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Ely Dagher on Blending Animation, Photography and Video in Sundance Short Waves ’98

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Soheil Rezayazdi

Source: film Winner of the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Waves ’98 is the debut film from writer/director/animator Ely Dagher. The film is set in Beirut – Dagher’s hometown – and concerns a young man who becomes isolated from reality. Filmmaker spoke with Dagher about the film’s blend

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Cinematographer Richard Henkels on Sundance Doc Author: The JT LeRoy Story

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Soheil Rezayazdi

Source: film From the director of The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Author: The JT LeRoy Story charts the literary universe created by writer Laura Albert. LeRoy, her literary alter ego, has enraptured and enraged readers since the 1990s. Filmmaker spoke with DP Richard Henkels about he sought to have the documentary “feel like a feature film, not

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DP Nick Higgins on the Nearly Eight Hour Documentary O.J.: Made in America

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Soheil Rezayazdi

Source: film The producers of ESPN’s acclaimed 30-for-30 documentary series deliver a nearly eight-hour opus with O.J.: Made in America. The film was shot by Nick Higgins, a seasoned cinematographer behind more than 30 non-fiction shorts and features. Below, Higgins speaks to the visual ideas of a film that’s 90 percent talking heads. He also discusses shooting “eight

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Director Dawn Porter and DP Chris Hilleke on “Abortion Clinic Fluorescent Lighting” and Trapped

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Soheil Rezayazdi

Source: film Documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter first entered the Sundance arena in 2013 with Gideon’s Army, a paean to the work of public defenders. She returns to the festival in 2016 with Trapped, her film about abortion in America. Porter and co-cinematographer Chris Hilleke speak with Filmmaker below about the many hurdles – both aesthetic and ethical – of

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David “Daps” Reinert on Filming His “Early Idols” in Sundance Doc Film Hawk

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Soheil Rezayazdi

Source: film American indie film champion Bob Hawk has, to date, 28 “special thanks” credits to his name. An early friend and supporter of Kevin Smith, Ed Burns, the Duplass brothers and many others, Hawk has served as a consultant, producer and promoter for many Sundance regulars. In 2016, Hawk gets a Sundance film his own

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