Wonderland

Documentary Feature, 80 min, USA 1996
Saturday, June 7th, 23:00 hrs, 

Director: John O'Hagan
Archival Research:
Leanne Clifton
Photography:
John O'Hagan
Editor:
John O'Hagan
Sound:
Peter Stevenson, Afia Robertson
With:
Eddie Money, Bill Griffith, Keelin Curnuck

Producer: John O'Hagan
Associate Producers:
Sheri Bylander, Gabrielle Kelly

Distribution:
Good Machine, New York

Selected Filmography John O'Hagan: Prior to Wonderland, John O'Haganmade several award-winning short films, including "Five Spot Jewel", which earned him 1st Prize for Best Short Narrative at two film festivals.

In 1947, responding to the nation's worst housing shortage ever, architect William Levitt designed wht was become the mother of modern suburbia: Levittown, Long Island. 17,000 "cookie cutter" houses with TVs built into the wall, assigned to residents in alphabetical order. In his first feature-length film, John O'Hagan makes an affectionate and highly enjoyable visit to present-day Levittown. Trough interviews, events and archival material, the film reveals an unexpected world of eccentric characters and varied lifestyles - below the surface appearance of total and sometimes mesmerizing uniformity.