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Submitted by: Jason Bacot

Are you looking for folk art films? These types of films are extremely rare, and the first person to make folk art films is Phil Chambliss. This man was born and raised in Calhoun County, Arkansas. Phil Chambliss is still living there as he has always been living there his whole life. Believe it or not, Phil has never gone to film school or a university. Also, he has never studied or took a class in film-making. Crazy, isn’t it? Yet, his film-making skills are exceptional because his films are comparable to people who have many years of experience in film-making with a strong college background in this industry.

He was inspired by some of his favorite films, such as For a Few Dollars More and The Rifleman. Those films motivated him to purchase a movie camera with the money that he saved up for an icebox. After purchasing his movie camera, he then rounded up a bunch of his friends to make a movie. He was able to make a bunch of films over several decades. The films were a bit bizarre yet brilliant. Phil Chambliss’ films have lots of unexpected humor and strong sense of time and place.

Many people are not aware of his work, but those who are aware of them are in love with his films. One of his most popular works is the Chambliss Fables. You can watch a 10-minute film of the Chambliss Fables on his website where you will get a great laugh out of it as it is extremely humorous. Not very hard to find such humorous films made by this man.

Phil Chambliss’ nickname is “Arkansas Auteur.” Usually, when you hear the words “folk art”, you normally think about painting, crafts, and music, but you would never expect to find them in a film. He bought the movie camera in 1975, and he has been filming ever since. His work was widely spread across the state of Arkansas when he started showing his films to his friends, and they started to spread from one friend to another. Most people know Phil as the Folk Art Filmmaker.

In his 1982 film Shadow of the Hatchet Man, it was extremely popular as this film made crazy headlines and would undoubtedly catch you by surprises. The film was about a hatchet-wielding killer and there was a husband who was a cheater.

Another famous work by Phil Chambliss was The Devil’s Helper. This folk art film was about two good boys that lived out in the woods. People who are familiar with the lifestyle of the two boys would be able to relate to the folk art film that Phil Chambliss made.

Through Phil’s life, he has traveled to many areas to visit film festivals. He has many short films out there that are really a must see if you are into folk art films. Chambliss himself is well renowned and known to most as a Super Star in the Folk Art film industry.

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