January 22, 2013

Camera Q&A: Walter Mosley on adapting his novels for the screen

Who: Walter Mosley is a New York City-based author, whose 37+ book literary career goes back to 1990’s Devil in a Blue Dress. That novel kicked off a series revolving…..

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January 11, 2013

Cultural Influences: Jason Reitman's Canadian Sense of Humor

Canadian comedy has been an art admired across the world for its unique blend of satire, quick wit and use of taboo topics. Through different forms, Canadian comedy can be…..

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January 4, 2013

Camera Q&A: Gregory Corrado on making films in New Jersey

Who: Gregory Corrado is a Jersey City-based independent filmmaker and civil servant, who has lived in New Jersey’s second-largest city since 1988. In addition to writing/directing locally-shot films, Corrado is…..

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July 19, 2012

Cinematic Japan: Ooku

Ooku (The Lady Shogun and Her Men): Gender Roles in a Reversed Society Ooku is a Japanese term comprised of the characters meaning “big” and “inside”, which together refer to…..

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June 29, 2012

Camera Q&A: Clemente Bicocchi on Brazza and the Congo

Who: Clemente Bicocchi is an Italyian documentary filmmaker. His film Black Africa White Marble examines the continuing legacy of Italian-born explorer Pietro Savorgnan di Brazza in the Republic of Congo,…..

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June 27, 2012

Camera Q&A: Alexander Markov on Soviet African films

Who: Alexander Markov is a Russian filmmaker who works with cinema archives in St. Petersburg. He is constructing a film about the relationship between Soviet Union and Africa, using newsreel…..

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June 8, 2012

Camera Q&A: Basia Lewandowska Cummings on African films

Who: Basia Lewandowska Cummings is a writer and film critic who has written for Sight & Sound, Africa is a Country blog The Wire, and Little White Lies. She was also an associate…..

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March 23, 2012

The Thing, or The (Un)photogenic Creature from Beyond

It starts off simply enough: an establishing shot over Juneau, Alaska gives way to a panoramic view of Stewart, British Columbia (the director’s stand-in for the South Pole circa-1982). Amidst…..

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March 9, 2012

Camera Q&A: Kimberly Reed on Montana films & more

Who: Kimberly Reed is a New York-based, Montana-born filmmaker. Her documentary, Prodigal Sons charts her return to Montana on the occasion of her 20th high school reunion, and reconnecting with…..

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February 8, 2012

Camera Q&A: Agnieszka Holland on In Darkness

Who: Agnieszka Holland is a Polish-born filmmaker whose feature directing career began in 1978, and has been highlighted with three Oscar nominations. The first was a Best Foreign Language nomination…..