Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted (2025)
Director: Isaac Gale, Ryan Olson Run Time: 95 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Guitar Shorty, Johnny Knoxville, Mike Judge, MoogStar, Swamp Dogg
Country: United States
Language: English
About the film:
World Premiere – SXSW Film Festival. Hidden away deep in the suburban San Fernando Valley, legendary genre-defying musician Swamp Dogg, alongside housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty, has transformed his home into an artistic playground. Together, they navigate the tumultuous waves of the music industry and forge a wonderfully bizarre and inspiring path across time and space. A fan favorite at SXSW®, this fun biographical documentary invites the audience to fall in love with Swamp Dogg, a cult figure who’s influenced a variety of disparate players in his eight decades on Earth, including country-folk luminary John Prine and indie-rocker Jenny Lewis.
About the filmmaker:
Isaac Gale is a filmmaker and musician from Minneapolis. He has directed numerous music videos and short films. His award-winning documentary short, “Sweet Crude Man Camp”, screened at film festivals worldwide. “Eternal September”, a collaboration with composer William Brittelle, premiered in May 2021.
Ryan Olson is a Minneapolis-based musician from Eau Claire, Wisconsin who is a founding member of the bands Poliça, Gayngs, Marijuana Deathsquads, and Taggart & Rosewood. He’s also collaborated with Bon Iver, Lizzo, Har Mar Superstar, and contributed music to films like Drone Boning (SXSW). He runs a record label called Totally Gross National Product.
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