Vernon, Florida (film)

Vernon, Florida
DVD release cover
Directed byErrol Morris
Produced byErrol Morris
CinematographyNed Burgess
Edited byBrad Fuller
Music byClaude Register
Distributed byNew Yorker Films
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Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Vernon, Florida is a 1981 American documentary film produced and directed by Errol Morris profiling various residents living within the town of Vernon, Florida.[1] Originally titled Nub City, this follow-up to Gates of Heaven initially focused on residents of the Southern town who cut off their own limbs as a way to collect insurance money. After Morris's life was threatened by the subjects of the film, he re-worked Nub City into Vernon, Florida.[2]

  1. ^ Gates of Heaven/Vernon Florida|The Criterion Collection
  2. ^ "Errol Morris: Profiles". www.errolmorris.com.