I edited and produced the controversial drama feature MAD WORLD in 2005.
Shot on standard-def Mini-DV tapes with a total budget of $50,000,
the movie ultimately secured distribution in 2010, well after HD had been introduced.
MAD WORLD became a cult hit in the early streaming days of Netflix.
The easiest place to find it today is on Tubi or The Roku Channel.
Click here for streaming options.
MAD WORLD contains three voiceover montages with
intricate video layering and constantly changing opacity levels.
Montage #2 is available below!
Here are some other select scenes from MAD WORLD.
Will brings home
a suspension notice.
Cory gets expelled from school.
(Be prepared for many F-bombs!)
Jevon & Cory part ways.
(Most F-bombs ever in a single scene!)
On 6/1/2011, I joined director Cory Cataldo and composer Coby Cash
at L.A. Film School to discuss the hurdles of securing distribution
for an ultra-low budget feature.
MAD WORLD was available for free-streaming on Netflix from 2012-14.
This PDF contains hundreds of comments left by Netflix viewers from those first years.
Ranging from the extreme positive to the extreme negative,
it's a collective testament to the raw emotion this movie evokes.