1] in documentary style[3] which would feature a leaked clip from a television show similar to the one from The Footage.[1]

Filmed at Valencia College in Florida[1] over ten days[2] it had a cast and crew of students, faculty, and local industry professionals.[2] It was the first film that Romero shot entirely outside of Pittsburgh.[4]

The short film has never been publicly screened[4] although a VHS copy of the workprint exists[5] as well as six reels of camera negatives.[6]

References
  1. Squires, John (May 20, 2021). "Unseen George Romero Short 'Jacaranda Joe' Being Preserved by the University of Pittsburgh". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. Hart, Adam Charles. "Jacaranda Joe". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  3. Nguyen, Hanh (March 3, 2017). "'Untold Horror' Trailer: George Romero, John Landis and More Directors Uncover the Films They Never Made in New Documentary Series". IndieWire. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. Whitacre, Andrew (November 13, 2020). "Video: Adam Charles Hart, "Beyond the Living Dead: Treasures from the George A. Romero Archive"". MIT Comparative Media Studies (CMS). Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  5. Armstrong, Vanessa (February 10, 2021). "George A. Romero Archival Collection unearths Nuns from Outer Space, Jacaranda Joe lost footage & more". SyFy. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  6. Hart, Adam Charles. "Jacaranda Joe's 35mm negative". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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