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FAIRE DOCUMENTARY NEWS:

August, 2010 - Faire Tales - a crowd-sourced documentary project.

The Faire documentary has spawned a LOT of discussion about the current and future state of Faire.   Many performers, craftsmen and booth owners from all over the country have emailed us with their thoughts.   We are now creating a Crowd Source documentary companion to Faire: An American Renaissance.   We are asking all participants to join in and send us their video, thoughts, pictures and anything else to help give us a tapestry of the current state of Faire all over the country.   Stay tuned for our first entry in Faire Tales from the Ashville Viking Festival.   If you would like to interview and send in video, we'll be happy to get you going, just email us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

July, 2010 - Faire Director, Doug Jacobson  talks with Osmosis Online about the documentary:  READ IT HERE!

July, 2010 -  Faire Screens at the Iowa Film festival 

June, 2010 - Faire and Festival outreach underway!

We have been doing a massive outreach to screen and sell the documentary exclusively to Festivals and Faire's before the documentary's general release later this year.  If you would like to screen or buy copies for your booth, Festival or Faire: email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   We have consignment, sales and screening packages.

March 30, 2010 - Circus Road signs on as Sales Agent for Faire: An American Renaissance!

Our partnership with Circus Road extends our goal of getting this amazing story out to as many people as possible.   Stay tuned for some exciting announcements coming this summer.

       What is Faire: An American Renaissance?

In 1963, from a small field on Haskels Rascals Ranch in Los Angeles, an event known as the “Renaissance Pleasure Faire” was born as a class project by a history teacher.  From a school yard fundraiser, Ron and Phylis Patterson took a weekend event and turned it into a worldwide phenomenon.  In the years since, movements blossoming from the Faire include street performance, handmade arts & crafts, and living history scenarios which were all given new life.

Some 45 years later, Faire as it is affectionately known, touches the lives of millions of people a year as attendees, booth owners, and die-hard "rennies".

Recently struggling to redefine itself , the Faire now competes with the Internet, Raves, and Burning Man. The documentary follows the incredible and insightful journey of a quirky group of people that defined a uniquely American movement.  Join the original participants as they share their stories and struggle to find their place in a changing world.