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Editor's Note: Tatiana Huezo's The Tiniest Place (El Lugar Mas Pequeno) has been nominated in the Best Feature category at this year's IDA Documentary Awards , to be held at the Directors Guild in Los Angeles on Friday, December 2. Below is an interview we conducted with Huezo last August in conjunction with her him having been included in DocuWeeks 2011. Synopsis: This is a story about mankind's ability to arise, rebuild and reinvent itself after surviving a tragedy. It is also a story of a people that have learned to live with their sorrow; of an annihilated town that re-emerges through the
Tune in to the 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards streaming live on Monday, November 28 from 6-10pm EST on www.ifp.org. Join co-hosts Edie Falco and Oliver Platt as IFP celebrates the best and brightest in independent film from the past year! Red carpet arrivals, the awards ceremony, and behind-the-scenes coverage - all for free and exclusively on the IFP website. This year’s nominees for Best Documentary at the Gotham Awards include: Better This World Bill Cunningham New York Hell and Back Again The Interrupters The WoodmansOther documentaries vying for awards include Being Elmo: A
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Editor's Note: Barbara Hammer's Maya Deren's Sink has been nominated in the Best Short category at this years IDA Documentary Awards, to be held at the Directors Guild in Los Angeles on Friday, December 2. Below is an interview we conducted with Hammer last August in conjunction with her him having been included in DocuWeeks 2011. Synopsis: Maya Deren's Sink is an evocative tribute to the mother of avant garde American film, as recounted by those who knew her. Teiji Ito's family, Carolee Schneemann and Judith Malvina float through the homes recalling in tiny bits and pieces words of Deren's
Over the next couple of weeks, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work will be represented in the DocuWeek TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, August 18-24. We asked the filmmakers to share the stories behind their films--the inspirations, the challenges and obstacles, the goals and objectives, the reactions to their films so far. So, to continue this series of conversations, here is David Raccuglia, director, with Shaun Conrad, of Purvis of Overtown. Synopsis: After a stint in Raiford State Prison for a breaking and entering charge, Purvis Young seemed
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