DOC NYC 2014, November 13th – 20th – Critic’s Choice
“Too much ain’t enough” might be the cry-of-the-night heard throughout the recent 52nd New York Film Festival and this past…
Articles
Artifacts from Cinematic Heaven and Hell: The Kubrick Cult Moves to TIFF
This article was originally published on June 5th 2013, Stanley Kubrick: the exhibition can now be seen as part of the…
FNC 2014: Hybrid Filmmakers find Common Ground
Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinema (FNC) is a festival that doesn’t like to be put into neat and tidy boxes….
Private Violence: An Insider’s Perspective
Pamela Mason Wagner takes a look at ‘why women stay’ with filmmaker Cynthia Hill on her documentary Private Violence, about women in abusive relationships.
The 11th Beijing Independent Film Festival: Shutdown Report From China
Gen Carmel provides first-hand accounts from a filmmaker and programmer who tried to attend the 11th Beijing Independent Film Festival, including a confrontational video between festivalgoers and plain clothes police, as well as the entire festival program.
New York Film Festival 2014 – Critic’s Choice
Kurt Brokaw returns to the New York Film Festival as our senior critic for the fifth consecutive year. No film is left behind as he chooses his favorites, with reviews starting now and coming in over the next week. The festival runs September 26th through October 12th.
New York Film Festival 2014 – Audience Plays Key Role in “Convergence”
New York Film Festival’s transmedia track, Convergence, gets a visit from The Independent’s Anisha Jhaveri. She reviews two audience-driven projects, Immigrant Nation and Artifact of Fukushima: Selections From Unknown Spring.
Inspired by Personal History, Hong Khaou Releases “Lilting” to US Audiences
In Hong Khaou’s Lilting, available on DVD and VOD September 29th, a mother grieves for her son by getting to know her son’s partner. Khaou told The Independent his debut feature came, “from a place that’s deeply personal, especially that of grief. I lost my dad when I was 12 and the character in the film loses her son. So I had to expose myself in a certain way writing this.”
Public Launch of The Independent’s Digitized Archive Open to All – October 30, 2014
Join The Independent and our archiving partner, UMass Amherst Libraries, for a celebration of the launch of our new website and digitized archive. Hosted by UMass Boston Film Series, the FREE evening includes a reception, screening of Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart, and panel discussion. Open to all. Starts at 6pm.