Joey Skaggs Oral Histories

Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond
is a new series of oral history films produced and directed
by Judy Drosd and Joey Skaggs

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Teaser/Trailer

The first nine episodes are currently screening in film festivals
A tenth film, #25, is currently available for public screening.

There are many more episodes in post production.
The entire series will be available for streaming after the film festival run.

1. Joey Skaggs: The Early Years, 1940s-1960s (14:55)

2. Joey Skaggs: Art as Activism, 1960s and 1970s (12:45)

3. Joey Skaggs: Bad Guys Talent Management Agency (14:33)

4. Joey Skaggs: The Fat Squad (11.54)

5. Joey Skaggs: Fish Condos (18:57)

6. Joey Skaggs: Metamorphosis, Cockroach Miracle Cure (27:37)

7. Joey Skaggs: WALK RIGHT! (9:36)

8. Joey Skaggs: Celebrity Sperm Bank (10:36)

14. Joey Skaggs: The Solomon Project (16:22)

25. Joey Skaggs: Earlville Opera House (6:07)

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

FILM FESTIVALS, SCREENINGS & AWARDS

2023

Shockfest Film Festival
Celebrity Sperm Bank (10:36)
This is oral history film #8
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Twelve hours of online screenings and seminars
Use promo code STOM23 for a 50% discount
Tickets are available here

“Perpetual Motion” Exhibition on PAMMTV at Pérez Art Museum Miami
Celebrity Sperm Bank (10:36)
This is oral history film #8
Friday, December 1, 2023 to Friday, May 31, 2024
Stream FREE after December 1 with account at PAMMTV
Also available on Apple TV+

Tuscany Web Fest
Joey Skaggs
WINNER: BEST WEB SERIES/LA TOSCA AWARD
This award is for the entire oral history series
Saturday, Nov 11, 2023

The NewsFest Festival & Ethos Film Awards
Celebrity Sperm Bank (10:36)
GRAND WINNER: BEST SHORT DOC UNDER 15 MINUTES
Saturday, November 11, 2023 (Pitch Marathon block)
1:30 to 2:30 pm
Santa Monica College Public Policy Institute
1900 Pico Blvd., Rm HSS 165
Santa Monica, CA 90405
and
Joey Skaggs: Walk Right! (9:36)
1st PLACE WINNER: BEST HUMAN INTEREST
Monday, November 13, 2023 (Escaping Control and Controversy Block)
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 Second St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
These are oral history films #7 & #8
Tickets are available here

NZ Web Fest 2023
Joey Skaggs: Walk Right! (9:36)
NOMINATED: BEST EDITING-INT’L FACTUAL WEB SERIES
NOMINATED: BEST WEB SERIES-INT’L FACTUAL
NOMINATED: BEST INT’L TRAILER
This is oral history film #7
Sun, Nov 5, 2023, 1:00 am to Mon, Nov 13, 2023, 4:59 am CDT (New Zealand time)
This film is available online the entire time
FREE here with registration

BNM Webfest (Baltimore Next Media Webfest) 2023
Joey Skaggs: Metamorphosis, Cockroach Miracle Cure (27:35)
WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY WRITER (Joey Skaggs)
WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY HOST/NARRATOR (Joey Skaggs)
and
Joey Skaggs: Celebrity Sperm Bank (10:36)
HONORABLE MENTION to BEST GUEST STARS: Richard Sher, Oprah Winfrey “People Are Talking”
These are oral history films #6 & #8
November 2-10, 2023
These films are available online for the entire time
FREE here with registration

Burbank International Film Festival
Joey Skaggs: Celebrity Sperm Bank (10:36)
NOMINATED: BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
This is oral history film #8
Screening: Sunday, September 24, 2023
2:00pm – 3:30pm (Short Dynamic Documentary Films #2 Block)
AMC 16 Theatres
125 E. Palm Ave.
Burbank, CA 91502
Tickets are available here

