As Smart As They Are: The Author Project 19 years old
A documentary film tracing the collaboration between One Ring Zero, the Brooklyn house-band for McSweeney's Publishing, and an ensemble cast of award-winning authors, each of whom contributed original lyrics. Author Myla Goldberg torments guest singer Syd Straw with tongue twisting, five star vocabulary words. Paul Auster riffs on the ills of Cincinatti and the Iraq war. The film's title, in fact, comes from the inspired dialogue of a talking cockroach.
Credits
As Smart As They Are: The Author Project Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dave Eggers He was 35, now 54 years old | as Himself |
| Rick Moody He was 43, now 63 years old | as Himself |
| Paul Auster He was 58, now 78 years old | as Himself |
| Olivier Conan He was 232, now 252 years old | as Himself |
| Jonathan Lethem He was 41, now 60 years old | as Himself |
| Syd Straw | as Himself |
| Lawrence Krauser | as Himself |
| Darin Strauss He was 35, now 54 years old | as Himself |
| Clay McLeod Chapman | as Himself |
| Joshua Camp | as Himself |
| Allyssa Lamb | as Herself |
| Myla Goldberg She was 33, now 53 years old | as Herself |
| Jonathan Ames He was 41, now 60 years old | as Himself |
| Amy Fusselman | as Herself |
| Michael Hearst He was 32, now 52 years old | as Himself |
As Smart As They Are: The Author Project Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Joe Pacheco as Director. He was 20 (now 39) years old | Directing |
| Joe Pacheco as Writer. He was 20 (now 39) years old | Writing |
As Smart As They Are: The Author Project (19 years)
- Release day: Saturday, April 23, 2005
- Runtime: 63 minutes