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Tag Archives: short film
NYFCC Awards 2020
Today the members of the NYFCC (New York Film Critics Circle) voted on this year’s best. We did it over Zoom. We normally meet in person. They are anonymous ballots, and it’s an involved system – you need a certain … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Directors, Movies
Tagged animation, Brazil, comedy, documentary, drama, England, short film, Spike Lee, women directors
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“I’ve been thinking about this guy on the ocean floor for like 4 years, maybe even longer.” – Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart’s 17-minute short film, Come Swim, is a collage piece, filled with strange and powerful images that reverberate and echo, all accompanied by repetitive whispers, giggles, gurgles, the sound of water. Lapping waves, a pouring downpour, gurgles, roaring, rushing. … Continue reading
Nostalgia For a Sick Sick Book Marketed to Tweens
Two screengrabs from Sofia Coppola’s first film, a short called Lick the Star. This is exactly what my 6th grade experience looked like. At any given moment this was going on all over the classroom.
Ebertfest 2017: Review of July and Half of August
A lovely review by Peter Sobczynski of July and Half of August over on Rogerebert.com, in the dispatch for Day 3. It was a hell of a day.
Ebertfest Snapshots
Introducing “July and Half of August” before the screening — Chatting with Hugh Dancy before the panel we both participated in. That was the panel where I said, in regards to rom-coms, “I would LOVE to be chased by Cary … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Personal
Tagged documentary, drama, family, Isabelle Huppert, July and Half of August, romantic drama, short film, snapshots, women directors
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Ebertfest: Day 1
It’s wonderful to be here in Champaign-Urbana. This is my 4th year coming to Ebertfest. My mother and one of my sisters both flew in for Ebertfest and for the screening of my film July and Half of August, which … Continue reading
Ebertfest 2017 Preview
So proud and honored that our short film July and Half of August is part of the impressive 2017 Ebertfest lineup. The video of me there is from the Albuquerque festival. I had just arrived at the hotel, and had … Continue reading
July and Half of August: Screening April 21 at Ebertfest 2017
I’m thrilled to announce that the short film I wrote (really it’s one scene of a full-length, but we shot as a standalone), July and Half of August, will be screening this year at Ebertfest (along with an exciting slate … Continue reading
July & Half of August: Screening at Videology
Last Friday, we had a screening of July & Half of August at Videology in Williamsburg (Brooklyn). It’s a wonderful space with a bar in the front, a screening room in the back. You can have a party in the … Continue reading
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Tagged family, friends, July and Half of August, romantic drama, short film
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July and Half of August: Some Screengrabs
Last February there was the madness of making a movie, with serious discussions about pool balls, how to film neon signs, how to hide Green Bay Packers memorabilia, Annika/Monica confusion, plus what kind of ice cubes go in a glass … Continue reading
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Tagged AFME, July and Half of August, romantic drama, short film
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