In collaboration with Groowinky.com, Luddite Online will begin providing access to original films and reflections about the growing atmosphere of depersonalized, nihilistic, tech-heavy absurdity as the corporate takeover of planet Earth continues apace, unchecked, unregulated, and with apparently no end in sight. We hope that by including original, contemporary contributions, we can avoid trapping ourselves in a self-deluding bubble of neo-Luddism.

Among other things, Groowinky produces, films, and releases short, independent movies featuring independent actors and independent script writers. We believe these films are a better representation of the value of the media of film than what is typically produced in the major Hollywood studios.

We are excited that Luddite Online has attracted the support of independent filmmakers, and we believe that such ventures will lend a voice to others who feel drowned out in the increasingly technological world order. We also hope that the filmmaking efforts at Groowinky and elsewhere will lead to a renewal of classic filmmaking more concerned with quality acting and writing that addresses themes that are concerned more with film viewers and art lovers, and less with generating box office receipts or catering to the dictates of the film rating associations.

BELOW IS A SHORT FILM FROM GROOWINKY ENTITLED, "SIDESHOW CHICKEN."

ONE VIEWER SAID, " I LOVE 'SIDESHOW CHICKEN.' I FEEL LIKE WATCHING THAT MOVIE, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO GET BAD PRESS AS UNDERREPRESENTED, IGNORANT, HOPELESS CRIMINALS LOST FOREVER IN THE GHETTOS AND BROKEN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT AMERICA HAVE QUIETLY OVERCOME ALL OF THE DONALD TRUMPS AND GEORGE W. BUSHES OF THE WORLD." 

THE FILMMAKER REPLIED, "THAT ONE WAS PAINFUL TO FILM BUT I DID MANAGE TO GET ACTUAL SLAUGHTERHOUSE FOOTAGE, WHICH ADDED A SORT OF SHOCKING REALISM TO IT.  I EDITED IT A THOUSAND TIMES TO GET IT JUST RIGHT, AND I THINK THIS IS THE VERSION THAT REALLY ALLOWS THE STORY TO MOVE."