Well, my Delta app just reminded me to check in for tomorrow morning’s flight to Salt Lake City. My Sundance app is supposedly going to assist me in making sure all of my events and films are on my schedule, but I am sure once we get settled in Park …
After we wrapped WELCOME TO PINE HILL I was pretty shell-shocked. When people asked me about it I held back a tic and smiled. “It was great.” I’d met other directors who were battered by a tough shoot. I just never thought I would …
The Sundance announcement rollout is always a charged and emotional time. This year, I was so excited to see some of my favorite names in American narrative filmmaking listed in the lineup: Ira Sachs! So Yong Kim! Craig Zobel! Ry Russo-Young! There will be an abundance of tasty treats in …
When we started Film Presence, most outreach efforts were being applied to community and grassroots screenings, but not at the theatrical level. It became clear there was a need for similar engagement around the theatrical openings of films that had tight budgets and clear audiences. This has become …
October was a month unlike any other I have had or will have again. On October 22nd, I got married at home on my family’s farm. In the weeks prior to my wedding, from October 13-17th, I helped to throw another party: the 19th edition of the Hamptons International Film …