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Posted Mar 28, 2012, by Summer Wu
Chinese Audiences Somewhere Between
Summer Wu was an audience member who watched Somewhere Between at Beijing Foreign Studies University. She graciously shared her…
Posted Mar 28, 2012, by Ben Murray, Co-director of Unfinished Spaces
Filmmaker Diary from China
Here we are in China. Great people, great food, and more screenings to come. The individual is alive and well and looking for…
Posted Mar 20, 2012, by Sundance Institute
Dhanyawad to the Journalistas
As @FilmForward India comes to a close later this week, we wanted to thank all the journalists and press who have attended our…
Posted Mar 13, 2012, by Parvaneh, Audience Member
Watching The Green Wave with Director Ali Samadi Ahadi in Tucson
The Green Wave is a significant movie because it can be seen from different perspectives. It is a documentary that reflects a…
Posted Mar 7, 2012, by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, Writer/Director, ON THE ICE
On The Ice in Tucson
Last week we showed On the Ice in Arizona as a part of the Film Forward program. I was there for three screenings. The first…
Posted Mar 6, 2012, by Peggy Springer, The Loft Cinemas
Bringing Beginners to Sells, Arizona
I was part of the team who traveled to Sells, Arizona on the Tohono O’odham Nation with Mike Mills and his film Beginners.…
Posted Mar 1, 2012, by Audience member Michael Mahyar Hojjatie
Iranian-American audience member reflects on The Green Wave
Mr. Ahadi’s film “The Green Wave” shows the audience a harrowing and poignant look at the contested Iranian election of 2009.…
Posted Dec 15, 2011, by Meredith Lavitt, Associate Director FILM FORWARD and Utah Community Programs
FILM FORWARD 2012 Launches a New Year of Film and Cultural Dialogue
As we welcome in the new year we are excited to begin our journey with FILM FORWARD 2012. Last year’s program was our first,…
Posted Nov 2, 2011, by Mohamed Al-Daradji and Isabelle Stead, Son of Babylon
Last Screening in Paris
After a quick dash over the channel, we landed in Paris for the last leg of the FILM FORWARD programme. Unlike many of the…
Posted Nov 1, 2011, by Havana Marking, director, Afghan Star
Hope in Kabul
It is not often that I am nervous before a screening. I have done many Q&As in many countries and - because I know my film…






