Ping Pong Summer Director Michael Tulley talks about the importance of shooting his film on Super 16 Film, as well as his pipe dream of having a 35mm print of it. The Q&A followed the films screening at IFFBoston 2014 at the Somerville Theater.
The assimilation of an immigrant populations culture is fascinating, but it would never have occurred to me to use a signature dish as a tool to tell the story of Chinese-American’s. “The Search of General Tso,” from director Ian Cheney, asks and answers some great questions in his documentary, including, but not limited to “Who …
Director Colin Healey, and lead Rachel McKeon discuss HOMEMAKERS, following its screening at the Somerville Theatre. Read our full review of the film here.
Mike Attie and Meghan O’Hara discuss their film IN COUNTRY, a documentary about a platoon of Vietnam War reenactors from Oregon. Read our full review here.
Soul searching films are a staple for independent film because film, like other art forms, is a reflection of humanity. “Homemakers,” is a film about a girl returning to her late-Grandfather’s abandoned Pittsburgh home, and seeking to restore it.
Chances are, at one point or another you’ve seen or heard of war reenactors. Growing up in Massachusetts, on more than one occasion we went up to Lexington on Patriots Day to see the Revolutionary War unfold before us. Before “In Country,” I had no idea that anyone reenacted the Vietnam War, which is what …
BENEATH THE HARVEST SKY directors Gita Pullapilly & Aron Gaudet are joined by cast member Aidan Gillen to talk about the shift from documentary to narrative, casting, and picking Maine as the setting for their teen drama. Watch the Q&A below, and read our review here.
It’s always interesting when Documentary filmmakers shift to narrative film. The first example that comes to mind is Pontecorvo, known for his film “The Battle of Algiers.” There’s always something unique about the decisions they make as filmmakers. With “Algiers,” Pontecorvo used non-actors, individuals that were around or part of the uprising. With “Beneath the …
The Independent Film Festival of Boston 2014 kicked off Wednesday Night at the Somerville Theatre with the Massachusetts Premiere of “Beneath the Harvest Sky.” The film, directed by Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly screened to a packed house. Read our review of the film here. Following the screening, the directors were joined by cast member Aiden …
You’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t love Chinese food, but have you ever wondered just how/when Chinese food got so Americanized?