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25 NEW FACES

25 NEW FACES OF INDEPENDENT FILM

Filmmaker's 10th annual survey of new talent.

PLUS: Press Release on the 25 New Faces and those directing new short films for project by Spike Lee and Nokia Productions.


LINE ITEMS

THE NEXT TELECOM WAR

Moving from Net neutrality to infrastructure common carriage. By David Rosen.

WHEN THE AUDIENCE TAKES CONTROL

Lance Weiler breaks down the new models independent filmmakers are using to create a fan base.

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

Shelley H. Surpin, Esq. tells filmmakers how to make movies about real people.


REPORTS

REPORTS

Salò, Baghdad High, Daft Punk (above), Luis Buñuel book, Carnivalesque Films, The Exiles.


Summer 2008 Table Of Contents

FEATURES

GOOD IN THE SACK

James Ponsoldt sits down with Mark and Jay Duplass to discuss the collaborative process behind the making of their horror buddy movie, Baghead.

LIP LOCKED

Alex Holdridge tells Nick Dawson how his love-hate relationship with Los Angeles led to an improbably tender tale about looking for a companion in In Search of a Midnight Kiss.

DANCING IN THE CLOUDS

James Marsh brings Philippe Petit's death-defying tightrope walk across the Twin Towers to life in the mesmerizing Man On Wire. By Damon Smith

SMUGGLER'S BLUES

Courtney Hunt recounts the struggle to get her powerful debut feature and this year's Sundance Grand Prize winning film, Frozen River, on the screen. By Scott Macaulay. PLUS: Melissa Leo Q&A. By Jason Guerrasio

PERSONALITY CRISIS

Nanette Burstein captures the flirting, back-stabbing and social anxiety of high school with her latest documentary, American Teen. By Jason Guerrasio

EYE OF THE STORM

With the help of two locals, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal show what's really going on in New Orleans post-Katrina in Trouble The Water. By Howard Feinstein. PLUS: Q&A with the film's stars, Kim and Scott Rivers


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