As you know from my Sundance and SXSW coverage, I am a big fan of the midnight movie genre. Who doesn’t want to sit in a theater and just have fun for a few hours? The Another Hole in the…
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Now Playing in San Francisco: Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
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Burma Soldier, A Call for Democracy from a Silent Country
by Jessica Mosby –USA– In today’s technologically connected world, there are few places completely absent from the 24 hours a day 7 days a week international news cycle. One of those places is Burma, now known as Myanmar. For more…
Tagged with: Arts & Culture, Burma, Film & Documentaries, human rights, Political Violence, Soldiers, War & Conflict
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Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
SXSW: Local Filmmakers and Yoko Ono
Austin is a pretty awesome city that is one part state capital and one part college town. The independent energy of musicians and filmmakers who have strong roots in Austin is a huge part of SXSW (Richard Linklater, please raise…
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SXSW: St. Patrick’s Day Edition
Note: I’m sorry for the lack of blog posts. I’ve been fighting an eye infection and that, combined with the insanity of the festival, has made it difficult to post my blog entries. But I will be making this up…
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I’m in Austin for SXSW
Monday afternoon I arrived in Austin, Texas for the annual South by Southwest Film Festival. The film festival is in full swing, the interactive festival just ended and the music is just starting. Basically Austin is the place to be…
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San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival Presents Unique and Authentic Global Perspective
by Jessica Mosby –USA– March 10 is the opening day of the 29th annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. From now until March 20, Bay Area residents can attend a varied selection of film screenings, discussions, interactive events,…
The Best of Sundance 2011: “I love all of the films at this festival!”
by Jessica Mosby –USA– At the opening day press conference, Sundance Institute President and Founder Robert Redford proclaimed, “I love all of the films at this festival!” Eleven days of films later, I cannot agree more. This was a banner…
Sundance: And the Winner is…
Last night the 2011 Sundance award winners were announced. Here’s the complete list: Winner of the World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Documentary Film: Position Among the Stars Winner of the World Cinema Cinematography Award for Documentary Filmmaking: Hell and…
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Sundance in San Francisco: Connected at the Sundance Kabuki Theater
At any film festival, the main topic of conversation is the films. While waiting in theater lines, it’s common to compare notes and freely give advice on the films you think people must see and the films that they can…
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Silencing the Song: An Afghan Fallen Star Tonight on HBO 2
Tonight on HBO2 the documentary Silencing the Song: An Afghan Fallen Star will be premiering. The documentary follows the post-Afghan Star life of Setara – the most controversial contestant from the singing competition show documented in the film Afghan Star.
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