Fans of John's novel 'Looking for Alaska' will definitely recognize this story.
Back in 2001 I started having friends of mine tell me amazing stories about their high school experiences and videotaping them. Of course, John's were the funniest, strangest and best.
A trailer for a chilling new creature feature from your friends at mentalfloss.com. Constructed entirely of found footage from B-movies and campy educational films!
In which I ponder the merits of various charities, make a joke that will probably earn me a spot in Hell, and ridicule false (American)idols.
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Author John Green tells the story of a boy he knew in high school, who turned out to be much more than the socially-inept loser everyone knew him to be. He turned out to be, in fact, an axe murderer.
Like a lot of old colleges, Kenyon has its share of ghost stories. It's a Halloween tradition for beloved professor Tim Shutt to regale students with the school's spooky lore. This is one of Kenyon's best ghost stories, and as far as anyone knows, it's all true.
The strange saga of a boy who doesn't want to wash his hands. Shot live in one take exclusively using silhouettes and old-school overhead projectors, with accompanying music also performed live. Written by and starring Jared Whitham as Dexter Pecan. A young David Lynch, anyone?
Two guys, disaffected to the point of robotic catatonia, discuss matters both popular and cultural. Then one of them gets colon cancer. Sketch by comedy group 1033.
A substitute teacher explains to his elementary school class that life is a painful, meaningless lie. Sketch by comedy group 1033, written by and starring famous YA author John Green!
One shepherd tries to convince another not to take revenge on a sheep-killing neighbor. Spoken in silly, over-the-top Shakespearean dialect. A sketch from comedy group 1033.
Like a lot of old colleges, Kenyon has its share of ghost stories. It's a Halloween tradition for beloved professor Tim Shutt to regale students with the school's spooky lore. This is the story of one of the school's newest -- and most frightening -- ghosts. Shot in 2000.
The IFC Channel featured my film "Portable Living Room" on its show "Media Lab Uploaded." Check out all the nice things they had to say, and a shorter, 1-minute edit of the film.