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It’s been a few days since Film Week and brain synapses are finally reconnecting. We had a quick switch from the NY independent film scene to the commercially-sponsored Wild West of Hollywood (this post brought to you by strip malls). Being out here makes us even more appreciative to IFP and all the hard work they put into making connections for all the filmmakers involved in the project forum. As every filmmaker can appreciate, this past week was a rare respite from having to bang down all those doors just to get some face time. Also, for acting in support […]
by Roja & Julia Lerman on Sep 27, 2010Resurfacing… to send dispatches from the madness of film week… meetings, panels, parties, oh my! It’s been a whirlwind week filled with so much good stuff it’s hard to recap it all. A few highlights from the panel side of the conference have included a crazy-spirited “cage match” between Ted Hope of This is That and Jeff Lipsky (October Films, Lot 47) debating the state of the current youth audience and how to get them reinvigorated in the movie watching process… kids these days and their damn technology… Kidding aside, it was a very interesting conversation that raised many questions […]
by Roja & Julia Lerman on Sep 23, 2010Hello everyone! We’re Roja Gashtili & Julia Lerman, NY-based writing partners about to attend the 2010 Independent Film Week with our screenplay, Pretty To Think So. The script follows awkward 8th-grader, Mina Lehsani, as she uncovers the secrets of her mother’s revolutionary past in Iran… but as we like to say, it’s a lot funnier than you think it is! We wanted to tackle the tragic ramifications of modern-day Iran’s tumultuous history, and the subsequent mass immigration it sparked, in a way not seen on screen before. Enter… the Lehsanis, a quirkily accessible Persian family whose hopes, dreams, flaws will resonate […]
by Roja & Julia Lerman on Sep 19, 2010