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Update: Canadian filmmakers get distribution for doc about deceased director.
After making her first feature documentary, Sister Helen, in 2002, Rebecca Cammisa's second film, Which Way Home, finally world-premiered in the Discovery section at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival this past May. Which Way Home, a story of migrant children trying to get to the US from Latin America through Mexico, took her about six and a half years to make--about five years longer than Cammisa first supposed. Yet, oddly, her obstacle-filled journey in realizing the completion of this project (elusive funding, loads of Mexican governmental and administrative red tape to traverse, a devastating
Over the past couple of weeks, we at IDA have been introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work is represented in the DocuWeeks TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, currently running through August 20 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 Bartek Konopka, director/writer of Rabbit à la Berlin. Synopsis: This documentary is a fascinating history lesson told through
Over the past couple of weeks, we at IDA have been introducing our community to the filmmakers whose work is represented in the DocuWeeks TM Theatrical Documentary Showcase, currently running through August 20 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 Andreas Koefoed, director of 12 Notes Down.. Synopsis: Fourteen-year-old Jorgis is a gifted choirboy. He has sung solos in
'The Achievers' and 'Valentino' come to DVD. Plus, Moore to quit docs?
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'Rock Prophecies' DVD comes out September 14, followed by a national broadcast on PBS in October.