I, Curmudgeon
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''I, Curmudgeon'' is a 2004
documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...
by
Alan Zweig Alan Zweig is a Canadians, Canadian documentary filmmaker known for often using film to explore his own life. Early life Alan Zweig was born and raised in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario and has worked in the film industry as a writer, producer, di ...
about curmudgeons, himself included. Self-declared curmudgeons interviewed in the film also include
Harvey Pekar Harvey Lawrence Pekar (; October 8, 1939 – July 12, 2010) was an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical ''American Splendor'' comic series. In 2003, the series inspired ...
,
Fran Lebowitz Frances Ann Lebowitz (; born October 27, 1950) is an American author, public speaker, and actor. She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many p ...
,
Mark Eitzel Mark Eitzel (born January 30, 1959) is an American musician, best known as a songwriter and lead singer of the San Francisco band American Music Club. Biography Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Oh ...
, Cintra Wilson, Bruce La Bruce,
Andy Rooney Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program ''60 Minutes'' from 1978 to 201 ...
and Scott Thompson. The film was shot with a
camcorder A camcorder is a self-contained portable electronic device with video and recording as its primary function. It is typically equipped with an articulating screen mounted on the left side, a belt to facilitate holding on the right side, hot-sw ...
, with Zweig using a mirror to record his own experiences.


Film festivals

The film was selected to the 2004
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 27th edition of the festival took place online throughout May and Jun ...
and received a Silver Hugo at the 2005
Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...
. It also received an honorary mention at the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival, in 2005.


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* English-language Canadian films Canadian documentary films Films directed by Alan Zweig 2004 films Camcorder films Autobiographical documentary films 2004 documentary films 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films English-language documentary films {{bio-documentary-film-stub