10. SnagFilms
SnagFilms is based out of Washington D.C. and was founded by Internet pioneer Ted Leonsis. This site has become synonymous with documentaries and independent films. The site's FAQs offer some insights about their selections - "we love Thor and The Help, too, but have no immediate plans to add Hollywood blockbusters to our collection." Not having these blockbusters on SnagFilms isn't a big deal, especially since you can watch so many other great films. In the documentary category they currently feature Hoop Dreams, Best Worst Movie, Waste Land, Vanishing of the Bees, Confessions of a Superhero, Street Fighter, and many more. There are also some good feature films on the site, such as Carlos (the biopic on Carlos the Jackal), and the disturbing Dogtooth. The site features a navigation bar on the left side of your browser that is quite handy, too. There are some restrictions on viewing films outside of the US - SnagFilms indicates that you can click on their list of films and select the tab "Available Here" you view your own country's selection. As SnagFilms says on their FAQ page: "Bigger isn't always better," and this may be the site to visit for all your independent film and documentary needs.
Scott A. Lukas
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Scott A. Lukas has taught anthropology and sociology Lake Tahoe Community College for sixteen years and in 2013 was Visiting Professor of American Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. He has been recognized with the McGraw-Hill Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching of Anthropology by the American Anthropological Association (2005), the California Hayward Award for Excellence in Education (2003), and a Sierra Arts Foundation Artist Grant Program Award in Literary–Professional (2009). In 2006, he was a nominee to the California Community College Board of Governors. He is the author/editor of The Immersive Worlds Handbook (2012), Theme Park (2008), The Themed Space: Locating Culture, Nature, and Self (2007), Fear, Cultural Anxiety, and Transformation: Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Films Remade, (co-edited with John Marmysz, 2009), Recent Developments in Criminological Theory (co-edited with Stuart Henry, 2009), and Strategies in Teaching Anthropology (2010). His book Theme Park was recently translated into Arabic. He appeared in the documentary The Nature of Existence and has provided interviews for To the Best of Our Knowledge, The Huffington Post UK, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post, and Caravan (India).
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