Authors — Barbara Bruni
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A Matter of Trust: Independent Film and the Blockchain
In his novel Enduring Love, Ian McEwan constructs a striking metaphor of the tension between individualism and cohesion that lies at the core of modern society: Five strangers rush to save a child stuck in the passenger basket of a hot air balloon being uplifted by the wind. As the balloon soars, the helpers find themselves in midair, hanging from its ropes. Their cumulative weight keeps the balloon hovering over the ground, but one person letting go would break this fragile pact and put the others in greater danger. This scene, which resembles a social psychology experiment, asks the question: […]
by Barbara Bruni on Sep 17, 2018 -
Spirit of a Startup: Brooklyn’s Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
The value of a film school, like any institution, lies not in the sum of its parts but in the people who walk its corridors and inhabit its classrooms and offices. And the people who walk the 68,000 square feet of the new Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema in Brooklyn — its students, faculty and administration — are animated by the effervescent spirit of a startup. Yet the parts that make up the school are without a doubt impressive, too. Purpose-built on two floors of a renovated building in Brooklyn’s Navy Yard, the school boasts state-of-the-art lecture and editing rooms, DaVinci […]
by Barbara Bruni on Jun 16, 2017
