Fan Culture Movies

Otaku Unite! is a feature-length documentary on the history of Japanese animation fandom in the United States: from the importation of anime in the...

An eye-opening look at the 'costume play' subculture known as cosplay. "My Other Me" chronicles a year in the life of three different cosplayers,...

A movie following a small selection of talented cos-players as they took part in May 2011 MCM Expo and showcased their costumes in the Masquerade.

An inspiring account of Milwaukee's Neil Diamond tribute band/husband and wife singing duo, Lightning & Thunder, and their tragic love story.

A documentary film focusing on customized vans and the quirky people that drive them. Comprised of footage taken over the course of 6 days at the...

Filmed during the Grateful Dead's 1994 summer tour, this film chronicles the lives of the "Deadheads"-- free-spirited fans who follow the band around...

A Star Wars fan tries to make a good impression when he meets his girlfriend's Trekkie family for dinner. It's a culture clash of two universes,...

Twenty years later, the producers of "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" track down and interview some of the heavy-metal fans originally featured in the 1986...

A cross country exploration into the forces that attracts so many to the Star Wars mythos.

A very visible, but misunderstood group dressed as Star Wars Stormtroopers do charity work worldwide. The story comes full circle when the amputee...

On February 22, 1975, Northern California's very first Star Trek convention was held at Lincoln High School in San Francisco, CA. It was called "The...

Marking Out is a comedic documentary that follows a group of grown men as they try to figure out why they can't seem to let go of professional...