Don Argott is an American documentary

Documentary film

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 filmmaker and musician

Musician

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 originally from Pequannock, New Jersey, and currently residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. Argott has directed several documentary films and has also worked as a producer and cinematographer. He co-owns the production company 9.14 Pictures with producer Sheena M. Joyce

Sheena M. Joyce

Sheena M. Joyce is an American film producer currently based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Joyce produced or co-produced the films Rock School , Head Space , Two Days in April , and The Art of the Steal . She co-owns 9.14 Pictures with director Don Argott.-External links:*...

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Argott has worked with film score in a rock band format, releasing original music under the name Pornosonic. Pornosonic's work has been featured in numerous films, including Old School

Old School (film)

Old School is a 2003 American comedy film released by DreamWorks SKG and directed by Todd Phillips, director of the documentary Frat House. The story was written by Court Crandall, and the film was written by Phillips and Scot Armstrong...

. Argott currently plays guitar in the proto-metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Serpent Throne

Serpent Throne

Serpent Throne is an instrumental stoner/doom metal band from Philadelphia, United States that formed in 2005. The band has released three studio albums: Ride Satan Ride released in 2007 on the label Season of Mist, The Battle of Old Crow in 2009 on Vessel Records, and White Summer•Black Winter in...

 along with 9.14 Pictures editor Demian Fenton

Demian Fenton

Demian Fenton is an American filmmaker and musician originally from the Pocono Mountains region of Pennsylvania, and currently residing in Philadelphia....

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Filmography

• Rock School
  Rock School (film)
  Rock School is a 2005 documentary film directed and produced by Don Argott.The documentary exhibits The Paul Green School of Rock Music through the eyes of its founder, Paul Green. A New York Magazine film critic said "Paul Green is letting his students in on a secret of life that goes beyond...
  
  (2005)
• Two Days in April
  Two Days in April
  Two Days in April is a 2007 documentary film by director Don Argott that follows four NFL prospects through the process of preparing for and participating in the 2006 NFL Draft...
  
  (2007)
• The Art of the Steal
  The Art of the Steal (film)
  The Art of the Steal is a 2009 documentary film about the decades-long efforts to resolve financial problems of the Barnes Foundation, an esoteric collection of mostly Modernist and post-Impressionist artworks, resulting in the officers' decision to break Albert C. Barnes's will and relocate the...
  
  (2009)
• Last Days Here
  Last Days Here
  Last Days Here is an 2011 American documentary film featuring Bobby Liebling, lead singer of the American heavy metal band Pentagram. The film is directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton...
  
  (TBD) (co-directed with Demian Fenton
  Demian Fenton
  Demian Fenton is an American filmmaker and musician originally from the Pocono Mountains region of Pennsylvania, and currently residing in Philadelphia....
  
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External links

• Serpent Throne at MySpace
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• 9.14 Pictures official website
• Pornosonic at MySpace
  MySpace
  Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....