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DN233: Girl Model – Ashley Sabin & David Redmon
We last spoke to documentary director Ashley Sabin back in 2007 for Kamp Katrina, the feature doc she co-directed with David Redmon. She joins us again to discuss their new documentary, Girl Model and how access can shape the form of a project from the earliest stages. We really wanted viewers to experience it like [...]
Girl Model – Ashley Sabin & David Redmon
Girl Model (2011) Told through the eyes of a 13-year-old Siberian girl and the American scout who discovered her, Girl Model follows a complex global supply chain of young girls sent abroad to seek their fortunes in the unregulated and often murky world of the modeling industry.
Sound of My Voice Teaser
Following on from the success she had last year with Another Earth, 2012 is already looking promising for young up and coming writer, actor, producer – Brit Marling. Her latest project, Sound of My Voice, co-written and directed by Zat Batmanglij has already built up quite a buzz following its appearance at last year’s Sundance, [...]
Albatross DVD
Outside of the briefest of flying visits I was a no show at last year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, which meant that (amongst many other things) I missed the world premiere of Niall MacCormick’s debut cinematic feature Albatross. It also slipped past me on its UK theatrical release so I was intrigued to finally take [...]
Like Crazy
Like Crazy is the story of Jacob and Anna. Anna is a British student studying for a year in LA during which she meets Jacob in a class they share. She writes him a kooky letter, they start to date and fall in love. The film charts their relationship in the US and across borders [...]
Shame
Sex in film has always been a controversial subject, whether it’s the explicit scenes of Baise-Moi, the teenage promiscuity exhibited in Larry Clark’s Kids or the legendary ‘butter’ scene of The Last Tango in Paris, celluloid sex has for decades now caused debate for audiences and film classifiers alike. Adding more fuel to the fire, [...]
Star Wars Uncut: Director’s Cut
So, you remember the post El Vez wrote at the end of 2009 about the crowd sourced version of Star Wars: A New Hope recreated in 15 second chunks? Well, it may seem like a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but Casey Pugh and his team now present Star Wars Uncut: [...]
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Surely, there is no better indication of a film’s tension truly gripping its viewer, than when you have to remind yourself to breathe on more than one occasion? Having seen the impressive trailer for Sean Durkin’s debut feature Martha Marcy May Marlene, I was aware of what to expect, but nothing could prepare me for [...]
DN225: Bummer Summer | TISFC – Zach Weintraub
We’ve seen a fair amount of indie features this year, but a couple of our favourites came as a double bill comprising director Zach Weintraub’s Bummer Summer and The International Sign for Choking. Zach joins us this week to discuss the merits of getting back to your indie roots and why roller discos and selling [...]
Bummer Summer | TISFC – Zach Weintraub
Bummer Summer (2010) Seventeen year-old Isaac tags along on an impromptu road trip with his older brother Ben and Ben’s ex-girlfriend Lila. The trip staggers along uncertainly as the trio’s delicate and ambiguous dynamic is made increasingly weaker by the brothers’ mutual feelings for Lila. The International Sign for Choking (2011) Ben is twenty-four years [...]
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