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thebookey
IMDb member since December 1999
Emmy-nominated Producer/Director Justin Bookey comes from an avid ping pong and clam-digging household outside Seattle, WA. He holds a B.A. in Communications (UCSD), an M.S. in Public Relations (Boston U.), and a law degree (Boston U.). He has studied and worked in Delhi and Tokyo. At age 13 he co-wrote and co-starred in his first 8mm film, Attack of the Killer Bean Bags. Now he runs content consultancy EMFATIK in Santa Monica, CA.
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Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004)
Truly Better Than Fiction
17 October 2005 - 4 out of 4 users found this review helpful.
Another example of how you just can't make this stuff up. Salton Sea provides fascinating insights into characters we don't get to interact with on a daily - or even lifetime - basis. Their struggles for a peaceful, healthy, rewarding lifestyle may mirror many others, but their circumstances are truly unique.
Living on an environmentally-challenged site that witnessed large-scale natural and unnatural alterations requires an unusual perspective. And that perspective is captured quite well in this film. Not something we're treated to on "extreme makeover" reality TV.
Plus, how can you not love the John Waters narration?
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