VICE premieres “Muscle Car” music video
“A brief Nancy Drew around her Facebook page reveals that she lives in Portland, Maine and is generally amazing.”
— VICE Premiere: Sontiago’s “Muscle Car” Video, VICE.com
press
Portland Phoenix cover story about The Whole World Waiting
“It began as an effort explore the contradictions inherent in the life of a new American (especially a new American teenager)… It evolved to something bigger than that — a professionally produced set of vignettes that offers an inside glimpse of 15 teenagers’ hearts and minds.”
— A new documentary explores immigrant youth and their place in Maine and America, Portland Phoenix
Portland Press Herald cover story about The Whole World Waiting
“I thought I never could tell this story to anybody on film. But I am proud I did this. I hope my grandmother will be able to see what I did for her.”
— Young immigrants share their stories for the camera, Portland Press Herald
The 22 Magazine interviews David Meiklejohn
“If you’re with someone and you’re saying ‘I entrust you with the responsibility of my romantic care,’ and then don’t tell them what you need to be cared for, or what your romantic or emotional needs are, then you’re doing them, and yourself, a huge disservice.”
—An Interview with David Meiklejohn, The 22 Magazine
Hobart interviews David Meiklejohn
”Documentaries that claim to be real are the biggest fiction of all.”
— We All Participate in our Own Self-Manifested Stories, an interview with David Meiklejohn, Hobart
Live Wire interviews David Meiklejohn and Davy Rothbart
“Another great takeaway from this film is: you can get good advice from Newt Gingrich.”
— An interview with David Meiklejohn and Davy Rothbart, Live Wire Studio Sessions
The DList reviews My Heart is an Idiot
“The movie poses an intricate web of human nature, relationships and battling addiction.”
— My Heart is an Idiot review, The DList
The Rumpus reviews My Heart is an Idiot
“Meiklejohn’s unobtrusive handling of his gregarious subject, even when confined in a van with him while on tour, is impressive, as are the exquisite shots that he creates to further illustrate his subject’s fragile and varying emotional state.”
— A Review of My Heart is an Idiot, The Rumpus
LA Weekly interviews David Meiklejohn about My Heart is an Idiot
“I got a camera and then I jumped in the van. Calling it a collaboration is a romantic idea. It was just me filming shit.”
— What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted, LA Weekly
Gordon and the Whale reviews My Heart is an Idiot
“…it’s crafted with a deft hand that reveals how things really are in Rothbart’s life with a sure and kind touch.”
— Review of My Heart is an Idiot, Gordon and the Whale
The L Magazine interviews David Meiklejohn about My Heart is an Idiot
“The message we’re trying to send with the tour is this: Look what two guys can do on our own, imagine how far this film could go with proper distribution.”
— Talking to My Heart is an Idiot director David Meiklejohn, The L Magazine
207 interviews Davy Rothbart and David Meiklejohn about My Heart is an Idiot
“Sometimes, if I was really sad, I used to pull it out and talk to it.”
— Interview with Davy Rothbart and David Meiklejohn, WCSH’s 207
Forbes.com interviews David Meiklejohn about My Heart is an Idiot
“Reality doesn’t have happy endings, because reality doesn’t end. After the hot air balloon floats off, it eventually has to come back and land. In reality, we don’t want the happy ending – we want the continued happiness.”
— Has Davy Rothbart FOUND Love Or Is His Heart Really An Idiot?, Forbes.com
