Michael Curtis Johnson
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In the Pope’s Shadow: Michael Curtis Johnson at IFP Film Week
[Editor’s note: this is Michael Curtis Johnson’s second guest post from IFP Independent Film Week. His first can be found here.] Sunset. Jamaica, Queens. The final day of IFP Film Week 2015. I’m spending my last night in a hotel watching Pope Francis’ Mass at Madison Square Garden on TV. The plan is to eat one last slice of New York Pizza from Margherita, get on a redeye and “go in peace.” “Thanks be to God!” Cue the recessional hymn. But let me take it back to the Introductory Rites. My trip started with the marketing portion of the the […]
by Michael Curtis Johnson on Sep 28, 2015 -
The Seedy Side of LA: Michael Curtis Johnson on Hunky Dory at IFP Film Week
[This is the first of two guest blog posts from Michael Curtis Johnson, who will be participating in Independent Film Week with his feature Hunky Dory.] Los Angeles. Sunrise. Goodbye kisses. This will be the longest I’ve been away from my wife and two daughters since they were born. I’m catching a flight to New York for the second phase of IFP’s Narrative Filmmaker Labs and Independent Film Week with my first feature film Hunky Dory, a drama about a glam rock dilettante and his eleven-year-old son. IFP’s Filmmaker Labs are a year-long mentorship program that helps first-time directors and their teams […]
by Michael Curtis Johnson on Sep 18, 2015
