Vernon, Florida (TV Movie 1981)

Vernon, Florida: Directed by Errol Morris. With Albert Bitterling, Roscoe Collins, George Harris, Joe Payne. A documentary on the eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida.

“Iu0026#39;m from Marianna, Florida, which is about 20 minutes from Vernon. Take that for what itu0026#39;s worth, but this film reminds me of both why I left and why I sometimes long to return.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eErrol Morris finds some of the most beautiful freaks ever committed to film. Any fan of the documentary film medium is doing themselves a disservice by not viewing this film a number of times.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI regard u0026quot;Vernon, Floridau0026quot; as up there with what is in my opinion Errolu0026#39;s best work — u0026quot;Gates of Heavenu0026quot;, u0026quot;The Thin Blue Line,u0026quot; and u0026quot;A Brief History of Time.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;u0026#39;I like the idea of making films about ostensibly nothing,u0026#39; Morris told The New Yorkeru0026#39;s Mark Singer. u0026#39;Thatu0026#39;s what all my movies are about. That and the idea that weu0026#39;re in a position of certainty, truth, infallible knowledge, when actually weu0026#39;re just a bunch of apes running around.u0026#39;u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThatu0026#39;s what I enjoy about Errolu0026#39;s films — grabbing hold of just about any bit of chaos in the universe, and being able to find and appreciating the beauty and wonder that it holds.”