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The Reyna Brothers
The Reyna Brothers this past year started a YouTube docu-series called “The Bizarre” that explores, well, bizarre trends and happenings. On Oct. 1, Grand Berry will be screening the two episodes that have been uploaded.
Owner Jimmy Sweeney says the quality of this web series is akin to pro-grade productions.
“The Reyna Brothers are two local filmmakers doing this documentary-anthology series about bizarre phenomenons that have happened, and the stories are really cool,” Sweeney says. “They’re like super into these occult following things, and they try to tell a documentary-style story about them.”
The series so far has delved into the “Tickle Me Elmo” craze of 1996, and more recently, the Max Headroom broadcast hack that usurped Chicago stations in 1987. “The Bizarre,” to Sweeney, possesses the right mix of weirdness and quality that will continue his goal to give a platform for innovative and local creators.
“These guys are making high-quality stuff,” Sweeney says. “It’s exciting to get to take stuff like that — it’s different and funky.”
