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On this episode of Film Swap, we dive headfirst into the wild world of Mondo cinema. We’re joined by special guest and genre film specialist Richard Doyle to explore two notorious shockumentaries that blur the line between documentary, exploitation, and cultural provocation.

We begin with The Killing of America (1982), directed by Sheldon Renan, a chilling and controversial chronicle of violence in the United States that still packs a disturbing punch decades later. Then we head into the chaotic, anarchic energy of late-80s New York with Mondo New York (1988), directed by Harvey Keith, a psychedelic street-level collage of performers, punks, artists, and provocateurs.

Together, we unpack the ethics and aesthetics of Mondo filmmaking, discuss the shockumentary’s strange cultural afterlife, and question what these films reveal—intentionally or not—about the societies that created them.

If you’re interested in exploitation cinema, Mondo documentaries, cult film history, transgressive nonfiction, or the evolution of shock media, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

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