Films
Filmanthropist
Thanks to Snag Films; you can watch full-length documentary films via a virtual theater for free?!! Donate your pixels and support independent film! And click on “info†on any widget to learn more about that film and a related charity you can also support. With a library of 225 documentaries […]
Screenings: Docs to watch
The following is a listing of NYILFF’S 2008 Documentaries screenings. A more complete listing, including show times for all films and events: www.NYLatinoFilm.com All of Us New York Premiere 82 min / Color / HD Director: Emily Abt Producers: Emily Abt and Reva Goldberg In the troubled South Bronx, a […]
What is Independent Film?
The question of what makes a film “independent†is more difficult than ever to answer. Some say it applies to any film whose production is not financed by a major studio, yet these days, most major studios have an independent wing. Others believe it’s about who controls the final cut, […]
Independents @ The Peabody Awards
The Peabody Award Winners: Watch Trailers and Clips The 67th annual Peabody Award winners were annouced…… Among the honorees: Taxi to the Dark Side, Alex Gibney’s Oscar-winning look at the torture of alleged terrorists in Afghanistan; Silence of the Bees, a film about colony collapse disorder; Billy Strayhorn: Lush […]
New in theatres…
HOLLYWOOD CHINESE Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Arthur Dong (License to Kill) examines the legacy of Chinese actors, writers and directors in the Hollywood film industry for his latest project. From the first Chinese-American film produced (1916’s The Curse of Quon Gwon) to the mainstream success of directors like Wayne Wang, […]
Full Frame 2008:
Two Katrina Films Provide Stark Contrast of Methods and Ethics of Nonfiction Filmmaking. At the recent Full Frame Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina, two very different films were screened about Hurricane Katrina and it’s aftermath; Ed Pincus and Lucia Small’s THE AXE IN THE ATTIC and Carl Deal and […]
Film Society of Lincoln Center: African Film Festival
African Film Festival Apr 9 –15 View the lineup of 40 films from 22 countries celebrating history & storytelling, technology & the future throughout Africa and the African Diaspora. On opening night (Wed Apr 9: 7:30pm) we present the New York premiere of Charles Burnett’s latest effort, Namibia: The Struggle […]
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Screenings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Today the Hawk Takes One Chick 2007, 72 min. This deeply moving documentary by Jane Gillooly weaves together the day-to-day lives of three grandmothers in Swaziland. The film highlights a society at the threshold of simultaneous collapse and reinvention, with an HIV […]
In Still Moving: MOMA
Orlando Mesquita. Untitled. 2001. Mozambique. 35mm print, color, 6 min. Publication excerpt In Still Moving: The Film and Media Collections of The Museum of Modern Art by Steven Higgins, New York: The Museum of Modern Art. An AIDS public service announcement produced by the international advocacy group Steps for the […]