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Lowell Film Festival: April 4-5, 2008
Written by David Tames on March 30, 2008
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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti The Lowell Film Festival will presents a series of documentary and feature films on the subjects of globalization and immigration this year along with panels on filmmaking. Always an “immigrant city”, Lowell stands today in the midst of a population...  Continue Reading...

Short films fare better in new distribution paradigm
Written by David Tames on December 6, 2007
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Shorts have always gotten short shrift in distribution, with features pushing them aside, however, the web is changing the rules and paid downloads looks like a good way for shorts to have some life in distribution and earn a little cash for their makers. One evidence point for this trend is...  Continue Reading...

A Conversation with Les Blank
Written by David Tames on October 3, 2007
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While I was at the Woods Hole Film Festival this summer I had a chance to sit down and have a conversation with documentary filmmaker Les Blank. We spoke about his new film All In This Tea, his experiences with Werner Herzog, why he self distributes, and which of his films he considers his...  Continue Reading...

Shadow of the House is a rare and beautiful gem
Written by David Tames on October 1, 2007
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This weekend at the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival I has the pleasure of seeing Shadow of the House, an intimate documentary by Allie Humenuk that presents a portrait of photographer Abelardo Morell. The film shows his process and daily life behind the work without interpreting it for...  Continue Reading...

A soundtrack for the movie of your mind
Written by David Tames on August 30, 2007
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Last year filmmaker Todd Verow asked Colin Owens to write a film score to run 84 minutes concurrent with an experimental film made from 10 second clips of mobile phone video. The result of this work is Hooks to the Left, Colin’s most emotional, complex, and provocative music to date. ...  Continue Reading...

Les Blank comes to Boston to show two classics and a work-in-progress
Written by David Tames on August 5, 2007
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If you live in the Boston area and love documentary, you will not want to miss An Evening with Les Blank on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. in the Bartos Theater at the MIT Media Laboratory (directions). Les Blank is one of America’s most important documentary filmmakers...  Continue Reading...

Kevin Anderton knows: keep it short, make it funny, and get it online
Written by David Tames on July 7, 2007
Filed Under Distribution, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Interviews, Video on the Web
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There’s been a lot of talk lately about D.I.Y. distribution among filmmakers. The discussion is fueled by the realization that the Internet with social networking and video delivery tools presents new opportunities to connect with an audience. Which reminds me how much things have changed...  Continue Reading...

Special Screening of Remembering John Marshall
Written by David Tames on June 29, 2007
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The Plymouth Independent Film Festival (July 18-22, 2007) will present a special screening of “Remembering John Marshall” along with four short films by John Marshall (”Bitter Melons,” “A Forty Dollar Misunderstanding,” “After the Game,” and “Youth...  Continue Reading...

2007 Woods Hole Film Festival
Written by David Tames on June 27, 2007
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This week the Woods Hole Film Festival posted their festival schedule. Now in its 16th year, the festival opens with a screening of the remastered 1971 Documentary Classic, Blue Water, White Death, about the search for the elusive Great White Shark. Woods Hole is a wonderful festival with a...  Continue Reading...

2007 Plymouth Independent Film Festival
Written by David Tames on June 27, 2007
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The Plymouth Independent Film Festival announced today its film selection for the third annual film festival. Over forty films will be screened at the Plimoth Plantation beginning on Thursday July 19 at 4pm. Highlights include seventeen films as part of the Made in Mass screenings series: ...  Continue Reading...

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