John Wilson is an American documentary filmmaker. He was born in Astoria, Queens, and grew up on Long Island. In 2008, after graduating from college, Wilson worked for a private investigator. In 2015, Wilson was asked to go on tour with David Byrne to make an original film titled Temporary Color about his performance. In 2020, his six-part documentary series How To with John Wilson premiered on HBO.
Everyone’s favorite rascals, the Aqua Teens, and everyone’s favorite perverted neighbor, Carl, split up then get back together to fight everyone’s favorite corporate overlord, Amazin, led by everyone’s favorite tech mogul, Neil, and his trusty scientist sidekick, Elmer.
Release Date2022-10-06
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A visit with the inimitable Mike Kuchar.
Release Date2023-08-19
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Or a day in the life of Ahmed Khawaja. A tutorial that forgets to be a tutorial.
Release Date2012-11-08
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An ordinary man (played by Tim Morton) lives a dull life till his friend Chet (played by Jimmy Kustes) comes over to stay for a few days. His friend ropes him to various schemes and generally makes a bunch of faux pas. His girlfriend (played by Johanna Sims) mostly runs around without alerting him of her whereabouts. He escapes his dull day-to-day existence by watching the TV show New Cops and dreaming various scenarios involving him being the President of the United States and Chet serving as his adviser. Chet recommends they hire detective Flaherty (played by David Maloney) to investigate a book heist at the local library.
Release Date2016-01-01
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As the host of a long-running variety show passes away, his son is obligated to reunite a weathered cast of television performers and host the final episode. One man bands, retired cowboys and Peruvian daredevils adorn the stage as the new host protects his father's legacy from a bungling step dad. Caught somewhere in between variety and verite', People Parade is the story of a new generation paying testament to it's predecessor, as well as the narrowing chasm between reality and fiction.
Release Date2011-07-01
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A walk from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
Release Date2013-05-05
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
Release Date2003-01-26
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In a uniquely hilarious odyssey of self-discovery and cultural observation, documentary filmmaker and self-described "anxious New Yorker" John Wilson covertly and obsessively films the lives of his fellow New Yorkers while attempting to give everyday advice on relatable topics. The awkward contradictions of modern life are eased by Wilson’s candid, unpolished commentary. Building upon Wilson’s previously released "how to" short films, each episode takes wildly unexpected turns but is grounded in John's refreshing honesty.
Release Date2020-10-23
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Episode Count18
Vote Count110
A hopeless tutorial on how to locate, obtain, and fall in love with bed bugs.
Release Date2013-01-13
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How to live a long life filled with regret.
Release Date2018-04-18
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The unsung creators behind the psychedelic carpets lining casinos, offices, and hotel hallways. Chief among these textile honchos is Roderick James, a Scottish expat with a self-styled outlaw-country manner—and countless schemes to grab himself a larger share of the American dream.
Release Date2023-08-25
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JobExecutive Producer
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A true crime concert doc about David Byrne and two escaped convicts.
Release Date2016-01-22
DepartmentDirecting
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A beginner’s guide to a lifetime of pleasure.
Release Date2014-02-12
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In 2010, an obsessed gamer designed the perfect game of Sim City. Achieved through a repeating pattern of clustered high rises, “Magnasanti” exposes the hellish consequences of top-down civic design. In his new documentary, John Wilson explores how New York City is creeping closer and closer to realizing this fictional metropolis.
Release Date2017-09-30
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A simple guide on how to end relationships before they begin.
Release Date2015-02-01
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A short documentary about the veiled lives of balloon fetishists.
Release Date2007-01-01
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In this engrossing and hilarious documentary, Wilson puts it all on the line to investigate the televised performances of justice and New York (the latter by Los Angeles, of course).
Release Date2016-10-02
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The first day of class at the New York Reality TV School.
Release Date2016-03-23
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A philosophical journey into the soul of commerce.
Release Date2016-09-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vimeo hires a struggling documentarian to document a festival he can't get into.
Release Date2017-04-11
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Prior to his big break with HBO’s How To With John Wilson, the filmmaker cut his teeth on the Internet, sharpening his inimitable brand of visual wit and unassuming wisdom. Visions du Réel presents a selection of shorts, including his first documentary made while in college, a rejected pilot episode for Viceland and other rarities!
Release Date2012-10-01
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