24 Hours on Craigslist

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Manufacturer: Heretic Films
Starring: Rachel Berney, Mike Curtis, Holly Dalton, Darleen Hollis, Brent N. Hunter
Directed By: Michael Ferris Gibson

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Ryko Distribution
EAN: 0858964001034
Format: Color
Label: Heretic Films
Manufacturer: Heretic Films
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Heretic Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-04-25
Running Time: 82
Studio: Heretic Films
Theatrical Release Date: 2004-06-02

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Editorial Reviews:

The community web site Craigslist.org has become one of the most popular sites on the internet, boasting 10 million unique users.

’24 Hours on Craigslist’ documents a random day-in-the-life on Craigslist San Francisco of what has evolved into the world's largest community board.

An Ethel Merman drag queen searches for the perfect backup band for her Led Zeppelin covers. Doors for sale, one night stands, compulsive roomates, transsexual erotic services. The mundane and the sublime, the ridiculous and the profound, all come together to paint a portrait of a thriving, humanistic community in the midst of an ever-accelerating culture.

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Customer Rating:

Summary: Dull Series of Interviews With No Particular Focus
Comment: This documentary basically consists of dozens of brief interviews with people from the San Francisco Bay area who have posted on Craigslist. The ads include a "diabetic cat support group" and "seeking models who wear glasses". Of course, there are alot of eccentric characters here. But the low quality of film making makes this doc more mundane and tedious then interesting.

Part of the problem is that the film seems to have no purpose. The interviews are not especially funny, dramatic, inspiring or even informative. Also the segments are so short that you don't really develop an attachment to the people being interviewed. The camera work is shoddy and the whole project comes across as neither artistically credible or entertaining.

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Summary: Informative and Interesting
Comment: I bought the documentary to show in my college course about Human Communication on the Internet. The interesting scenes immediately give a sense of what Craig's List is and how it operates. I was surprised that there was no documentary-style information like I expect from a news report. The film simply shows people and what they say about their experiences as they use Craig's list. Some of the scenes are quite entertaining, and the piece is thought-provoking regarding our consumerism.

My students seemed fascinated by the type of people who use the Internet this way. We have much to learn about how people use the Internet. I would think anyone interested in understanding the Internet or who is considering developing an Internet business could gain ideas from this documentary.

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Summary: An Interesting Documentary
Comment: "24 Hours on Craigslist"

An Interesting Democracy

Amos Lassen

Craigslist is an interesting aspect of our lives. As most of you know Craigslist might just be what is holding urban life together and today many people have a Craigslist story whether it
be selling furniture, renting a apartment, finding a roommate or looking for a quick sexual liaison. But how many of us know who Craig is. The movie shows us that Craig is a giant computer located under the stands at Kezer Stadium, San Francisco.
Michael Gibson, who made this film, used eight camera crews on the morning of August 4, 2003 and filmed people who had posted their needs and desires on Craigslist and then went out and filmed people who responded. Some of the moments are very funny and some are very strange The 50 year old guy who lived with his mom and was searching for a woman who weighed 270 pounds was unbelievable but obviously it was true.
It is impossible to capture the essence of Craigslist on film but this is what we have. Even though we know that the website is not just about aberrant people and those with lewd imaginations, this is what is captured here.

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Summary: :S
Comment: An interesting idea for a documentary: What happens in 24-hours on Craigslist? Or at least this is the repeated message on the box, previews, etc. Unfortunately, it's not so much about 24-hours on Craigslist (which could have been kind of awesome) as much as what happens on Craigslist and who the hell Craig is (or isn't). I enjoyed the film enough I finished watching it and couldn't resist the temptation of visiting my local branch of Craigslist. Beyond that though - eh, a bit of a waste of time.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Good, kind of fun,
Comment: It was kind of fun to watch. Not awe inspiring. I bought it mostly because I like the website. But if you like people documentaries, you will like this. If you are a techie looking for more information about craigslist, this movie doesn't have it. It's about the people who use craigslist and not craiglist itself.

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