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Ken Burns’s landmark documentary mini-series “The Civil War” is the point of departure for “The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek,” Wendy Jo Cohen’s amusing alternate Civil War history and...
Feb 28, 2013 · The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek, Wendy Jo Cohen. When it comes to The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek, everything is in the title: a heady brew of history, sexuality and satire; it’s tongue-in-cheek to the extreme. The fake documentary relates the histori-fictional “tale” of four misfit Civil War heroes: a one-armed prostitute, an ...
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri.
- August 10, 1861( 1861-08-10)
- Confederate victory
A mockumentary recounts how misfit heroes prevented a superior force of Confederate and British troops from capturing Washington, D.C.
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- Emily Mitchell
- Wendy Jo Cohen
- Comedy
Mar 1, 2013 · The Confederate States of America,” Civil War mockumentary “The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek” satisfyingly sends up pious History Channel-style treatments of the conflict, gathering steam and...
- Ronnie Scheib
The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek is a picture- and letter-perfect send-up of such serious treatments of history that fill cable and public television. It specifically parodies Ken Burns’ epic, the ever repeating The Civil War series from 1990.
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Aug 15, 2013 · A Dutchess County native gets a thumbs-up for her “mockumentary” film. When New York City-based filmmaker Wendy Jo Cohen set out to make her movie The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek, she knew exactly where she would do much of the filming.