Chain NYC Film Festival
Joey Skaggs: Celebrity Sperm Bank (10:36)
This is oral history film #8
Screening: Tuesday, August 8, 2023
6:00 – 7:30 pm (Web Series)
312 W 36th St., 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tickets are available here

Oregon Documentary Film Festival
Joey Skaggs: Celebrity Sperm Bank (10:36)
FINALIST
This is oral history film #8
Sunday, June 10, 2023
5th Avenue Cinema (Portland State University Downtown)
510 SW Hall St
Portland, OR 97201

New Jersey International Film Festival 2023
Joey Skaggs: Walk Right! (9:36) & Joey Skaggs: Celebrity Sperm Bank (10:36)
These are oral history films #7 & #8
Screening: Sunday, June 11, 2023
Online only. Tickets are available here:
Shorts Program #3 – Online for 24 Hours!

Coney Island Film Festival
Joey Skaggs: Celebrity Sperm Bank (10:36)
This is oral history film #8
Screening: Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3 PM
Coney Island Museum, 2nd Floor (no wheelchair access)
1208 Surf Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Tickets are available here

Los Angeles Comedy Festival
Joey Skaggs: Metamorphosis, Cockroach Hormone Cure (27:35)
This is oral history film #6
May 1-20, 2023 (part of the Los Angeles Comedy Film Festival)
Screenings are online only
Tickets are available here (look for PROGRAM 2)

2022

Sydney Web Fest
Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond (52:06)
This is a compilation of the first 4 oral history films
Screening Saturday, December 3, 2022, at 1:00 pm
in Block B, Screening Zone 2
The Governors Centre
558 Cleveland St
Surry Hills 2010
Sydney, Australia

The NewsFest Film Festival and Ethos Film Awards
Joey Skaggs: Metamorphosis, Cockroach Miracle Cure (27:35)
WINNER: BEST NEWS STORY (OF ITS LENGTH) & BEST TRAILER (COMEDY)
This is oral history film #6
Screening Friday, November 11, 2022, at 5:00 pm
in the “COME WHAT MAY” section
Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Ave., Room HSS 165
Santa Monica, California 90401
Tickets are available here:
https://filmfreeway.com/ethosfilmawards/tickets

NZ Web Fest 2022
Joey Skaggs: The Early Years, 1940s to 1960s (14:57)
NOMINATED: BEST SHOW (INTERNATIONAL FACTUAL)
This is oral history film #1
Free streaming from anywhere November 7-13, 2022
Register here to receive the streaming link:
https://nz-web-fest-2022.lilregie.com/booking/attendees/new

The Earlville Opera House
Joey Skaggs: The Earlville Opera House (6:07)
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SCREENING
This is oral history film #25
12noon to 4pm, September 24, 2022
In-person screening at
Earlville Opera House
18 East Main Street
Earlville, New York

International Social Change Film Festival
Joey Skaggs: Metamorphosis, Cockroach Miracle Cure (27:35)
NOMINATED
This is oral history film #6
Online Monday, September 12 – Saturday, November 12, 2022
Online screening details are here

New Jersey International Film Festival Fall 2022
Joey Skaggs: Metamorphosis, Cockroach Miracle Cure
This is oral history film #6
7pm, Friday, September 30, 2022
In person screening
Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University
71 Hamilton Street
New Brunswick, NJ

Snow Leopard Film Festival (SLIFF)
Joey Skaggs: Fish Condos (18:57)
This is oral history film #5
June 2022 Program
Madrid, Spain

Golden Lemur Film Festival (GLIFF)
Joey Skaggs: Fish Condos (18:57)
WINNER: BEST WEB SERIES
This is oral history film #5
April 2022 Program
Lisbon, Portugal

Golden Giraffe Film Festival (GGIFF)
Joey Skaggs: Fish Condos (18:57)
WINNER: BEST SHORT DOC & BEST WEB SERIES
This is oral history film #5
March – April 2022 Program
Nice, France

