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As Smart As They Are: The Author Project (2005)
63 min | Documentary

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As Smart As They Are: The Author Project (2005)

63 min | Documentary

AS SMART AS THEY ARE: THE AUTHOR PROJECT follows One Ring Zero, a band whose unique sound combines unusual instruments with unorthodox techniques, and documents their collaboration with McSweeney's Publishing and an ensemble cast of ...See moreAS SMART AS THEY ARE: THE AUTHOR PROJECT follows One Ring Zero, a band whose unique sound combines unusual instruments with unorthodox techniques, and documents their collaboration with McSweeney's Publishing and an ensemble cast of award-winning writers. After moving to Brooklyn, One Ring Zero's founding members, Joshua Camp and Michael Hearst, discovered a curious unmarked store that doubled as a makeshift office for McSweeney's, an offbeat publishing company founded by author Dave Eggers. In addition to selling an odd assortment of products ranging from small rubber cubes to lumberjack supplies, the peculiar storefront also served as the venue for weekly literary readings that brought a variety of both burgeoning and established writers to the tiny space. With Camp on accordion and Hearst on claviola, they soon began performing regularly at the events and ultimately invited a handful of authors to contribute lyrics. After receiving contributions from a variety of celebrated writers including Paul Auster, Jonathan Lethem, Rick Moody and Dave Eggers, the duo then faced the challenge of setting this diverse compilation of lyrics to music. Featuring live performances, studio sessions, and interviews with the writers and musicians, AS SMART AS THEY ARE explores the relationships between music and literature while painting a portrait of the literary community that fostered the band. Written by Anonymous See less

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30 cast members

Name	Known for
Joshua Camp Self Self See fewer	Herd in Iceland (2013)
Michael Hearst Self Self See fewer	Chicken People (2016)
Paul Auster Self Self See fewer	Smoke (1995)
Rick Moody Self Self See fewer	The Ice Storm (1997)
Jonathan Lethem Self Self See fewer	Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
Dave Eggers Self Self See fewer	Away We Go (2009)
Jonathan Ames Self Self See fewer	Bored to Death (2009)
Myla Goldberg Self Self See fewer	Thinner (1996)
Darin Strauss Self Self See fewer	Half a Life
Lawrence Krauser Self Self See fewer	Wendell and the Lemon (2013)
Amy Fusselman Self Self See fewer	As Smart As They Are: The Author Project (2005)
Clay McLeod Chapman Self Self See fewer	Bunker 13
Syd Straw Self Self See fewer	Heathers (1988)
Olivier Conan Self Self See fewer	Dandelion Man (2007)
Allyssa Lamb Self Self See fewer	The Worst of the Worst: Portrait of a Supermax Prison (2012)
Scott Seeley Self Self See fewer	As Smart As They Are: The Author Project (2005)
Jason Kellermeyer Self Self See fewer	Residents of Gordon St (2010)
Krista Overby Self Self See fewer	As Smart As They Are: The Author Project (2005)
Niabi Caldwell Self Self See fewer	The Interpreter (2005)
David Adamovich Self Self See fewer	The Bag Man (I) (2014)
John Hodgman Self Self See fewer	Coraline (2009)
Alex Melamid Self Self See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Viggo Mortensen Self Self See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Rene Ricard Self Self See fewer	Kitchen (1965)
Hanna Cheek Self Self See fewer	President of the Fan Club (2015)
George Plimpton Self Self See fewer	Good Will Hunting (1997)
Peter Dinklage Self Self See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)
Josh Hamilton Self Self See fewer	Eighth Grade (2018)
Siri Hustvedt Self Self See fewer	What I Loved
Sophie Auster Self Self See fewer	Stealing Summers (2011)