

Spit Farther!
2001-06-02 · 12 min · Not rated
For the last half century, the little town of Luling, Texas has held an annual Watermelon Thump Festival – and its own world championship watermelon seed spitting competition. This short documentary is about both the contest and the chief seed spitting judge, Phil, an underemployed, over-stimulated, former expatriate, who’s come home after years abroad in Europe.
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- Paul Stekler, Mark Nathan
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- United States of America
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