New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2022
Joey Skaggs: Fish Condos (18:57)
This is oral history film #5
Short Program #2 – Live in Person
7pm, Friday, February 11, 2022
Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University
71 Hamilton Street
New Brunswick, NJ
You can also stream it from anywhere
Friday, February 11, 2022 from 12:00am for 24 hours

2021

Maui Film Festival Speed of Light Virtual Cinema
Joey Skaggs: Bad Guys Talent Management Agency (14:33)
FINALIST
This is oral history film #3
Short Film Program #2
Stream it from anywhere, any time
November 17 through December 8, 2021

Newport Beach Film Festival
Joey Skaggs: Bad Guys Talent Management Agency (14:33)
This is oral history film #3
6:15pm PT, Saturday, October 23, 2021
“Arts, Fantasy, and Life” Shorts Program
Starlight Triangle Cinemas Theatre #5
Newport Beach, CA

Deep Focus Film Festival
Joey Skaggs: Bad Guys Talent Management Agency (14:33)
WINNER: HONORABLE MENTION
This is oral history film #3
(Not screened at festival)
September 18, 19, 2021
790 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211

The NewsFest (True Stories)
Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond (52:06)
WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY ANY LENGTH
WINNER: BEST TRAILER
This is a compilation of the first 4 oral history films
5:30 pm, Friday, July 31, 2021
Galaxy Theatres
Boulevard Mall
3680 South Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

Global Lift-Off Festival
Joey Skaggs: Bad Guys Talent Management Agency (14:33)
This is oral history film #3
July 1-30, 2021 on Vimeo

The Bonita Springs International Film Festival
Joey Skaggs Bad Guys Talent Management Agency (14:33)
This is oral history film #3
Center for Performing Arts, Hinman Auditorium
May 22, 2021
Bonita Springs, Florida

USA Film Festival
Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond (52:06)
FINALIST
This is a compilation of the first 4 oral history films
(not screened at festival)
April 21-25, 2021
Dallas, Texas

The Oregon Documentary Film Festival
Joey Skaggs Bad Guys Talent Management Agency (14:33)
This is oral history film #3
Physical screening at a drive-in theater/winery
February 28, 2021
The Dalles, Oregon

The New Jersey Film Festival
Joey Skaggs: Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond
WINNER: HONORABLE MENTION
This is a compilation of the first 4 oral history films
Virtual screening – available for 24 hours
February 12, 2021
New Brunswick, New Jersey

 

Stay tuned for more festival information

 

PRESS COVERAGE & REVIEWS

Satire artist Joey Skaggs Oral History films screen at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival on Sunday, June 11
by Anita LaBelle, June 10, 2023

Cockroaches, Hidden Worlds, Dancing to Agatha Christie, and Forgotten Children are among Highlights of New Jersey Film Festival in September
by Gary Wien, New Jersey Stage, September 2, 2022

A look at “Joey Skaggs: Fish Condos” [Interview with Judy Drosd]
by Gary Wien, New Jersey Stage, February 10, 2022

Film Review — Joey Skaggs: Fish Condos screens at the
Spring 2022 New Jersey Film Festival on February 11
by Justin Almodovar, New Jersey Stage, February 10, 2022

Inside New Jersey Film Festival’s 40th Anniversary and
A Day of Wonderful Short Films from Around the World
by Gary Wien, New Jersey Stage, February 8, 2022

Our Favorite Stories In Film – An Interview With Joey Skaggs
New Jersey Stage, January 19, 2022

Judy Drosd Interview
by Mikel Fair, Film Festival Circuit, March 1, 2021

Joey Skaggs: 60 Years of Satire, Psychic Attorneys & Mobile Confessionals
by Joe Enright, Argyle Heights, February 10, 2021

Joey Skaggs Satire and Art Activism, 1960s to the Present and Beyond
Interview by Al Nigrin, New Jersey Stage, February 9, 2021