WHITHAM'S
FEATURE FILMS
Project Omicron
Produced, written and Directed
by Jared Whitham
Running Time 60mins 1999.
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Join Will Walker as he test pilots a captured enemy ship that shadows an unearthly childhood. On the mission he must work with a team of engineers and scientists who are members of an ancient secret society. By methodical use of silverware and ladders they have figured out how to make the movie (which is Will’s life) auto-rewind to the beginning over and over again.
Jared Whitman started Project Omicron when he was 15 years old and spent 7 years working on it. The result is one of the most unique and mind-bending sci-fi films you can imagine while also being a perfect love letter to the 50s science fiction films Whitman grew up y. VHSHITFEST is so happy to shine a light on this extremely obscure gem with hours of extras! With the Blue ray 2025 special Vinager Sydrome release.
"It's a Science fiction film made by an outsider artist"
-Peter Shell
The Marvelous Mrs. Shenkman
Produced, directed and edited
by Jared Whitham
Running time 60 mins 2022.
The Marvelous Mrs. Shenkman is a comedy special starring a real-life Mrs. Maisel. April Hava Shenkman is flocked out of her mind, pregnant and turning 40 - what's she going to do? Throw herself a baby shower with puppets.
The Marvelous Mrs. Shenkman is a comedy special starring a real-life Mrs. Maisel. April Hava Shenkman is flocked out of her mind, pregnant and turning 40--what's she going to do? Throw herself a baby shower with puppets. This quirky comedy special is a heart-to-heart intimate glimpse into the psyche of an absurdist comedienne answering the "last call" to become a mommy; exploring the identity crisis of an artist turning into a mother, and what it's like having a baby at 40. A celebration of life and art in a rare collaboration with the world-famous Bob Baker Marionettes. Mommy in Los Angels Magazine said "April Hava Shenkman's comedy literally gives birth to a new comedy genre all on its own. Her vastly vocalized performances infuse golden era star impersonations, speed talking, operatic impromptus, gibberish, and jokes, of course. Making her a comedy singular sensation." Release on DVD by Leomark in 2022.
The Garage Sale Documentary
The Last Free American Market Place. The first important social exploration of the American Garage Sale. In times of financial crisis, increasing numbers of people gather supporting each other at this great American pastime. Money stays in town. Dreams are made, bills are paid and treasures are found. Cultural boundaries are broken and you finally meet your neighbor.
Produced, written, and directed
by Jared Whitham
Running time 90mins 2013.
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TELEVISION
The Jared Whitham Channel Network. Was a 24/7 broadcast of the Jared Whitham Channel on four analog UHF commercial channels. Broadcast to a large portion of Long Island and New York City for one entire year of 2008. New Yorkers were mesmerized by Whitham's endless video canon. This was during the switch from analog to digital so Whitham was the last artist to broadcast analog in New York City. Some of Whitham's loyal fans kept their analog tube tv's just to watch his programs. The million-dollar grant from Island Broadcast made Jared Whitham New York Famous to many New Yorkers. Including laundry mats across Brooklyn that couldn't afford to switch out their TVs with digital.
Most of the content was pre-taped episodes of the Jared Whitham show. A hand-made experimental comedy TV series. All episodes were taped in front of a live audience in a TV studio, club or art gallery. Almost every one of Whitham's live performances were taped and made into TV. Most of the original episodes were filmed in Florida in the early 2000s for an experimental video file-sharing site called Medicinefilms.com. The first YouTube before YouTube. Pioneering the first successful video file-sharing social network. Whitham became the first YouTube star before YouTube with launched.
The Jared Whitham show was experimental on every level. Both an innovation in technology and content. Returning to NYC in 2006, The Show resumed as live studio tapings in clubs and art spaces in NYC. Whitham’s show was being broadcast on Brooklyn Public Access, and Manhattan Public Access with his collaboration cross over Christmas Special with the father of transgressive film, Nick Zedd and Electra Elf. In 2007 Whitham occurred the UHF TV network broadcasted from the rooftop of the city bank building in Long Island City Queens.
Enjoy hours of Whitham’s experimental TV Show that to this day is still innovative and has influenced the internet video revolution and is a part of New York City television art star history.
Chickster's Nest
THE GARAGE SALE CHANNEL
SHORT FILMS
