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Posted May 9, 2012, by Cindy Meehl, director, BUCK
BUCK Goes to the Imperial Valley and Mexicali
The Imperial Valley in California is a unique border location that I had never heard of before I went with FILM FORWARD and my…
Posted May 9, 2012, by Jennifer Prediger
Rachel Perkins' Bran Nue Day creates a sense of cultural pride in Mexico
Australian director Rachel Perkins wanted the world to see Aboriginal people in a different way. Their culture had been…
Posted May 4, 2012, by Jennifer Prediger
Buck Reaches At-Risk Youth on the Border
Spending an afternoon at Calexico High School just about a mile from the border of Mexico, Buck Director Cindy Meehl had a…
Posted May 4, 2012, by Nate von Zumwalt, Editorial Coordinator
Bran Nue Dae Hits Home with Imperial Valley Students
Imperial Valley and Australia would appear to be in diametric contradiction to one another. One resides in the Northern…
Posted May 3, 2012, by Brittany Ballard
Our Return to Morocco
On the heels of an incredible Imperial Valley program currently under way, FILM FORWARD journeys to the Kingdom of Morocco for…
Posted May 2, 2012, by Charlie Reff, Assistant to Director of Programming & Coordinator, Shorts Labs
Reverse Angle: A Programmer Looks Back at Sundance London
It’s officially over. I’m back in our LA office finally able to process what happened over my five hectic days in London. …
Posted Apr 28, 2012, by Nate von Zumwalt, Editorial Coordinator
Twice Is Nice: Gina Rodriguez on Filly Brown’s Second Sundance Premiere
We're launching our coverage of the Sundance Film Festival's journey across the pond at Sundance London with a series of…
Posted Apr 27, 2012, by Jacqueline Carlson
Headed West: FILM FORWARD Stops in Imperial Valley and Mexico
After a bustling March featuring FILM FORWARD stops in India and China, the program is headed to California for a week-long…
Posted Apr 23, 2012, by Asif Kapadia, director, Senna
A Director's Homecoming: Asif Kapadia Recalls Bringing Senna to India
FILM FORWARD was a chance for me to continue the cultural dialogue I have been having with India through cinema all of my life.…
Posted Apr 23, 2012, by Philip Himberg, Producing Artistic Director, Theatre Program
"Azmari Bets": Day Five of the Theatre Stage Directors Workshop in Addis Ababa
Friday night might be Shabbat on the Upper West Side, but in Addis Ababa, it’s “Azmari Bets” – meaning “House of Singers”. The…
