Underplayed Gems

Eat Carpet

Eat Carpet poster
Country
Australia
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This Australian series aired hour-long episodes made up of a dozen short films from amateur and student filmmakers worldwide. The films spanned all genres and styles from documentaries to comedies to mildly pornographic content. It ran for 16 years and was hosted by Annette Shun Wah.

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What happens

Eat Carpet was an Australian television series aired on SBS from 1989 to 2005. It premiered alongside MC Tee Vee and The Noise. Each hour-long episode consisted of up to a dozen short films shot by amateur directors or film students from all over the world. An estimated 3,000 films ranging from 2 to 24 minutes in duration were broadcast over the course of the series, covering all styles and genres, including documentaries, music videos, stage performances, dramas, comedies, interviews and even mildly pornographic films. The show was hosted by Annette Shun Wah, who was also one of the commissioning editors along with Eat Carpet's original designer, producer and programmer Pauline Webber. Later, producers included Joy Toma and Terry Toaldo. The original opening titles were created by Bruce Currie and featured an animated version of the character Flacco, created by Paul Livingston. Eat Carpet ended in 2005 after 16 years. It was replaced by the similarly themed Shorts on Screen, until this, too, was cancelled in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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