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Steven Bognar on shooting with multiple cameras.
'Countdown to Zero' opens in theaters July 23 through Magnolia Pictures.
Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work is represented in the DocuWeeks TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, which runs from July 30 through August 19 in New York City and Los Angeles. 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 Mary Ann Smothers Bruni, director/producer/writer of Quest for Honor. Synopsis: The alarming rise in "honor killing," the heinous
Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work is represented in the DocuWeeks TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, which runs from July 30 through August 19 in New York City and Los Angeles. 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 are Joonas Berghäll, director/writer/producer, and Mika Hotakainen, director/writer, of Steam of Life ( Miesten vuoro). Synopsis: Naked
'Pushing the Elephant' airs March 29 on PBS' 'Independent Lens.'
Besides the Ninth Street Independent Film Center, the San Francisco Bay Area is home to a number of other nonprofit media arts organizations. Here's a sampling: Active Voice/San Francisco www.activevoice.net Act Now Productions/Ironweed Film Club/The Video Project/San Francisco www.actnowproductions.com/ Artists' Television Access/San Francisco www.atasite.org/ Bay Area Video Coalition/San Francisco www.bavc.org Berkeley Community Media www.betv.org/ Bright Path Film and Video/San Rafael www.brightpathvideo.com/ California Film Institute/San Rafael www.cafilm.org/ California Newsreel/Berkeley
Over the next month, we at IDA will be introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work is represented in the DocuWeeks TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, which runs from July 30 through August 19 in New York City and Los Angeles. 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 Antonio Dorado, director/writer of Apaporis. Synopsis: Apaporis takes us on a journey through the untrodden, war-locked Northwest
'Killing in the Name,' an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Short Subject, screens at DocuDay LA and DocuDays NY.
'Sun Come Up,' an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Short Subject, screens at DocuDay LA and DocuDays NY.