The Meeky Project is based on the disjointed accounts of an Eastern European Jewish child who became a sideshow sensation during the mid to late 1950s.
This project explores the capricious nature of history; mementos kept or discarded; the perception of historicity. It examines the desire to sensationalize, exploit and abandon as is prevalent in contemporary media.
The Meeky Project is presented as a carnival's museum sideshow: a format reflecting the baser aspects of curiosity on a more personal level than contemporary counterparts (i.e. television Reality Shows). It is a suitable format to portray the life of a lost carnival star.
On October 4, 2008, The Meeky Project was presented for the first time during Toronto's Nuit Blanche.
The documentary short Finding Meeky: A Fragmentary History had its New York premiere at the 9th Coney Island Film Festival (October 2 - 4, 2009).
For more information please visit the official Meeky website: http://meekyishere.com
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