Documentary

A FILMMAKER’S GLAMOROUS LIFE: SAM GREEN

In “A Filmmaker’s Glamorous Life,” online and in our latest print edition, Esther Robinson surveyed a number of filmmakers about the jobs they’ve taken to support themselves when they are not making films. In this blog series we’ll run the unedited responses we received that were then condensed for the piece. Below: Sam Green. Filmmaker: How did you support yourself during the production of your last movie/movies? And what was good/not good about these jobs? Green: I’ve done a bunch of different things to support myself while making films. I started off doing freelance editing. I did some terrible outdoors/nature […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jul 30, 2009
ON THE MAIN PAGE: CHRIS FULLER, THE DARDENNES, AND ARMANDO IANNUCCI

Up on the main page are three web-only interviews of particular interest. The first, posted moments ago, is David Lowery’s interview with Chris Fuller, director of Loren Cass. This no-budget indie (nominated for a Filmmaker-sponsored Gotham Award) is in theaters now from Kino and scored a surprise rave from Nathan Lee in the New York Times. I saw the film a couple of years ago at Cinevegas and was intrigued by its blend of art film aesthetics and documentary style realism. Lowery’s interview really gets at these issues and I recommend it; it’s a great read. Also up is Nick […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jul 29, 2009
A FILMMAKER’S GLAMOROUS LIFE: NATALIA ALMADA

In “A Filmmaker’s Glamorous Life,” online and in our latest print edition, Esther Robinson surveyed a number of filmmakers about the jobs they’ve taken to support themselves when they are not making films. In this blog series we’ll run the unedited responses we received that were then condensed for the piece. Below: Natalia Almada. Filmmaker: How did you support yourself during the production of your last movie/movies? Almada: I was very lucky with El General because I was able to support myself with funding for the film for the most part of the production. It was only in the very […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jul 29, 2009
“BAD LIEUTENANT”: SPECIAL EDITION

When a film is labeled controversial on its release, often times with the passage of time things that made it risqué become tamer, leaving the story less effective. Abel Ferrara’s Bad Lieutenant is not one of those films. 17 years after being released, Ferrara’s disturbing look at a dirty cop (played by Harvey Keitel in one of his most powerful performances) running rampant on the streets of New York City is still as gritty, horrifying and powerful as when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1992. Receiving a much needed special edition, out this week through Lions […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Jul 28, 2009
A FILMMAKER’S GLAMOROUS LIFE: ROSS KAUFFMAN

In “A Filmmaker’s Glamorous Life,” online and in our latest print edition, Esther Robinson surveyed a number of filmmakers about the jobs they’ve taken to support themselves when they are not making films. In this blog series we’ll run the unedited responses we received that were then condensed for the piece. Below: Ross Kauffman. Filmmaker: How did you support yourself during the production of your last movie/movies? Kauffman: About 14 years ago, I took long term leases on a raw space, built apartments, and rented them. I supported myself by being a landlord. Filmmaker: What was good/not good about this […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jul 28, 2009
“AUDIENCE OF ONE”

Hands down one of my favorite films of 2007 is this funny yet poignant documentary about a driven San Francisco Pentecostal minister who wants to make films. Though I will admit I was a little late on the One bandwagon (I didn’t see the film until we started screening titles to consider for that year’s Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You for the Gotham Awards, which unfortunately, because of the talented crop of titles that year, wasn’t nominated for the award), Michael Jacobs’s film found a lot of success on the festival circuit, winning awards at SXSW, […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Jul 20, 2009
“ANITA O’DAY: THE LIFE OF A JAZZ SINGER”

Directors Robbie Cavolina and Ian McCrudden highlight the life and work of jazz great Anita O’Day in this beautifully packaged 2-disc DVD release spotlighting one of the last living female greats from the golden era of jazz. Known as “The Jezebel of Jazz”, Day died at 87 soon after the production of this documentary was complete. But as in her prime, Day comes off as a feisty lover of life in the doc, not shy to speak her mind and unapologetic of the mistakes she’s made in the past. Self-described as “not a singer, but a song stylist”, Day, who […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Jul 20, 2009
BLOGGING FROM THE SUNDANCE CREATIVE PRODUCING LAB: THOMAS WOODROW

We continue with our series of posts from the Sundance Labs, this time with producer Thomas Woodrow, who is attending the Sundance Creative Producing Lab. For some reason, when I think of the role of the producer, I am always reminded of the role George Martin is characterized as having played for the Beatles in a documentary I saw years ago. It’s not exactly the same in music as in film, obviously, but in that documentary, Martin was ever-present: encouraging, discouraging, masterminding, playing politician, literally writing orchestration at times (for Sgt. Pepper) and at all times moving the process toward […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jul 18, 2009
Eileen Yaghoobian, Died Young, Stayed Pretty

POSTER ARTIST ROB JONES IN DIRECTOR EILEEN YAGHOOBIAN’S DIED YOUNG, STAYED PRETTY. COURTESY NOROTOMO PRODUCTIONS INC. Eileen Yaghoobian, as she puts it, loves making pictures, and over the years, the Iranian-born, Canadian-based artist and filmmaker has put her energies into doing that in a number of different ways. She first discovered her creative impulse as a fresh-faced teenager when she saw Antonioni’s Blow Up and was inspired to take up photography. She then earned an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, where she gained experience in filmmaking, 3D animation and theatre as well as […]
by Nick Dawson on Jul 17, 2009
BLOGGING FROM THE SUNDANCE DOCUMENTARY FILM EDIT AND STORY LAB: CAROL DYSINGER

We continue with our series of guest blog posts from the Sundance Labs with Carol Dysinger, who is a mentor at the Sundance Documentary Film Edit and Story Labs. There is a joke told by the Afghans in Kabul. It goes like this: An American came to Afghanistan. An Afghan asked him “Why have you come?” and the Westerner said, “I am writing a book.” The Afghan said, “Oh, you must have been here for a long time to be writing a book.” and the American said, “No, I just got here yesterday.” “A-ha,” says the Afghan. “Then you must […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jul 16, 2009

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