Carpet Cowboys Director / DP Noah Collier, Director / DP Co-Director: Emily MacKenzie Producer: Memory Producer: Brain Dead Producer: XTR

“If Errol Morris (circa Vernon, Florida), Ricky Gervais and Christopher Guest, after a night of heavy drinking in 1990, having reckoned with the burden of the death of cinema, chipped in to make a movie together about carpets, this would be it.”

— Rick Alverson, Director of The Mountain, Entertainment, The Comedy

“The year’s wildest, most surprising movie”- The Guardian

“Hilarious and poignant documentary.” – Austin Chronical

“This is a great debut that reminded me of the early works of Errol Morris.” – NPR’s filmweek 

“Carpet Cowboys is a deeply melancholic look at masculinity, loneliness, hope (and the lack of it), and living through the end of an era. Carpet Cowboys captures a dying ember in all its glory.” – Beyond the Cinerama Dome

“A poignant story about the allure and elusiveness of the American dream and the perennial adaptability and exportability of American identity”. – Vogue

“I love this subject matter and the minutiae of the carpet industry that Emily and Noah choose to focus on. I wish more documentaries were like this.” John Wilson, HBO’s How to with John Wilson

“Truly fascinating look at the far reaching American myths and symbols and the fib that all that represents.”  – Bill Ross, Director of Empty Nose Bloody Pockets, Western 

“What a gift to experience a movie exploring dreams, decay and homoeroticism through the lens of delusional ‘straight’ white men… with a healthy heap of cringe to wash it down.” TJ Martin, Oscar Winning Director, TINA, LA92, Undefeated

Roger Ebert: Carpet Cowboys ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Vogue: Best Documentaries 2023

Filmmaker Magazine: “The Pitch Is a Performance”: Emily Mackenzie and Noah Collier on Carpet Cowboys

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