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
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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
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'Sun Come Up,' an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Short Subject, screens at DocuDay LA and DocuDays NY.
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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 Tom Burstyn, director of This Way of Life. Synopsis: Set against the imposing mountains and isolated beaches in a remote part of
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