Macky Alston
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“LOVE FREE OR DIE” | director, Macky Alston
[PREMIERE SCREENING: Monday, January 23 6:00 pm –Temple Theatre, Park City] Last night, I was at a holiday party and I saw my five year old daughter in a silver-sequined dress through the lens of someone else’s video camera. Christmas lights shone in the center of the frame and my daughter glistened to the right of the frame. For a second, as she danced in front of the camera, I saw her as I knew her most truly to be and had never seen her before. It is for such moments of revelation that I am addicted to documentary film. […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 23, 2012 -
Making a Living as a Filmmaker
A Tribeca Film Institute Panel at the New School this week mulled over just this topic. From the program: You’ve completed your school work and made a few films in school, and now you need to figure out your next steps. What career options exist for filmmakers? How can you develop and raise money for a film project and still cover your living expenses? This panel addresses these questions and provides examples and answers relevant to all makers of film and other media. The panelists: Sharon Badal (Moderator) is head short film programmer for the Tribeca Film Festival. Sandi DuBowski […]
by Scott Macaulay on Mar 8, 2011
