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Interning and Secrets

Aug 27, 2008 | , , ,

To continue my tail of un-hiring woes, we must first go back a few months to the first time I drove Geoffrey Gilmore around. As I said in summation, driving Geoffrey around brought me a lot closer to Paul Cohen, an independent distributor ((That means he buys films...

American Teen and How it Was Made [Documentary]

Aug 27, 2008 | ,

I loved this movie. It was by far my favorite film at Full Frame. I've noted before how I'm on the fence about going into narratives or docs. This proved you can accomplish both. Following four high school seniors, American Teen was like watching all the best high...

How Obama Got Me Fired

Aug 26, 2008 |

Remember almost a year ago when I got that job to run the school's TV station? Well that ended. I got fired (sort of). By 30 people. For a little recap, I got hired as the General Manager of the on-campus TV station. The station was a mess - no consistent schedule,...

The Blacklist Now Playing

Aug 25, 2008 |

HBO Documentaries: Documentary Films Series: The Blacklist: Synopsis Previously mentioned The Blacklist is now playing on HBO. Schedule here. Definitely worth a watch once you think of it as a collection of moving portraits (Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, the director,...

Catch Documentary Making Live on TWiT Live

Aug 20, 2008 | ,

TWiT Live - Live Netcasts from TWiT with Leo Laporte and Friends. If you're bored Thursday, I'm interviewing Leo Laporte. But in a documentary first (?), he's going to be broadcasting the interview online through his TWiT Live show. So who will be interviewing who?...

Farewell Greenlit Films

Aug 17, 2008 | ,

Thesis films are over. And as far as film school films go, we've shot our last frame. Hopefully these won't be the last films we make. The realization that this was the end hit me when I was walking to the final location on my set. Perhaps that's why things dragged on...

The Return of Geoffrey Gilmore

Aug 7, 2008 |

I know I just finished writing about my adventures with Gilmore, but that happened a few months ago. Well, Geoffrey is back and I'm driving him around again. I've gone up from a Dodge Caravan to a giant Suburban (9 MPG!). Stay tuned, because more adventures are about...

Red Eye Flights and Geoffrey Gilmore [5 of 5]

Aug 2, 2008 |

This is the last adventure that involves driving Geoffrey Gilmore (the Director of the Sundance Film Festival) around Tallahassee, Diet Cokes, private jets, The Visitor, tea, a 4 AM flight, and of course, coffee. Part one Part two, Part three, and Part four. Saturday...