by Joey Daoud | Aug 27, 2008 | Documentary, Movies
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...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 7, 2008 | Film Festival
Last Stop 174 aims to tell the human side of the bus hijacking in 2000 in Rio de Janeiro. The film felt very real and was like a portrait of a world. It reminded me of City of God, something that was brought up a lot (the main actor was even in City of God). It was...
by Joey Daoud | Oct 15, 2008 | Career, Film School
So right before I went off on documentary making adventures, Mr. Gilmore and I had a rendezvous back in Tallahassee. First, to belay any doubts I had when I ended my last recount of our adventures, he did remember me. Joining him was Julie Le Brocquy who produced...
by Joey Daoud | Nov 5, 2008 | Video Production, Cameras, Coffee & Celluloid, Film School, Video Equipment
So a while back I used to post cool links each Wednesday for a Coffee Break series. For many reasons (mainly time and laziness), I haven’t posted cool links in a while. But I still have a bunch saved up. So in the spirit of new beginnings, I’m just going...
by Joey Daoud | Mar 6, 2009 | Travel
Tomorrow morning I’m going to Haiti. Word got out on the street that I do documentaries, so I’m going with someone to get a doc setup for the summer. However, what I’m most excited about is all the photo opps. I’ll be there for about 5 days. I...
