(with titles from Pat Benatar)
Bloodshot eyes
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 …
LES Film Fest 2012 | IFP BLOG #2 (watch us watch submissions) from BFD Productions, LLC.
Vibe, Energy, Aesthetic
by Deepak Chopra…actually Us
We’ve never read a Deepak Chopra book, although we get the good bits from our Facebook News Feeds (it’s very en trend now). “I’m not religious, but …
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 …
I recently directed my first feature length documentary film called (A)sexual. Produced with Arts Engine, Inc, the film follows the growth of a community that most find unlikely – people who experience no sexual attraction. Studies show that 1% of the population is asexual. And in a society obsessed with …
The LES Film Festival was started in 2011 by creators Damon Cardasis and Shannon Walker as well as by fellow festival directors and creative team Tony Castle and Roxy Hunt. They are entering their second year which will be March 6th-18th, 2012.
So, who the F* Are …
by Merrill Sterritt
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 …
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