Laurence Anyways Breaking Glass – Oct. 8 In this striking third feature from the precocious early twentysomething French-Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan, the title character is a happily engaged French teacher, Laurence (Melvil Poupaud), whose first novel is about to be published at the dawn of the 1990s. Following an epiphanic 35th birthday party, he confesses to his fiancée, Frédérique (Suzanne Clément), that he longs to transform himself into a woman and asks for her unconditional support. What follows is a simultaneously baroque and rip-roaring three-hour exploration of a touching and unforgettable relationship that also serves as a mildly nostalgic trip […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Oct 21, 20131. Elevision Currently in beta, the short film download site Elevision (elevision.com) is the brainchild of former Wholphin creative director Malcolm Pullinger and Vimeo founder Jake Lodwick. It has a highly curated slate, with quirky titles like Quentin Dupieux’s Wrong Cops: Chapter One and The Arm, co-written and co-directed by Brie Larson. There’s also an embarrassment of riches from “25 New Faces” alums, including Palimpsest (Michael Tyburski and Ben Nabors), Rougarouing (Donal Mosher and Michael Palmieri), A Chjàna (Jonas Carpignano), Pioneer (David Lowery) and Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke (Jillian Mayer and Lucas Leyva). 2. Marmoset Portland’s indie […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Oct 21, 2013Last year, to celebrate POV’s 25th anniversary, Filmmaker organized a series of conversations between documentary directors whose work had been featured on the PBS non-fiction showcase. Last month we continued this series with a discussion between filmmakers Stephen Maing and Lixin Fan. This week we are featuring a conversation between Adam Larsen, whose first feature length documentary film Neurotypical is currently streaming on the POV website, and Josh Aronson, director of Oscar nominated documentary on deafness Sound and Fury. Here the two compare their different interview techniques. Click here to watch Larsen’s Neurotypical, an exploration into living with autism and how it reflects on what it means to be “normal”, […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 19, 2013Last year, to celebrate POV’s 25th anniversary, Filmmaker organized a series of conversations between documentary directors whose work had been featured on the PBS non-fiction showcase. Last month we continued this series with a discussion between filmmakers Stephen Maing and Lixin Fan. This week we are featuring a conversation between Adam Larsen, whose first feature length documentary film Neurotypical is currently streaming on the POV website, and Josh Aronson, director of Oscar nominated documentary on deafness Sound and Fury. Here the two consider their work helps to define different cultures. Click here to watch Larsen’s Neurotypical, an exploration into living with autism and how it reflects on what it […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 16, 2013Last year, to celebrate POV’s 25th anniversary, Filmmaker organized a series of conversations between documentary directors whose work had been featured on the PBS non-fiction showcase. Last month we continued this series with a discussion between filmmakers Stephen Maing and Lixin Fan. This week we are featuring a conversation between Adam Larsen, whose first feature-length documentary, Neurotypical, is currently streaming on the POV website, and Josh Aronson, director of the Oscar-nominated documentary on deafness, Sound and Fury. Here the two discuss how they went about searching for a story. Click here to watch Larsen’s Neurotypical, an exploration into living with autism and how it reflects on what it means […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 15, 2013Last year, to celebrate POV’s 25th anniversary, Filmmaker organized a series of conversations between documentary directors whose work had been featured on the PBS non-fiction showcase. Last month we continued this series with a fascinating discussion between filmmakers Stephen Maing and Lixin Fan. This week we will be following a conversation between Adam Larsen, whose first feature length documentary film Neurotypical is currently streaming on the POV website, and Josh Aronson, director of the Oscar-nominated documentary on deafness Sound and Fury, also a POV alum. Here the two discuss how they found their way to making documentary features. Click here to watch […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 14, 2013Ann Marie Bryan is the writer-producer-director of the upcoming film, The Shattered Mind, which is currently in postproduction. She’s raising finishing funds for her film so she can submit to 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Filmmaker invited her to write a guest blog about her film and the campaign, and she submitted the following, in interview form. To learn more and/on contribute, visit the project’s IndieGoGo page: Support The Shattered Mind on IndieGoGo. Q: What is The Shattered Mind about? A: The Shattered Mind, based in New York, is a psychodrama and surreal story about a hard-of-hearing teenager who juggles family, […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 6, 2013Finish off Friday with a free movie. Thanks to Magnolia and Lionsgate, we have five Blu-ray or DVD copies to give away of two of the most acclaimed movies of the year: Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder and Jeff Nichols’ Mud. To win copies of both before their release on August 6, all you have to do is email nick AT filmmakermagazine DOT com with the answer to the following question: Which two women worked on films directed by both Malick and Nichols in 2011? (Clue: one is an actress, the other a producer.)
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 2, 2013Last year, to celebrate POV’s 25th anniversary, Filmmaker organized a series of conversations between documentary directors whose work had been featured on the PBS non-fiction showcase. This year, we continue this series with a fascinating discussion between Stephen Maing — whose debut feature on Chinese citizen bloggers, High Tech, Low Life, is currently streaming for free on the POV website — with Lixin Fan, the Chinese filmmaker whose Last Train Home, an intimate portrait of a fractured family of migrant workers in China, won him great acclaim in 2009. In the conclusion of this five-part discussion, the two discuss how to construct a story through intimacy. High […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jul 26, 2013Last year, to celebrate POV’s 25th anniversary, Filmmaker organized a series of conversations between documentary directors whose work had been featured on the PBS non-fiction showcase. This year, we continue this series with a fascinating discussion between Stephen Maing — whose debut feature on Chinese citizen bloggers, High Tech, Low Life, is currently streaming for free on the POV website — with Lixin Fan, the Chinese filmmaker whose Last Train Home, an intimate portrait of a fractured family of migrant workers in China, won him great acclaim in 2009. In the fourth segment of this five-part discussion, the two documentarians discuss the co-dependent relationship between the filmmaker […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jul 25, 2013