DN EP 105: Weightless – Erika Janunger

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

The work of Erika Janunger spans the fields of architecture, interior design and music, however her latest piece Weightless adds filmmaking into the mix to create a hypnotic film that itself defies categorisation, and has spawned a bookcase that is currently produced by Carl Malmsten. Erika joins us to [...]

Weightless – Erika Janunger

Weightless (2007)
A short dance / architectural movie, about defying gravity.
Share

DN EP 097: Inside the Circle – Marcy Garriott

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

It’s not often I experience the films we feature in their full cinematic glory, and even rarer that I also get face to face time with the directors, but of the many films we’ve covered on the show Marcy Garriott’s feature documentary Inside the Circle – which opens a [...]

Inside the Circle – Marcy Garriott

Inside the Circle (2007)
Capturing the raw power of a grassroots hip-hop movement, the award-winning documentary Inside the Circle tells the stories of strikingly talented b-boys Josh and Omar, former best friends who become rivals when they join competing dance crews. Immersed in the b-boy culture of defiant creativity, Omar rises to international renown, while [...]

SotW: En Tus Brazos

It’s my turn to step up to bat over at Short of Week and this time round I got to enthuse about the Supinfocom produced animation En Tus Brazos.
Have a read and watch.
Share

INSIDE THE CIRCLE Breakin’ Convention Screening

You’d think that running Directors Notes would mean I spend all my time at screenings and hobnobbing with directors, but the sad reality is that most of my filmmaker contact is via Skype, email and screeners, partially because they live in different countries to me, but more often than should be the case laziness and [...]

DN EP 070: Routes – Alex Reuben

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

As part of my CINECITY ‘07 Film Festival coverage I caught up with DJ and director Alex Reuben at South East Dance’s Dance For Camera launch to discuss his dance road movie Routes and the roll of dance as a major tool in documentary filmmaking.
Showlinks
Alex Reuben
Alex Reuben [...]

Routes – Alex Reuben

Routes (2007)
A dance road-movie inspired by Harry Smith’s compilation, Anthology of American Folk Music. Alex Reuben sets out on the road to document lesser-known forms of American culture and the extraordinary dancing Americans of the Deep South.
Share

La Primavera – Rubén Obregón Casas

La Primavera (2006)
A lyrical telling of a brief encounter between a US Navy Sailor and a young woman at a South American port town, La Primavera delves into the fleeting moments of uncertainty and flux that test the bounds of emotional connection.
Share

DN EP 045: The Upper Hand – Lana Schwarcz

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

My guest today is Lana Schwarcz talking about the plethora of creative roles she fills and her alternate reality piece The Upper Hand, where humans and puppets come together to bet on cross-species striping contests.
The Upper Hand Materials
Stills
Showlinks
That Lana Girl MySpace
That Girl Entertainment
Marc Fennell’s Film Ed [...]