The Feature

The Feature
Directed by	Michel Auder Andrew Neel
Produced by	Ethan Palmer
Starring	Michel Auder
Editing by	Luke Meyer

'The Feature' is a collaboration between filmmakers Michel Auder and Andrew Neel. Using a vast video ‘library’ that Auder has created over the last 40 years, in combination with original present-day footage of Auder shot by Neel, the two filmmakers are setting out to make a feature length film loosely based on the story of Auder’s life.

Auder pioneered a form of video diary, starting with his first Sony Portapak camera in 1969, obsessively documenting the people, places and events in his life. His style and originality have been protected from the constraints of commercial filmmaking (as he planned), and what results is a highly idiosyncratic visual record of his life and times. The Feature marks Auder’s return to a more mainstream cinematic mode of story telling – a mode he has not visited since the early years of his career.

Auder’s life is punctuated by marriages to Viva Superstar and Cindy Sherman and a loose affiliation with the Warhol Factory. Some of his most intimate moments are captured on tape. He is a consummate voyeur – one who literally reads scenes of intimacy and daily life as verses of poetry unto themselves. From the gritty bohemian haunts in New York City, to the desolate Islands of the South Pacific we will travel with him...

The Feature will not be a "bio-pic". Although the narrative is linear, footage from various periods in Auder’s life will be used throughout the film. The story will be augmented with satirical sit-down interviews of the present-day Auder and biographical information (both fictional and real) will be integrated into the hyper-theatrical scenes shot by Neel. In this sense, Auder is both an actor and a director in this consciously subjective film.

External links

• Official movie website
• The Feature at the Internet Movie Database
• SeeThink Productions
• www.michelauder.com