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Posted May 22, 2013, by Nate von Zumwalt, Editorial Coordinator
5 Questions For Native Hawaiian Filmmaker ʻĀina Paikai
This week, four filmmaking Fellows take their short film projects to the homelands of the Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico…
Posted May 13, 2013, by Nate von Zumwalt
Creative Matchmaking: Duncan Cork and Slated Connect Filmmakers with Investors
As San Francisco Film Society Executive Director Ted Hope—a man who keeps a discerning finger on the pulse of the indie film…
Posted May 9, 2013, by Nate von Zumwalt, Editorial Coordinator
Maternal Love: 5 Films For Mother's Day
There is a quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln that reads, “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” One…
Posted May 7, 2013, by Meredith Lavitt, Director, Film Forward
Jordan Wrap-Up: Sharing Stories Half a World Away
In FILM FORWARD’S first trip to the Arab World, Jordan proved to be a great location. Filmmakers Ligiah Villalobos…
Posted May 6, 2013, by Ondi Timoner, filmmaker, A Total Disruption
Kickstart A Total Disruption: My Portal For Innovators
Dear fellow Sundancers, as you may know, I am a two-time Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary filmmaker (best known…
Posted May 3, 2013, by Chloé Zhao, writer/director, LEE
Kickstart LEE, a Modern Tale of Native American Teen Life
Chloé Zhao is a New York-based independent filmmaker from Beijing, China, and an alum of the 2012 Screenwriters and Directors…
Posted May 1, 2013, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Shorts Break: Two Films About People Stuck In Unfamiliar Worlds
Topaz Adizes is a man on a mission. An internationally award-winning filmmaker whose many shorts have screened all the over the…
Posted Apr 26, 2013, by Jeremy Kinser
Sundance London: Barbara Kopple Shines Light on Mental Illness in Running From Crazy
'Running From Crazy' makes its UK premiere at the Sundance London film and music festival this week at the O2. Click here for…
Posted Apr 25, 2013, by Jeremy Kinser
Sundance London: Exposing American Fundamentalism in Africa in God Loves Uganda
'God Loves Uganda' makes its UK premiere at the Sundance London film and music festival this week at the O2. Click here for…
Posted Apr 24, 2013, by Nate von Zumwalt, Editorial Coordinator
Shorts Break: A Pair of Poetic Docs From Eva Weber
British documentarian Eva Weber has made short poetic docs something of a specialty. With a wide range of topics, her astute,…
