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DocuWeeks 2011 dimmed the lights on its final screening at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in Los Angeles last Thursday, September 8. We’re sad to see the popcorn boxes and empty beverage containers cleared from the theaters, and it’s bittersweet to see all our DocuWeeks filmmakers off on their own paths with their films in tow. Filmmakers and IDA Members mingle at the DocuWeeks Wrap Party.After we cleared our eyes and sorted through all the great things we’ve seen since August 12, we sat down to look at exactly what happened at the 15th edition of DocuWeeks. What we found was a pretty impressive amount
'Thunder Soul' opens September 23 through Roadside Attractions.
'American Teacher' opens September 30 in New York and Los Angeles through First Run Features.
Telluride is literally made for film festivals. Even a novice like me learns that right away. I'd just arrived at the 8,800-foot elevation of this remote Colorado box-canyon village with a Wild West reputation (Butch Cassidy committed his first bank robbery here in 1889) and was worried that my shortness of breath would keep me from a screening a few blocks away. Suddenly a Land Rover pulled up and a voice called out, "Need a ride?" Roger Ebert once said Telluride was "like Cannes died and went to heaven." Unfortunately its thin oxygen content kept him from coming at all and required his wife
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 are Nick Francis and Marc Francis, directors/producers, of Black Gold. Synopsis: As westerners revel in designer lattes, impoverished Ethiopian coffee-growers suffer the bitter taste
Panelists answer questions on being a woman filmmaker.