Authors — Jason Guerrasio

FROM REBEL TO REVENUE

With Steven Soderbergh‘s two Che films on deck at Cannes, Tribeca had the perfect appetizer with Chevolution. This impressive doc chronicles the unlikely journey this image of Che Guevara from the La Coubre explosion funeral march in 1960 evolved into a beacon of capitalism. Directed by Luis Lopez and Trisha Ziff, the doc, which is making its World Premiere at Tribeca, is produced through Netflix’s Red Envelope Entertainment. Starting off with a brief history of how Ernesto Guevera became “Che,” the doc then examines the man who took the famous shot, Alberto Korda. A fashion photographer turned news photog during […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Apr 30, 2008
Outrage the Rooster!: Words About This Film

The following essay by David Gordon Green on Todd Rohal’s The Guatemalan Handshake accompanies the film’s DVD release from Benten Films out today. I am plagued by two mothers of frustration: 1. POWER PROBLEMS: Who controls the switches? Who pushes the buttons? How do I get to be large and in charge like Arsenio Hall’s portly alter ego Chunky A? 2. LOST AND FOUND: Why did you leave? Where did you go? Or have I just forgotten where I put you? Todd Rohal’s first feature length movie The Guatemalan Handshake revolves around these issues through a series of characters and […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Apr 29, 2008
DOCS IN A SLUMP

As Tribeca‘s first weekend passes, most talk has been on the admission by Errol Morris that he paid — or paid the expences of (depending on what story you read) — some of the prison guards interviewed in his latest film, Standard Operating Procedure. But Anthony Kaufman raises a much more pressing question in a story on indieWIRE: “Can Standard Operating Procedure Break the Political Doc Deadlock?“ Though it’s not just political docs that are in trouble, films that I and many others thought would take hold on audiences (My Kid Could Paint That, Zoo, Manda Bala) never took off, […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Apr 27, 2008
ROBBED CLOSING CANNES’ FORTNIGHT

Cannes‘ 40th Director’s Fortnight was announced today in Paris with good showings from Latin America, Spain and particularly France with 12 of the 22 films either French or co-productions. The lone U.S. film is Joshua Safdie‘s The Pleasure of Being Robbed, a warm, beautifully lensed, simple story of a curious girl wondering around New York City in search of connections with strangers. The film gained a lot of attention at its premiere at SXSW and has been building buzz on the regional circuit since. I saw it at Sarasota earlier this month (where it received the fest’s Independent Vision award) […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Apr 25, 2008
CANNES ’08 LINE UP ANNOUNCED

As you can see from the list below, the 61st Festival de Cannes is filled with many familiar names including Steven Soderbergh, who brings his pair of Che films, and works from Clint Eastwood, Atom Egoyan, Wim Wenders, Woody Allen and Charlie Kaufman‘s directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York. The festival takes place May 14-25. IN COMPETITION24 City, directed by Jia ZhangkeAdoration, directed by Atom EgoyanChangeling, directed by Clint EastwoodChe (The Argentine, Guerrilla), directed by Steven SoderberghUn Conte de noel, directed by Arnaud DesplechinDelta, directed by Kornel MundruczoIl Divo, directed by Paolo SorrentinoGomorrah, directed by Matteo GarroneLa Frontiere de l’aube, directed […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Apr 23, 2008
SPRING ISSUE ONLINE

Over on the main page check select stories from the Spring issue. Peter Bowen chats with Errol Morris about Standard Operating Procedure, I have an in-depth discussion with Sangre de Mi Sangre (aka Padre Nuestro) writer-director Christopher Zalla, Lisa Y. Garibay interviews Tom Kalin about Savage Grace, Howard Feinstein explores the making of Tom McCarthy‘s The Visitor and Travis Crawford talks to Dario Argento about his final chapter in the “Three Mothers” trilogy, Mother of Tears. Plus, we take a look at the Red One camera, Anthony Kaufman reports on the struggle American filmmakers are having in the international marketplace […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Apr 21, 2008
ARTS ENGINE NABS DOCUCLUB

Celebrating its tenth year, the organization Arts Engine, which produces, supports and distributes social-issue media, has announced today that it will be expanding its services to include DocuClub, the 14-year-old program dedicated to nurturing documentaries that are works-in-progress. DocuClub’s first screening of ’08 will be recent “25 New Faces” Kimberly Reed‘s Prodigal Sons, taking place next month in New York City. Arts Engine is also re-launching its fiscal sponsorship program, which has provided services for films such as My Kid Could Paint That, God Grew Tired of Us, The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan, The Trials of […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Mar 28, 2008
TRIBECA ALL ACCESS CELEBRATES 5TH YEAR

The Tribeca Film Institute announced the projects for its 2008 Tribeca All Access program today. The program is designed to “help foster relationships between film industry executives and filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities,” according the the press release. Tribeca All Access will provide the filmmakers workshops and opportunities to present their works in one-on-one meetings with more than 100 potential investors, development executives, producers and agents. The six-day event will take place during the Tribeca Film Festival in late April. The 37 narrative and documentary projects selected (the largest showing ever) are listed below. NARRATIVE Bardos, Anslem Richardson (Writer)Two family […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Mar 24, 2008
“WHO IS HENRY JAGLOM?”

A feminist voice, maverick filmmaker, or just an egomaniac? Filmmaker Henry Jaglom has been called many things and all of them are explored in Henry-Alex Rubin and Jeremy Workman‘s brief (only 58 minutes) but entertaining documentary. Armed with his trademark hat, loose tongue and nonstop-running camera, Jaglom explores the inner psyche of his actors and the audience by filming the “reality” of the moment in his films, no matter how damaging it may become to who he’s filming. This style has led to comparisons to Cassavetes or Godard, and to some, a hack filmmaker with no talent. Using archival footage […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Mar 23, 2008
THE LILLIPUT REACHES ITS GOAL AT INDIEGOGO

The social marketplace site, IndieGoGo, has announced the first film to reach its funding goal on the site. Titled, The Lilliput, filmmaker Minna Zielonka-Packer raised $10,000 through the site and will use the proceeds to film a sneak peak of the film. Here’s the synopsis of the film from the site: An American filmmaker travels to Poland to make a film about Gombin, the town her father was born in, as a memorial to him and to the Holocaust. Poland 2008 is a country of contradictions where the invisible torture of the past meets the hope of the future. To […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Mar 19, 2008

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