OUR HAPPY PLACE’s Paul Bickel talks about making a stripped down thriller in Big Bear during the pandemic
Filmmaker Paul Bickel opens up about Our Happy Place, his stripped-down thriller made in Big
Andrew Abrahams ‘ documentary DOG WAR takes a blinders off look at two veterans on a crusade against the Dog Meat trade in South Korea
Andrew Abrahams ‘ documentary DOG WAR looks at two veterans on a crusade against the
Jon Nix and Justin Pearson talk about DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF, a documentary on Pearson’s life and the San Diego Punk scene
When he’s asked what kind of music he makes, Justin Pearson usually responds with one
Vincent Liota talks about his documentary on the things in our life, OBJECTS
Vincent Liota documentary OBJECTS, where he talks about the things in our life. If you
Jeff Lipsky talks about GOLDILOCKS AND THE TWO BEARS
But getting back to my film(s), little of the male and/or female nudity is sexually motivated, rather it is naturalistic, organic to their characters, and essential to the story. A homeless couple gain access to an empty condo, find a washer and a dryer, and shed their clothes with wild abandon. Then they shower…in separate bathrooms. I strive for a sense of naturalism, not eroticism, in all of my films. In each case the sensitive material is spelled out vividly and in detail in my scripts from the get-go. No surprises
Nicola Rose talks about creating an unusual romance hybrid film in GOODBYE, PETRUSHKA
In the Russian ballet Petrushka, a Punch-like figure pines for a ballerina who rejects him, and gets killed in a duel. The combination of longing and presumed-crazy ambition imbues Nicola Rose’s Goodbye Petrushka, in which impulsive, puppet-making film student Claire (Lizzie Kehoe) impulsively quits school to go to France, where she longs to study more serious puppetry…and the handsome, recently retired figure skater Thibaut (Thomas Vieljeux) she ran into in New York before they both left.
As Claire attempts to navigate a new life as an au pair, she tries to coax Thibaut into making a skating puppet ballet with her. But her culture shock and his girlfriend just might stand in the way.
Melody Gilbert and Her Mother’s Voice Show Us Mortality, Art, Acceptance in “Judy’s Thoughts”
A conventional documentary idea turned into something that grabs hold of the viewer with its imagery, conveying the fragmented mindstate and memories of a mom with very little time to look back. The audio is real. The imagery could be described as hyperreal.
18 1/2 director Dan Mirvish takes a comic look at Nixon, intrigue & Wonder Bread
Interview with filmmaker Dan Mirvish about 18 1/2, casting Bruce Campbell as Nixon, and what bread has to do with it all.
Producers Tamra Raven and Aaron Steinberg shine a light on Chicago’s Educare with TOMORROW’S HOPE
Part of what we understand the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation is looking to do is to use filmmaking to get people to think more and care more overall about how access to education (specifically early education) is essential to the concept of caring for kids everywhere. As one of the parents in the film points out, kids “are our future.” It’s vexing how this seems like something that everyone wants to make happen – and yet, as a country we keep dropping the ball.
Multi-talent Paige Stark from Tashaki Miyaki picks up the camera to direct the group’s music videos herself
But this is a film site, right? So, in this Q&A with Détente’s Tiina Teal, Stark discusses her inspirations and dynamics while offering unique insights from a musician who has transferred their auditory, creative impulses into a newly interpreted visual form. Tashaki Miyaki’s new album Castaway releases this July via Metropolis Records. I’ve been writing to it for a couple weeks now, so I’m putting my money where my mouth is there. Go pre-order it here, and view their videos “Castaway” and “Gone”.