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April 2008

45 Hours and Counting

Tue, 04/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Michele Meek
Nearly 100 teams gathered to learn their genres and elements for the 48 Hour Film Project Boston.

A 'live' report from the first night of the 48 Hour Film
Project, Boston on April 4, 2008 at 10 pm.

The Untimely Death of a Superstar Hermit

Tue, 04/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Kathleen McKenzie
Harrill, "the Hermit," in his famous hat. Photo by Fred Pickler.

After a traumatic life, Robert E. Harrill moved to the
beach of North Carolina with just the clothes on his back.  A documentary about
his rise to tourist stardom and his mysterious death, The Fort Fisher Hermit:
the Life & Death of Robert E. Harrill, is coming soon to Springfield’s WGBY.

Industry News

Tue, 04/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Erin Trahan
Show your moves, midnight at the Coolidge.

A report of news & happenings in the local industry for
April 2008

The Boston Twelve

Tue, 04/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Erin TrahanTwelve directors help each other make 12 (loosely connected) shorts in 12 months.  The resulting feature premieres this month at the Independent Film Festival of Boston.

It's a Wrap!

Tue, 04/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Michele Meek
Here I am 'directing' Kenneth Breese and Christine McFadyen.

A 'live' report from the first night of the 48 Hour Film
Project, Boston on April 6, 2008 at 9 pm.

Kibitzing with Kate

Tue, 04/01/2008 - 01:00
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By Deborah J. Hahn
From the archives of Matzo & Mistletoe.

Kate Feiffer’s documentary, Matzo & Mistletoe,
examines what it means to be a secular Jew in contemporary America.  It screens
this month at the Maine Jewish Film Festival.

Questioning Film Tax Credits

Tue, 04/01/2008 - 01:00
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By David Pierotti
Hachiko will benefit from RI tax credits.

Rhode Island threatens to cap film production
tax credits.  Questions about the benefits arise in MA and CT.