What are the best documentaries on Fandom?

On....

Star Wars

Star Trek

Horror Films

Fantasy Films

Lord of the Rings

Harry Potter

Comic Books

Superheroes

Am not looking for officially made films..but fan made films.

If you know more than one film per subject please say so!

Thanks a lot!

The New York Times this morning mentioned a documentary called COMIC-CON EPISODE FOUR: A FAN'S HOPE, about the annual Comic Con held in San Diego.
It's by Morgan Spurlock (SUPER SIZE ME). It's playing at the Toronto International Film Festival. Here's the link to the TIFF page on the film:

http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/ti...onepisodefoura

Trekkies is a must-see. The sequel, not so much.

That's strange...usually the even-numbered ones are good.

Thanks...I've seen Trekkies and look forward to seeing that Morgan Spurlock doc.


There is one doc called Ringers about Lord of The Ring fans..

Figure a series that popular would have many docs on about it made by fans.

Anyone know? For LOTR or any others.

Does Morgan Spurlock sleep?

the Star Wars one is:

The People vs. George Lucas

unfortunately it's not on DVD yet.

Not about a specific fandom, but you might want to check out "Four Days at Dragon*Con," filmed at the 2009 convention. Fun stuff.... (Ack, I haven't made enough posts to post the complete link, but the whole doc is on the video.pba.org website; go there and search on "four days" and you should find it.)

The Dragon Con doc sounds exactly like what I'm looking for!

A doc made on the cheap about fans by fans.

Can't wait to watch it.

If you come up with any ohter titles along those lines...please do mention them too!

It comes out on DVD October 25th.

Ah, another thought, this one about a specific fandom, and very much in the "by fans, for fans" vein: "Done the Impossible" about Firefly/Serenity fandom. A very well-done film, and tons of extras on the DVD.

People Vs George Lucas kinda counts. It was not made in cooperation with Lucas Film.

I saw Done The Impossible.

That's also the kinda film I'm seeking out.

You really know your "by fans, for fans" docs!

Another example of a Star Wars fan doc could be Star Wait. It features the fans who lined up for weeks on Hollywood Boulevard for Episode II in 2002.

I enjoyed Unconventional, a shot-on-video documentary about ChillerCon. If you go in with fairly low expectations, you'll probably get a kick out of it.

I came in to post the same exact thing. Worth watching just for David Carradine's attempted "Hit" on Tiffany Shepis.

I just bought/watched "Back To Space-Con"...pretty good if if you're a Star Trek fan.

I'm surprised "Never Sleep Again" or "Still Screaming" havn't been mentioned yet. Both very great/interesting documentaries on specific franchises.

Do they include the part where the people who bought their tickets on the Internet just walked in while the campers where turned away because the show was sold out?

The Rock-afire Explosion (2009) was a pretty good DVD documentary that I watched recently on the rise and fall of Showbiz Pizza/Rock-afire Explosion and some of its fans.

Figured I'd bump this and see if any more examples could be suggested.

The current suggestions were much appreciated!

The Rockafire Explosion, about fans and collectors of Showbiz Pizza stuff (especially the animatronic band).

The Sci-Fi Boys--it's by a fan and about fans (even though they're now famous), but it may not be quite what you're looking for.... Having said that, I thought that it was great.

I think King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters is pretty good. It's all about arcades, but specifically Donkey Kong and a contest for the high score.