Park Bench

I recently helped Steve Garfield shoot a story about Matthew Hincman’s Park Bench on Jamaica Pond, the piece titled “Park Bench” was posted today on his video blog, check it out, it’s really fun.

Beyond Theatrical: New Opportunities for Distribution

I’ll be participating in a panel discussion titled “Beyond Theatrical: New Opportunities for Distribution” at the Roxbury Film Festival on Saturday, July 29th at 2pm. The panel will be moderated by Lisa Simmons, Executive Director of the Color of Film Collaborative. From websites to iPods to coffee companies to museums, independent films are finding their way into the market by very unconventional means. If you’re in the Boston area, come hear about how you can get your films seen without relying on the traditional Hollywood theatrical release model, and check out the festival, there’s an amazing line-up of films this year. This is a festival that carefully programs some of the best new films, for example, last year I saw Favela Rising at the festival, where it won the Audience Favorite Award.

The end of the mass audience

David Cronenberg makes some interesting comments on Andy Warhol’s work and the end of the mass audience on Rocketboom today.

Remembering John Marshall at Woods Hole Film Festival

Remembering John Marshall, a short documentary I co-directed and co-edited with Alice Apley and co-produced with Cythina Close, will have its festival premiere at the 15th Woods Hole Film Festival on Friday, August 4th at 5pm as part of the “Shorts VII” program of short documentary films at the Old Woods Hole Fire Station on Water Steet. Woods Hole is lovely this time of year, if you plan to the festival I hope you’ll include our film in your plans, and please tell your friends. Also screening in the same program is Muriel, a delightful short doc by Kim Romano, one of my former students who I’m very proud of.