Whoever said you have to be based out of New York or Los Angeles to be associated with the Palm dOr-winning film at the Cannes Film Festival?
November 2004
Filming Fahrenheit 9/11
The drama behind the camera
November 1st, 2004 | Mike Desjarlais, Director of PhotographyShadowing a Sibling
The ups and downs of being Spike’s little bro
November 1st, 2004 | Cinqué LeeSometimes you think you dont need any help, that you can do it on your own. Thats exactly what I was thinking before I started shooting my new feature, Ur4Given. I should have known better. I had a Sony PD-150 given to me by my brother Spike (yes, Spike Lee) and some tape stock. I wasnt going to sit around and complain about not having enough funds to shoot, because then Id have never gotten the film shot.
Sex, Cats and Rock & Roll
The Toronto International Film Festival
November 1st, 2004 | Andrea MeyerIf anyone captured the spirit of this years Toronto International Film Festival, it was the codger who hoisted a placard that read: The Toronto Film Festival is Satans Idea of Entertainment. This middle-aged gentleman was part of a 150-person demonstration protesting the premiere screening of Casuistry: The Art of Killing a Cat. This ominous documentary by Montreal filmmaker Zev Asher relates, in sobering detail, the story of Toronto art student Jesse Power, who in 2001 enlisted two friends to help him videotape the murder of an innocent feline.
Promoting your film
The Documentary Doc tackles e-mail marketing and being the public face of your project
November 1st, 2004 | Fernanda RossiDear Doc Doctor:
All I can afford in terms of marketing my documentary is my Internet connection and email account. Whats the best way to use them?
The Death of The Video Geek
Can indie video stores survive the chains?
November 1st, 2004 | Lisa Selin DavisI spent June of this year in Ghent, a small town near Hudson, New York. Hoping to rent some John Sayles movies one night, I headed into town, pulling up alongside a group of heavily pierced teenagersyour average counterculture youth. I asked them where to go to rent a video, and they suggested the Hollywood Video on Route 9. I asked if there wasnt an independent video store nearby, because Hudson has an arts scene and a wealth of antique stores and seemed like a good candidate for one. They directed me to a strip mall across from the Hollywood Video.