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What’s New Under the Sun
There is something about Scandinavian cinema that allows it to resonate sharply in the New England consciousness: the pervasiveness of rough weather and the constant human struggle with nature; the wavering attitudes towards sexuality, by turns puritanical or scandalously perverse; the age-old battle of religion, where strong pagan traditions crash against a sanitized, modern Christianity. Read more…
Documentary | Film Analysis | Film Reviews | Massachusetts
Water Fight
Well, there was "that incident at Yale," says U.S. Rowing Team member C.B. Sands. The incident to which she refers — a shocking, in-your-face protest carried out by Yale’s 19-member women’s crew team in 1976 — provides the backbone for Mary Mazzio’s debut film, "A Hero for Daisy." The 42-minute documentary about rowing star Chris Read more…
Experimental | Film Festivals | Massachusetts
On the Edge: The 2nd Annual Boston Underground Film Festival
We’re discussing underground films. I’m not sure what the term means. David Kleiler, organizer of Boston’s Underground Film Festival, is helping me out: "Anything labeled underground has to be in part subversive, in part potentially offensive." These are films that stretch the boundaries and push buttons, sometimes tastefully, sometimes not. They test audiences. The Boston Read more…
Documentary | Interviews | Theatres | Vermont
A Woman for Our Time: Barbara Van Dyke of Stowe Film Society
Once a month, the faithful flock to Vermont’s Stowe Village to sample the latest Epicurean stew of independent films presented at the Helen Day Art Center. A recent evening featured outtakes and declassified reels of World War II that depict the Atomic Age. "Hiroshima/Nagasaki: August 1945," released in 1970 by legendary documentary filmmaker Erik Barnouw, Read more…
Company/Organization Profiles | Corporate | Distribution | Reports
Online Indie Distribution
Q: How do independent filmmakers get their films seen? A: Any way they can. There’s a new way of getting independent films out there that is looking more and more promising: online distribution. The next Academy Award-winning short could be coming to a computer screen near you, and the film could be yours. The prospect Read more…
Company/Organization Profiles | Corporate | Distribution | Reports
Online Indie Distribution
Q: How do independent filmmakers get their films seen? A: Any way they can. There’s a new way of getting independent films out there that is looking more and more promising: online distribution. The next Academy Award-winning short could be coming to a computer screen near you, and the film could be yours. The prospect Read more…
Company/Organization Profiles | Corporate | Distribution | Reports
Online Indie Distribution
Q: How do independent filmmakers get their films seen? A: Any way they can. There’s a new way of getting independent films out there that is looking more and more promising: online distribution. The next Academy Award-winning short could be coming to a computer screen near you, and the film could be yours. The prospect Read more…
Distribution | Film Funding | Filmmaking | How To's | Screenwriting | Short Films
Get Shorter: Advice to the Short Filmmaker
PRE-PRODUCTION How do I write a short film script? Write it your way. Your idea may be similar to a joke, ending with the last scene as punch line/plot twist, but don’t rely on that to make your film interesting. The telling of the "joke" must be interesting as well. You can achieve this with Read more…
Hey, Kid, You Got a Permit to Shoot Here?
So ya wanna make a movie in Massachusetts? Great news: the state has created a wonderful program to help you find fee-free locations. But don’t think that means there’s no red tape, or that every location in the state will be free. And don’t assume that free means easy. But a little effort can yield Read more…
Film Festivals | Retrospective
Film Festival Celebrates Paul Robeson
For his steadfast commitment to his social conscience, the actor Paul Robeson was pushed off America’s cultural stage during the McCarthy era and into its wings. For a generation, his memory was obscured and his achievements nearly forgotten. But the centennial of his 1898 birth sparked renewed interest in his filmography and new fans. In Read more…
