Documentary

DN LFF08: South Main – Kelly Parker

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It’s the time of year when I get to pretend I’m hard done by; slaving away in darkened cinemas, gorging on the finest films the Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival has to offer. The upside to my valiant sacrifice is that I’m a sharing kinda guy:

My viewing schedule this year meant that I got to see very few documentaries, but of the handful I did catch, Kelly Parker’s debut South Main – a look at three African American single mothers attempting to rebuild their lives after being evicted from their South Central apartment complex – stood out as an intimate portrait of life on the economic edge. We got together to discuss Kelly’s one woman, low budget filmmaking techniques.

Showlinks
South Main
Kelly Parker
CalArts
Panasonic AG-DVX100
Frederick Wiseman
Pedro Costa

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Author: MarBelle

MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the latest incarnation of this disorder and so much cheaper than film school. Twitter: @MarBelle

Tags: Documentary, Feature, Interview, Kelly Parker, LFF08, London Film Festival, South Main